This post is by Phil Price. Andrew recently gave a rave review to the whodunnit “Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone”, by Benjamin Stevenson (and he also loved the sequel, “Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect”). I read … Continue reading → | Continue reading
The size of your standard PDF matches the paper in your printer: A4 in most of the world, “letter-sized” in the U.S. and Canada. But standards are not limits. The biggest possible size for a PDF, it has long been said, is a square with sides 237.7 miles (381 km) long, for a total … | Continue reading
The whole 90 minutes, my brain’s shrieking, “You’re having a panic attack!” The post Who turned off the juice? appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents. | Continue reading
Some of my Tundra Trackers have been having an issue recently where they’ll get stuck in a flashing red light mode and refuse to connect or turn off. This is a known issue from Tundra and they have provided a sequence of steps to fix it. For some reason they opted to make it as a … | Continue reading
Within one hour, hundreds have given more than $12,000 to ‘free Luigi’—the heartthrob accused of killing a CEO. | Continue reading
Though John Wick definitely seemed dead by the end of his last high stakes adventure, that no longer appears to be the case. During its presentation at this year’s CinemaCon, Lionsgate announced that it has greenlit production on yet another John Wick feature that will see Keanu … | Continue reading
Starting with this year’s football season, the NFL will use Sony’s Hawk-Eye cameras to measure the line to gain — a process the chain crew has done manually for decades. The 8K cameras will use virtual measurement technology to quickly and accurately determine whether the ball tr … | Continue reading
They're fun. The post Cynthia Erivo Wore Some Fancy Pants first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
We've picked out the best horror, sci-fi, and genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, and beyond, including Andor, How to Train Your Dragon, and Terminator | Continue reading
A woman fleeing her abusive ex finds herself running from more than just her past… The post Read an Excerpt From The Cut by C.J. Dotson appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Built in 1960 to be the administrative centre of the new state, this strange, Brutalist behemoth has never been occupied due to structural issues. The interior remains unfinished and unusable. In 1945, following the Nazi defeat, the Soviet Union claimed the Königsberg area from G … | Continue reading
Upgrades like these sensors can help inform better policy decisions. Officials take action after 7,000 deaths were linked to same cause in their city: 'Major and emerging public health challenge' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
At the New England Aquarium, the geriatric birds can now enjoy a quieter, calmer setting with an emphasis on personalized care | Continue reading
A new method produces PEDOT nanofibers with enhanced electrical conductivity and increased surface area for improved charge storage. UCLA chemists have developed a new textured, fur-like version of PEDOT, a conductive plastic commonly used to protect electronics from static and i … | Continue reading
Hyundai has revealed a gaming-inspired “Insteroid” concept EV in Seoul that takes its tiny all-electric Inster and gives it an over-the-top street racing makeover. The automaker’s cutesy compact SUV was handed off to Hyundai’s European design team with the goal of merging “gaming … | Continue reading
A decade ago, journalist András Pethő co-founded the nonprofit investigative site Direkt36. He’d just resigned from Origo, one of Hungary’s leading news sites, over political pressure on the newsroom. Origo went on to become “a mouthpiece of Hungary’s authoritarian government” an … | Continue reading
There are people in the US who wrongly claim that clean, renewable energy should not receive any government support in any form such as tax credits, rebates, etc. They also say the ‘free market’ should determine whether or not clean energy such as solar power, wind power, hydropo … | Continue reading
Daisy Hildyard in The Guardian: The Dream Hotel is Laila Lalami’s fifth novel – earlier works received nominations for the Booker, Pulitzer and National book awards – and has been longlisted for the Women’s prize. Her 2020 nonfiction book, Conditional Citizens, draws on her exper … | Continue reading
"That's sooo cool." Gardener shares 'amazing' way to reuse old tins in your garden: 'I am so excited' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I’m releasing an expanded version of my game Shark Turtle for macOS and Windows. Grab it at itch: gingerbeardman.itch.io/shark-turtle-desktop/ About the icon I couldn’t find the exact licence for Google’s Emoji Kitchen, it’s either SIL as part of the Noto font or CC BY 4.0. But I … | Continue reading
Part 1 For the third day of this trip, which was the second full day in Charleston, we planned to explore downtown. So after breakfast, we drove towards the City Market, which was on our to-see list. We didn’t have a detailed plan, and decided to just kind of figure it out once t … | Continue reading
With a headline this this, how can you resist? On the Best (Worst) Best Man Speech Ever (at My Super Mario-Themed Wedding). “After he finished his speech, he received applause and cheers from one and a half tables and dead silence from the rest.” 💬 Join the discussion on … | Continue reading
