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io9Toys & CollectiblesThis Pop Culture Artist Turned His Frames Into Extensions of His Imagination
Subjectivity is one of the best things about art, but there are a few undeniable objective facts about it too. One is that no matter how good or bad a piece of art is, the right frame will only make it better. That’s a truth the artist who goes by JoKa is bringing to his … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThis $47,500 Watch Contains a Tiny Moon
Lunaphiles, rejoice! Arnold & Son, a luxury watchmaker that traces its origins back to the creator of the first ship’s clock, has released a unique watch that shows the phases of the moon in a unique way. The trick? They almost magically rotate a marble-sized moon right inside the movement, something that only a few … Continued
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io9MoviesFast Fashion Gets Its Revenge in Killer Pants Horror-Comedy Slaxx
That’s right: Slaxx is about a pair of uber-stylish jeans that become sentient and homicidal. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better hook for what’s ultimately a cautionary tale about the dangers of fast fashion—or a film that explores those themes with such deadpan humor and commitment to theatrical splatter. The entire movie, which was … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsThe MGM Lion Is the Latest Hollywood Icon to Be Replaced With a CG Double
For over 100 years, Leo the Lion has introduced Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films with a triumphant roar as the studio’s mascot. But this week MGM revealed the first update to its branding since 2012, with a highly polished metallic gold finish, and for the first time, footage of a live lion replaced with a digital double. The … Continued
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io9MoviesBeing Undead Can’t Stop Young Love in Sweet Yet Gory Short And Then! He Kissed Me
Shared over at Short of the Week—definitely a spot to bookmark if you love short films across a wide variety of genres—Aaron Cohen’s 14-minute horror comedy And Then! He Kissed Me, is a dialogue-less film made in Russia that follows a first date that begins with a screening of zombie classic Night of the Living Dead … Continued
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io9GamesThe User Reviews for Puma’s Gaming Shoes Are Peak Internet Trolling
Last year, Puma entered the gaming apparel world with its $100 Active Gaming Footwear, which are basically fancy socks with a bit of added tread. But now the user reviews are in, and reader, they are priceless. Recently, I was aimlessly browsing the web (as one does during the pandemic), and after being largely homebound … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThe High Republic‘s Jedi Should Be Living in a Golden Age of Attachment
“Attachment is forbidden. Possession is forbidden. Compassion, which I would define as unconditional love, is essential to a Jedi’s life. So you might say, that we are encouraged to love,” Anakin Skywalker tells Padmé Amidala in one of his many excruciatingly clumsy forays into foreplay in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsStar Wars’ Trandoshan Jedi Is Provoking Some Interesting Questions About Anger
One of the more interesting things about Star Wars: The High Republic’s cast of blindingly light goody-two-shoe Jedi is the layers through which their confidence in the Force and their grasp of it for good is presented. But few are as interesting as perhaps one of the most unexpected Jedi Masters of all: your lizard … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsApple-Inspired Swiss Watch Now Includes a Mechanical Spinning Loading Wheel
As smartwatches continue to nibble away at the market share of traditional mechanical timepieces, Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie is sticking with the “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” approach with the latest version of its Apple-inspired Swiss Alp Watch that now even includes a mechanical spinning loading icon. When the Swiss Alp … Continued
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ReviewsThis Water-Saving Machine Gave Me the Best Hair of Quarantine
It does not matter how many shampoos I try, how many conditioners I buy, and how many tutorials I watch on YouTube—my hair is a crunchy, frizzy mess. Wah, wah. Considering the state of the world, it feels a bit rich to complain about something as frivolous as the state of my hair. That said, … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsRussian Government Claims TikTok Deleted Young People’s Protest Prep Videos at Its Behest
The same week recently poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was taken into police custody in Moscow, Russia’s youth and adults began preparing for unsanctioned protests that will take place across the country on Saturday, January 23. Some of this preparation has been aided by the video-sharing platform TikTok, with the hashtag #23января (“January 23”) … Continued
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io9Big Mouth‘s Code-Switching Story Was a Fun, Wild Mess
After three filthy seasons of poking fun at the gross realities of being a stressed-out, hormonal teenager navigating the treacherous waters of junior high, the creative team behind Netflix’sBig Mouth finally came to their senses last year. They realized that Missy, one of the show’s leading characters of color, embodied one of its biggest blind … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWarren Ellis and Charles Brownstein Face Public Reckonings for Alleged Sexually Predatory Behavior
It’s widely known that the comics industry is an extremely insular, rarified space where people’s careers are made or broken based on their interpersonal, social connections to those (typically older, white men) who have a seat at the table. A seat that affords them a distinct institutional power. All too often this power ends up … Continued
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Tech NewsGiz AsksWhat Was the Most Fun Thing Humans Could Do 5,000 Years Ago?
The next time you’re dissociating on designer Dark Web drugs, porn in one tab and Succession in the other, group chat going strong on the phone with which, at any time of day, you might meet a cute stranger online, or read two or even three moderately funny tweets, take a moment to feel for … Continued
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EartherClimate ChangeHow Climate Change Is Erasing the Past
When Omar El Akkad returned to the playground where he snuck his first kiss as a teenager in Doha, Qatar, he was dismayed to find the swings and slides replaced with skyscrapers and hotels. But the rapid urban transformation of one of the richest countries on Earth reminded him of another kind of obliteration, a … Continued
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