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A 26-year-old shares photos after two years living off-grid on nearly 5 acres in a remote area, highlighting the benefits of cost savings, resilience, and environmental sustainability, with solar power being a key feature of this lifestyle.
In a podcast episode, Max Brooks, author of books like World War Z and Minecraft novels, discusses how his fiction explores resilience in the face of change and how writing about the zombie apocalypse led to a position at the Modern War Institute. He offers insights on overcoming fear of the unknown and how Minecraft can help children become creative problem solvers in an uncertain world.
This week's notable releases for streaming and VOD include the highly anticipated Avatar sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, available on Disney Plus and Max, as well as Living on Netflix, a modern adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru starring Bill Nighy. Other releases include Fast X, the latest installment in the Fast and Furious franchise, Flamin' Hot on Hulu and Disney Plus, and Master Gardener, a crime thriller-drama starring Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver available on VOD.
The latest episode of Succession introduced Living+, a planned residential project aimed at senior citizens that treats gated communities like a franchise, with planned rollouts in multiple American locales and promises of “safe, secure community enriched with the integrated interactions with the cherished family of Waystar’s movie and TV characters.” The concept is a parody of IP’s creep into every element of our lives, but it turns out that Disney has already done it with their “Storyliving by Disney” neighborhoods. The worst part is that the first wave of IP-fueled private residential communities has been upon us for some time, and this might actually be our future.
In episode 6 of "Succession," Kendall and Roman scramble to undermine the GoJo deal in the lead-up to investor day at Waystar Studios in Los Angeles. Kendall looks into Living+, a new Waystar initiative to be unveiled at investor day. The service is essentially branded retirement communities with promotional tie-ins to other pieces of Waystar IP. Meanwhile, Roman meets with the head of Waystar Studios, Joy Palmer, with the intention of funneling more money into its theatrical and streaming projects. The episode highlights the callous displays of wealth and unrealistic demands made by the wealthy elite.