Adam Sternbergh

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culture editor, NYTimes Opinion novelist: THE EDEN TEST (out now); THE BLINDS; NEAR ENEMY; SHOVEL READY I wear suits now

screenshot that reads: Sources at Imax confirmed to Variety that many of the parts needed to build these specialized film projectors “simply no longer exist.” The original design files were created roughly half a century ago, but as Gelfond alludes to, they were never properly maintained. As a result, Imax no longer has a complete manufacturing blueprint — and much like the lost tribal knowledge of the Apollo-era spacecraft, very few engineers working today fully understand the systems.
Neo in the Matrix bends reality
screenshot from Olive Garden website reading "We're sorry this promotion is not currently available"
screenshot reading: Extreme Weather: Some risk of tornadoes in three of your places
screenshot of a man talking into a microphone with the caption "Arrighyou"
Headline reads: Hegseth touts a high testosterone military, as doctors question his claims
Cool ass looking dude from the 60s/70s with badass sideburns and a cigarette in his mouth
Kyle Schwarber, a bearded man, watching as Jordan Walker ties him in the Major League Home Run Derby
Poster for the film A CRY IN THE DARK
poster for the film THE PIANO
Poster for the film DEAD CALM
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Dr Leo Spaceman, pronounced Spa-Chemen, from 30 Rock
Time magazine cover for person of the year in which the person of the year is You
Emmy nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor
Leo DiCaprio pointing in ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
An illustration of a woman in medical garb emerging from a toilet, with the headline There's An Oura Ring for Poop Now
Polymarket announces that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy announces he's officially considering running for office against NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
A trade deadline target entry about Zac Gallen
Paul Giammati, bearded silver fox
Movie poster for Searching for Bobby Fischer
A man toasts Homer saying I pronounce it the most whimsical jape of the season!
Actor Tommy Lee Jones as Sheriff Ed Tom Bell with a forlorn expression in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Charlie Brown missing the football that Lucy has yanked away
John Candy holding a cigarette and wearing an ascot and smoking jacket
character from TENET saying "Don't try to understand it. Feel it."
ad for bank of america BofA rewards
A 2024 map of voting districts in Manhattan in which every district is blue
two New York Times headlines, side by side: The first reads "Priest who said aliens were demons removed as exorcist for Washington" and the second reads "Patagonia is suing Pattie Gonia Over Trademark Infringement: What to Know"
A poster for the Backyard series of free concerts featuring Aly and AJ, Warren G, Busta Rhymes and Jordin Sparks
a baseball card for the mustachioed Blue Jays pitcher Chad Dallas
a baseball card depicted a player in a white Blue Jays uniform with a mustache whose name is Chad Dallas
A menacing man with a pale complexion and off putting smile, it’s Robert Blake in LOST HIGHWAY
Pete Rose wearing a t shirt with a drawing of Pete Rose on it
colorfully clad band of four female glam-rock performers
The cover of the book Non-Places: An Introduction to Supermodernity by Marc Augé
Bret Michaels, May 29, Grand Casino Hotel and Resort, Shawnee Oklahoma
A screenshot displaying the Google answers to the query "why does google suck now," which include such factors as Ad Clutter, SEO spam, A.I. Overviews and Monetization Over Usability
Painting of Elijah ascending to heaven
Adam Bonin quotes an Ice Cube diss track against Eazy E with the lyric I never have dinner with the President I never have dinner with the President I never have dinner with the President And when I see your ass again, I'll be hesitant A user named Dude McDude says they misjudged Adam Bonin’s game given his avatar
headline reads Mockery as Trump-aligned generational talent at CBS news could be sidelined from TV
Chazz Palminteri, an actor with dark brown hair wearing a turtleneck and posing with his chin on his hand
A large room full of lights and computer controls, from the film ALIEN
Poster for Manimal, the complete series. A man in a tuxedo who can turn into animals
Ben Kenobi, puzzled
screenshot reads: "Pauline Kael, Albert Murray, Lester Bangs, Edmund Wilson and Kenneth Tynan — five of my critical heroes — knew what to notice, in ways that can’t be taught or imitated, and they knew how to make their prose and their ideas stick. I’m cheered by the young critics out there, swimming in this sea without drowning in it, trying not to be cast into gaol by their creditors, and working to make certain that the last snatch of book criticism isn’t three fire emojis, two jazz-hands, a crying face and a facepalm."
screenshot of headline reading: This Is the Noir Novel for Our Times Our columnist says Jordan Harper’s “A Violent Masterpiece” is just that: a violent masterpiece.
Elon Musk carrying a sink as a joke
Andy Garcia in THE UNTOUCHABLES
Sean Connery in THE UNTOUCHABLES
poster of Liam Neeson in THE COMMUTER
White cake that reads Not Bad in red icing
screenshot from New York Times article that reads: Mr. Trump’s proposed blockade “makes no sense,” Spain’s defense minister, Margarita Robles, said in a television interview. “Since this war started, nothing makes sense,” she added. “This is another episode in the downward spiral the world has been dragged into.”
A woman lies in wet sand having just returned to Earth in the film GRAVITY
Alan Rickman in Die Hard
A man named Stacker Pentecost
Headline detailing how a judge has halted construction on Trump’s ballroom