[Video Link] I dislike seeing holiday stuff after New Year's as much as anybody, but I'm making an exception for Andrew Jive's charming movie starring 8-bit video game characters made from Lego pieces.
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9:51 am Fri
Jan 7, 2011
Stop motion Lego movie by Andrew Jive
Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments": a long-awaited Handmaid's Tale sequel fulfills its promise
When Margaret Atwood published "The Handmaid's Tale" back in 1985, it was at the dawn of the Reagan era, when the gains made by feminism and other liberation movements trembled before an all-out assault mounted by a bizarre coalition of the super-rich and the (historically apolitical) evangelical movement; 35 years later, even more ground has been lost and in many ways it's hard to imagine a more apt moment for Atwood to have published a sequel: The Testaments.
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Watch the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
“Long have I waited.” Us too, Emperor Palpatine.
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Materiality: a new science fiction story for the Oslo Architecture Triennale about sustainable, green abundance
In my latest podcast (MP3), I read my short story "Materiality," which was commissioned for Gross Ideas: Tales of Tomorrow's Architecture, a book edited by Edwina Attlee, Phineas Harper and Maria Smith that is part of the Oslo Architecture Triennale.
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Pick from over 1,000 new skills with this eLearning pass
Everybody could use a little improvement, especially those of us on the hunt for new careers. Each job requires a different set of skills, and that list can change from year to year or even month to month as new technologies emerge. When you’re in that race and need to learn fast, the old model […]
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Save over 20% on the world's longest-lasting translator device
In recent years, natural language processing technology and language translation technology have advanced greatly. The trouble is, language translation software typically comes in the form of apps. And while your mileage may vary on their usefulness, they share one thing in common: a serious drain on the battery for your smartphone, the very thing you’ll […]
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Get big savings on Noise-Cancelling Headphones, Levitating Speakers, & more
Treat yourself, internet: We’ve rounded up some deals from the past week that were too good not to bring back for an encore. Take your pick from home goods, massagers and other tech, all at serious discounts. TREBLAB Z2 Bluetooth 5.0 Noise-Cancelling Headphones Get in the groove and stay that way with these headphones and […]
