I’ll confess, with no shame whatsoever, that I really love ads. Artsy ones, funny ones, weird ones, emotional ones – TV commercials were my childhood TikTok before any of us were using terms like “short-form video.” But like most creative things in my life, AI […]
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This coming-of-age adventure game made me feel a little too seen
There’s a lot about Perfect Tides: Station to Station’s Mara that I find relatable. Like me, she’s recently moved to a place simply called “the City” from the middle of nowhere, and like me, she’s an avid writer. But these biographical details aren’t the important […]
Gaming’s most fun sales data is full of old and obscure games
Every month, Circana video game analyst Mat Piscatella posts fascinating data about video game sales on Bluesky, highlighting trends like November’s historically bad month for game hardware and Battlefield 6’s big launch in October. But he doesn’t just share data about what is selling the […]
A weird, itchy rash is linked to the keto diet—but no one knows why
While the rash has a clear link to ketones, the underlying mechanism remains elusive.
Podcast Review: BORDER 2: Ghar Kab Aaoge | Sunny Deol | Anu,Mithoon, Sonu, Roop, Arijit, Vishal, Diljit, Javed,Manoj
There’s a certain kind of magic that happens when a song manages to capture the essence of a nation. In 1997, with the release of ‘Border’, we witnessed that magic with ‘Ghar Kab Aaoge.’ Fast forward to 2026, and we are being served the same […]
Arctic Bomb Storm Threatens US, Trump Secures Controversial NATO-Greenland Deal Amid Global Tensions – 1/24/2026, 12:25:03 PM
Top World News Stories as of January 24, 2026 Major headlines focus on a massive Arctic storm threatening the US, ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, US diplomatic moves by President Trump including a NATO-Greenland deal and new peace board, European political tensions, and border enforcement actions.[1][2] US […]
Tiny Falcons Protect Michigan Cherry Farms, Slash Pest Damage and Boost Food Safety
Tiny Falcons Are Helping Keep the Food Supply Safe on Cherry Farms In northern Michigan’s vast cherry orchards, American kestrels—the smallest falcons in North America—are emerging as unexpected heroes in food safety.[1][2] These tiny raptors, scientifically known as Falco sparverius, naturally deter pest birds like […]
French Government Survives No-Confidence Votes; Russia-Ukraine Conflict Intensifies with Drone Strikes – 1/24/2026, 4:24:20 PM
French government survives no-confidence votes. On January 24, 2026, MPs in the French National Assembly rejected two no-confidence motions against the government: one from environmentalist and communist partners with 269 votes, and another from the far-right National Rally and allies with 142 votes—both falling short […]
Casio teased a retro gaming-inspired sampler
Casio showed up to NAMM (CES for music gear nerds) this year with a prototype sampler called the SX-C1 that looks every bit the lovechild of a Game Boy and an SP-404. The top has a directional pad and four buttons just like you’d find […]
Chromebooks train schoolkids to be loyal customers, internal Google document suggests
Internal documents revealed as part of a child safety lawsuit hint at Google’s plan to “onboard kids” into its ecosystem by investing in schools. In this November 2020 presentation, Google writes that getting kids into its ecosystem “leads to brand trust and loyalty over their […]