“Alien: Romulus” takes the phenomenally successful “Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group o…
I always got the feeling that this game was seen as a classic. I never owned a Gamecube growing up, but I’m pretty sure I remember my friend having one and playing Sunshine a bit (although he was way more into Zelda and Smash)....
One of the few games I actually played all the way through. I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought the environments, puzzles, and animations were really well done.
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its outright majority for the first time in a devastating blow for the party once led by Nelson Mandela. The ANC has dominated South African politics since winning in the first post-apartheid elections 30 years ago....
In the US, the H isn’t silent. So we’re taught to say “a historic” and “a hospital”. But for some reason many US journalists like to pretend they went to Eton or something. And NPR is in the US. So I was commenting about how nice it was to see a US-based journalist use US grammar for a change.
I’d say the reboot falls apart about 2/3 of the way through. The last cylon reveals felt very Lost/Lindelof where they’d painted themselves into a corner and hadn’t planned out the ending.
Milk doesn’t have to be inhumane. We’ve just traded local small farms that cared for their animals and delivered locally with corporate conglomerates who want to maximize profit at the expense of their herd.
Why? What difference would it make? If “grab ‘em by the pussy” didn’t change anyone’s mind, I seriously doubt talking about it more will change anything.
[Kind of weekly thread] What movies or shows have you watched this week?
Why China is winning the EV war (www.vox.com)
Records expunged for St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters. They want their guns back (apnews.com)
Here's What Netflix's First Big Redesign in a Decade Looks Like (gizmodo.com)
In a first, California counts on carbon capture to meet its climate goals (www.eenews.net)
TIL that we don’t know who named the Earth. Unlike other planets there are no records of how it got its name. The name Earth, and variations of it, date back 1000+ years. (www.skyatnightmagazine.com)
T-Mobile Will Shield You from Internet Outages for $30 a Month (www.howtogeek.com)
New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says (apnews.com)
‘Hostel’ TV Series Starring Paul Giamatti in the Works (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Alien: Romulus | Official Trailer | In Cinemas Aug 16th (www.youtube.com)
“Alien: Romulus” takes the phenomenally successful “Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group o…
The upside-down American flag goes mainstream as a form of right-wing protest (www.npr.org)
How and why did humans start consuming chicken eggs?
Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X (arstechnica.com)
Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal (www.cnbc.com)
What is the consensus on Super Mario Sunshine?
I always got the feeling that this game was seen as a classic. I never owned a Gamecube growing up, but I’m pretty sure I remember my friend having one and playing Sunshine a bit (although he was way more into Zelda and Smash)....
In a historic election, South Africa's ANC loses majority for the first time (www.npr.org)
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its outright majority for the first time in a devastating blow for the party once led by Nelson Mandela. The ANC has dominated South African politics since winning in the first post-apartheid elections 30 years ago....
Which adaptation do you think has surpassed its source material in quality?
Big Milk has taken over American schools (www.vox.com)
We need to talk more about Trump’s misogyny (www.vox.com)
Tesla investor accuses Elon Musk of $7.5 billion of insider trades (www.forbes.com.au)
[Doug Jones interview] Star Trek Marks a Turning Point for a Secret Sci-Fi Legend (www.inverse.com)
Streamers Are Quietly Shortening the Wait for Theatrical Movies (www.indiewire.com)
Why do we hate commercials and advertisements?
This is a very softball question, it is not being asked for some legitimate purpose....