Wow, ‘Terminator 2’ in 3-D Is a Bad Idea Having nearly run out of eye-rolling Avengers conjoinings and bastardized reboots, Hollywood execs have landed on an even lazier way to sell movie tickets: 3-D releases of beloved classics. The latest victim of this desecration? Terminator 2: […]
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“Change is Good” Book Excerpt: WIRED Cofounder Louis Rossetto’s New Novel Parties Like It’s 1998
“Change is Good” Book Excerpt: WIRED Cofounder Louis Rossetto’s New Novel Parties Like It’s 1998 Louis Rossetto cofounded WIRED in 1993. From his perch as editor in chief, he watched as the nascent internet took off, fulfilling his prediction that the world was about to be […]
White Supremacy Isn’t a Philosophy, It’s a Filter
White Supremacy Isn’t a Philosophy, It’s a Filter In the days since President Trump’s incendiary press conference—where he more or less validated the racist and thuggish ideologies hurled by white supremacists and neo-Nazis—I have been unable to escape something he said. “I think there’s blame on […]
After Charlottesville, Dark Humor Helps Twitter Grieve
After Charlottesville, Dark Humor Helps Twitter Grieve The question was simple enough: “Where the hell is Kendall Jenner with her Pepsi 12 packs?” As terror enveloped Charlottesville during the “Unite the Right” rally on Saturday, where hundreds of neo-Nazis and Klansmen violently mobilized in a mutinous […]
One Year Later, ‘No Man’s Sky’ Is Still Worth Exploring
One Year Later, ‘No Man’s Sky’ Is Still Worth Exploring No Man’s Sky promised infinity, and that’s a promise nothing can ever keep. You may remember that Hello Games’ epic space exploration opus landed one year ago. In the months preceding its release, the game became […]
‘Game of Thrones’ Recap, Season 7 Episode 5: The Sins of the Father Persist
‘Game of Thrones’ Recap, Season 7 Episode 5: The Sins of the Father Persist Much of recorded history has been the story of fathers and sons, with women written down merely as the familial covalent bonds that connected them when they were recorded at all. The […]
Star Wars Rumor Round-up: A Firehose of Clues From the ‘Last Jedi’ Cast
Star Wars Rumor Round-up: A Firehose of Clues From the ‘Last Jedi’ Cast Beginning to think that, post-D23 and San Diego Comic-Con, we wouldn’t get any new information about Star Wars: The Last Jedi until it hits theaters this December? Then you hadn’t considered the importance […]
Facebook’s Hate Speech Policies Censor Marginalized Users
Facebook’s Hate Speech Policies Censor Marginalized Users As queer artists and activists who have challenged Facebook’s “real names” policy for three years, we’re alarmed by a new trend: Many LGBTQ people’s posts have been blocked recently for using words like “dyke,” “fag,” or “tranny” to describe […]
Is Mindfulness Meditation BS or Not? Yes
Is Mindfulness Meditation BS or Not? Yes Speaking of moments: One phrase that hasn’t occurred in this piece so far is “living in the moment.” This may seem strange, since this theme is so commonly associated with mindfulness, and so emphasized by meditation teachers. Indeed, The […]
The Inflatable Trump-Chicken, Return of the Mooch, and the Week’s Biggest Online News
The Inflatable Trump-Chicken, Return of the Mooch, and the Week’s Biggest Online News In science news, our nation has accelerated its hell-in-a-handbasket journey such that it can cover a decade’s worth of entropy in a mere half-year. https://twitter.com/OliverSava/status/895814058951266306 Which makes sense, given that Donald Trumpis actually […]