The John Wick universe continues to expand. Lionsgate announced today during its CinemaCon panel that they were backing an animated feature-length prequel that would see Keanu Reeves returning to voice his iconic character. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of the project: Wr … | Continue reading
Justin has noticed that the "cool" people walk around with unappetizing green drinks in clear cups. This inspires in Justin a plan to have his shake and drink it too. | Continue reading
Let's give it a go and mess it all up... | Continue reading
AI startup Runway says its latest AI video model can generate consistent scenes and people across multiple shots, according to an announcement. AI-generated videos can struggle with maintaining consistent storytelling, but Runway claims on X that the new model, Gen-4, should allo … | Continue reading
There is over 60 years' worth of research that has proved the importance — and the ubiquity — of local assistance during emergencies. Research reveals unexpected heroes of natural disaster response: 'Every study ... has revealed' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In this collection of seven culinary travel guides, Serious Eats' food experts and recipe creators take you on highly personal tours of gastronomic destinations around the world. Grab your passport and let's go to Hong Kong, Kingston, Kuala Lumpur, Marrakesh, Rome, San Juan, and … | Continue reading
Natalie Hammond at LitHub: If you watch clips of his last appearance as Ziggy, at his infamous concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, you can see these rapid- fire changes in action. As Bowie starts “Ziggy Stardust,” he’s wearing a black diamond-shaped jumpsuit with shots of blue and … | Continue reading
The promise comes as a Tufts student faces deportation over an op-ed. | Continue reading
Our in-the-know culinary travel guide to the best things to eat in Hong Kong—plus recipes for making many of the city's most iconic dishes at home. | Continue reading
An animated prequel that finally reveals John Wick's 'Impossible Task' is also in the works. | Continue reading
Op-ed: TV screensavers shouldn't show immigration ads from the Trump administration. | Continue reading
Randall Munroe of xkcd and Henry Reich of MinutePhysics explained what would happen if the Earth rotated 90º. | Continue reading
While we've heard a lot about humanoid robots lately, the technical requirements for their bipedal walking gait will likely keep them quite expensive – and thus little-seen. By contrast, the "semi-humanoid" FlashBot Arm is something you might actually encounter sometime soon. Con … | Continue reading
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […] | Continue reading
This is a great circular walk that takes you on a spectacular journey showcasing the Roseland Peninsular, including Nare Head,... | Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has nominated author Nicola Griffith to be the 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master, an honor that recognizes the recipient’s lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy. Griffith is the author of nine novel … | Continue reading
A prominent associate dean at Indiana University has gone silent after the FBI raided his home on Friday. On the same day, the university fired the tenured professor, but, like the FBI, would not say why. Xiaofeng Wang, a Chinese computer scientist and cybersecurity professor who … | Continue reading
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that, at first glance, appears to involve only a technical interpretation of the federal Medicaid Act. But the dispute has drawn widespread attention because of the context in which it came to the justices: an atte … | Continue reading
Tobey Maguire's perfect hair swoop just might make you bust out your own questionable dance moves. | Continue reading
Just promotionally, but... The post “The White Lotus” Merged With “The Last of Us” first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
Scientists studying mice have uncovered a delicate protein rivalry in the brain that, when thrown off balance, may cause autism-like behaviors. This discovery opens up a potentially powerful new path for autism treatment by targeting how nerve signals are regulated at the molecul … | Continue reading
Photo by Robert Miner As seen on 11th Street this April 1 ... | Continue reading
The Environmental Protection Agency revoked an essential Clean Air Act permit last month from Atlantic Shores, an offshore wind development slated to be built off the New Jersey coast. One of the main justifications was President Donald Trump’s January executive order calling for … | Continue reading
"It's very labor- and cost-intensive." Researchers make unprecedented breakthrough with fish made famous by 'Finding Nemo': 'It's important we do this research' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In the dark days after the fall of the Alamo, on March 6, 1836, James Fannin, commander of the Texian garrison at Goliad, was frozen with indecision. He had fortified the mission grounds of La Bahia, but recent defeats at Refugio and San Antonio made the fort vulnerable to the ad … | Continue reading
“A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories of Merlin and King Arthur.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading