Of course, I would pick the bear. If you have not already heard, there is a conversation on the socials about bears versus men. It is a thought question of sorts, where a woman is asked: who would you rather meet in the woods? A random unknown man, or a random unknown bear? The o … | Continue reading
A24 has acquired North American rights to Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope,” ahead of its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. | Continue reading
The developers behind Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Ninja Theory, have announced on X that they will be sharing daily updates about… Continue reading Expect daily updates about Hellblade 2 until launch The post Expect daily updates about Hellblade 2 until launch appeared first on … | Continue reading
The electric vehicle revolution has barely gotten under way, and already the goalposts for EV charging times are moving on to the next phase. The post New Sodium-Ion Battery Could Charge An Electric Vehicle In Seconds, Not Minutes appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Universal Studios Hollywood is gearing up to get its first-ever high speed outdoor roller coaster with Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift in 2026—based, of course, on the Fast & Furious franchise. The release sent out by Universal Parks shared the coaster will “elevate the guest exp … | Continue reading
Medieval residents of Winchester, England, probably got their leprosy from red squirrels in the area, according to a team of archaeologists and geneticists that studied remains from two archaeological sites in the city. Read more... | Continue reading
With more insurance companies pulling out of the market or limiting coverage recently, some homeowners may have no other option. State Farm announces major insurance policy change affecting tens of thousands of households: 'This decision was not made lightly' first appeared on Th … | Continue reading
Jane Schoenbrun's new film uses '90s nostalgia to a terrifying and provocative end. The post I Saw the TV Glow Is a Meditation On Becoming That Will Haunt You appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Gregory T. Clark at The New Criterion: Over the course of the thirty years that I taught art history to college undergraduates, introducing my students to the manuscript illuminations and panel paintings of the fifteenth-century Flemish painter Jan van Eyck always gave me an espe … | Continue reading
Erica Wagner at the New Statesman: “It was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of night, and the voice on the other end asking for someone he was not.” So begins City of Glass, the first book in what became Paul Auster’s acclaimed New Yor … | Continue reading
Fossil fuel companies are building enclosed structures that hide the flaring of methane gas from satellites. The post Fossil Fuel Companies Build Structures To Hide Methane Flaring From Satellites appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Paul Auster Reads Posted on Friday, May 3, 2024 10:55AMFriday, May 3, 2024 by Morgan Meis | Continue reading
As I mentioned earlier in the week, ‘Unfrosted’ was not screened for most critics. They had to wait until 2am on Friday to watch and review it, that’s when it dropped on Netflix. | Continue reading
Jen Silverman in The New York Times: When I was in college, I came across “The Sea and Poison,” a 1950s novel by Shusaku Endo. It tells the story of a doctor in postwar Japan who, as an intern years earlier, participated in a vivisection experiment on an American prisoner. Endo’s … | Continue reading
This is an interesting furniture form, designed for the masses, and always poorly executed. (I have a hard time admitting those two qualities are now permanently linked.) Aimed at the outdoor grilling crowd, it's a height-adjustable outdoor side table with a cooler in the bottom … | Continue reading
Fans of open-source racing game SuperTuxKart will be pleased to hear its devs are busy in the pitman pepping the next major update to launch this summer. SuperTuxKart 1.4 was released back in 2022 with a ton of improvements. Successive updates in that series have fine-tuned, fixe … | Continue reading
It instantly brightens my space. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Hybrid event, in Limassol and online, 29th May 2024 h. 15 CET On the occasion of the third EUreka3D project plenary, hosted by partner CUT in Limassol, a demo event is organized to present the latest development and services of the EUreka3D e-infrastructure dedicated to manage an … | Continue reading
Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu defended the Rabbit R1 for the last week, telling Gizmodo and other outlets that it’s “not an Android app.” Now, he may have to defend the next fatal claim for an AI device: that it’s not just a ChatGPT wrapper. The push-to-talk feature on Rabbit R1s experien … | Continue reading
Cornelius Eady Group is at his finest as a songwriter on this album, portraying intense and dramatic scenes of life and death with an intrinsic lightness and subtlety that is truly admirable. | Continue reading
The Electronic Software Ratings Board, which is the video games rating authority in North America, has just given an E-for-Everyone… Continue reading Nintendo’s rarest game ever just got an ESRB rating The post Nintendo’s rarest game ever just got an ESRB rating appeared first on … | Continue reading
“One bite and I understood the soothing magic.” READ MORE... | Continue reading
Is it OK to accept an opportunity presented to you, like dating someone, that a close friend has been loudly wishing for? – Anna, US A short and classic problem. It’s the tale that launched a thousand ships and brought down ancient dynasties. It’s as old as recorded history and a … | Continue reading
