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Dan Slevin
@danslevin@mastodon.nz
mastodon 4.7.2Gentleman of Silverstream. Writer, broadcaster and sometime CEO. Reviewer of films at funeralsandsnakes.net and RNZ.
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@ftranschel@norden.social I brought my archives back to WP - a site I’ve had for 20 years - but finding an effective and affordable email delivery method took a while. Settled on Buttondown who will take input from the website’s RSS feed. I can write in WP, feed the post to BD and still edit or add content there before scheduling/sending.
I love writing for NZ On Screen and they recently posted my backgrounder on the great NZ film, The Dark Horse. I hope you enjoy it.
https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-dark-horse-2014/background/dan-slevin
Just finished recording tonight’s RNZ At the Movies show. Tonight (online at 7.30pm) I’ll be reviewing PIKE RIVER, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE and FRANKENSTEIN. Show airs on Sunday but the podcast feed will be live this evening.
I'm delighted that my profile of producer/director Mark DeFriest has gone up on NZ On Screen. It was an epic project - two interviews and 27,000 words of transcript, dozens of clippings and many great stories I didn't have room for. Mark may be the most important NZ television creator you've never heard of - from Close to Home to Deepwater Haven. I'm thrilled his story is now available to everyone.
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@faduda@mastodon.ie I sorta did but my choices are not the same as everyone else's.
https://funeralsandsnakes.net/p/say-hello-to-buttondown-and-a-new-chapter-for-funerals-snakes/
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@lukeharby@infosec.exchange File formats, broken links, they make it hard to move a Stripe account from one service to another. Like unsubscribing from the NYTimes, you need to find a human who can override the bot. The hassle is what prevents people from moving.
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@dxzdb@mastodon.social @GeekAndDad@mastodon.social @heathercoxrichardson.substack.com Yes, at a cost. But that’s at the “bespoke quote” level of support. They don’t take 10% of the subscription though.
Very proud to have been asked by NZ On Screen to write the profile of legendary actor Joel Tobeck. With the help of some skilled editing from Ian Pryor we managed to squeeze so much about Joel's estimable career into, what I'm told is, the second longest profile on the site.
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(And, yes, I did confirm that the comment did not come from my mum ...)
In case you missed it, here's a link to my chat with Emile Donovan on RNZ Nights last Friday, talking about film composer Lalo Schifrin, Brad Pitt's new film F1, and Étoile on Prime Video (from the creators of The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel).
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018993279/short-cuts-with-dan-slevin
Ooh, this is one of mine. (I did not choose the star rating.)
@TanekRune@mstdn.ca If there’s an opportunity for me to earn some consultancy fees on specific sites, that would be cool but big picture advice is fo anybody who asks.
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