May is set to be a big month for Microsoft Flight Simulator fans with both Sim Update 15 and news… Continue reading Microsoft Flight Sim Dev Update plots out what is incoming this month The post Microsoft Flight Sim Dev Update plots out what is incoming this month appeared first … | Continue reading
There’s been a hell of a lot of marketing behind David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy,” and some good reviews. The end result is it nabbing $3 million on Thursday. A $25 million opening is being eyed. | Continue reading
It’s not common to read a book that’s not on Goodreads but this particular edition is unknown to it. It’s tiny and hard to hold. You have the feeling it will break if you press it too hard. It’s a fragile jewel, worth the read. The first page-turner for me in over a month. Thraxa … | Continue reading
From the writer of Paddington 2? NEAT. The post Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy Will Star in the Enid Blyton Adaptation The Magic Faraway Tree appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
For decades, Google has monopolized the search engine game. Other search engines have come and gone in an attempt to… Continue reading Are we getting a ChatGPT search engine? The post Are we getting a ChatGPT search engine? appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
You've seen pit stop footage with crew members zipping tires on and off. But you may not have seen this thing being swapped out:That's a bottle filled with water, usually mixed with some combination of vitamins, minerals and/or glucose. Races can be long and grueling, and drivers … | Continue reading
Last night, Jeff Sneider had this exclusive. Mike Flanagan, who recently wrapped his 11th feature, “The Life of Chuck,” is going to direct the next two ‘Exorcist’ films, including “Exorcist: Deceiver.” | Continue reading
A short story I read on a whim, about a society where the Machine provides for all of Humanity's needs. Sounds familiar? | Continue reading
VFX producer Michael Cliett on the importance of historical accuracy in the show's VFX. | Continue reading
Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine has defined the Fox era of X-Men movies. His storied tenure from the 2000 film all the way up to Logan gave us perhaps one of the most definitive live-action superhero performances of our lifetime. That makes the temptation of his return in Deadpool & Wol … | Continue reading
Discoveries such as this exemplify the numerous advantages thrifting has over shopping for new, full-price goods. Frugal shopper elated after finding high-end cooking appliance on thrift store shelf: 'They work amazingly well' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Spring 2024 titles featuring academic doppelgangers, miracle cosmetics, interdimensional cults, and more... The post Can’t Miss Indie Press Speculative Fiction for May and June 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Composer and musician Raynald Grenier has a long history in stage performances as an accompanying pianist and a conductor, and the artist has a keen ear for bringing out the most from the instruments. | Continue reading
The wreck near a beach on Mallorca gives a snapshot of sea trade in late Roman times. | Continue reading
When I finally succumbed and opened Threads, Mark Zuckerberg’s algorithm sized up my demographics and fed me two kinds of posts it thought would juice my engagement. First were the people shouting, incorrectly, that IPA is a bad style of beer and framing themselves as too hip to … | Continue reading
Riot Games has launched its anti-cheat software Vanguard to an overwhelmingly negative response, including players claiming that it is bricking… Continue reading Riot has finally launched Vanguard to overwhelmingly negative response from players The post Riot has finally launched … | Continue reading
Our family was raised on The Weather Channel. So much so that Ian became a meteorologist. So this video that steps through the Local on the 8s over the years gives me all the nostalgic feels. | Continue reading
Gray Zone Warfare is largely a game about shooting bad guys in the face with your squad of highly trained… Continue reading Gray Zone Warfare: How to complete the Secret Compassion task The post Gray Zone Warfare: How to complete the Secret Compassion task appeared first on ReadW … | Continue reading
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024 Except they're totally different: Their concerns are our concerns! Except. of course, for the fact that they're totally different. The two different leadership guilds agree on one basic point. In Red America and in Blue America, those guilds are speaking out, … | Continue reading
Good news, everyone. Apple made money, or more specifically it made most of its cash this quarter with services like its Apple Savings Account. Its hardware, on the other hand, has been a fair bit more diluted, leading to an overall 4% decline year-over-year. Worst of the bunch w … | Continue reading
In a comment on yesterday's post about my course The Technology of Speaking With Children So They Can Think, a reader asked for more specific examples of how we can step back from the language of command. I would assert that in most preschool classrooms, the time we tend to boss … | Continue reading
Flavor meets flair in her stunning kitchen. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Square Enix has announced a new update for Final Fantasy 16 which should fix some lingering bugs after the release… Continue reading Square Enix announce update for Final Fantasy 16 The post Square Enix announce update for Final Fantasy 16 appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Despite bans on militias, Facebook continues to struggle with content moderation. | Continue reading
In what could be a dream for retro gamers, Universal Studios and Nintendo have announced they will bring the video… Continue reading Super Nintendo World theme park is coming to Orlando in 2025 The post Super Nintendo World theme park is coming to Orlando in 2025 appeared first o … | Continue reading