In 2015, Charlie Brooker deconstructed economics news reports in this grimly amusing pastiche — a sequel to his earlier boiling-down of feature news reports.
I'd like to see Charlie and Emily Surname do this for Covid-19 updates.
Every economics segment on the (British) news
"Can I Binge?" is an excellent single-serving site for managing your TV time
"Can I Binge?" is a curious and useful single-serving site by Web designer Brian Young that calculates how long it would take you to binge watch a TV show based on the length of each episode and the total number in the series. (via The Webby Awards) READ THE REST
These four minutes of BBC TV from 1938 only still exist because of weird atmospheric conditions
In 1938, unusual atmospheric conditions enabled a few minutes of BBC television to be picked up in the United States. An early cine camera, pointed at a TV set, captured the footage that includes BBC announcers, a drama, and the BBC station identification. From the Alexandra Palace Television Society and posted on Archive.org: It was… READ THE REST
Here's the trailer for Sweet Tooth, a Netflix series about a hybrid deer-boy
Mark your calendars for June 4 to watch the first episode of Sweet Tooth, a new series on Netflix based on the DC comic of the same name and executive produced by Susan Downey and Robert Downey, Jr. Years after "The Great Crumble" changed everything, a hybrid deer-boy forms an unlikely bond with a wandering… READ THE REST
This $80 portable instant photo printer will be an instant hit at your next party
Not too many years ago, just about every home had a basic printer for handling a variety of household projects from protecting major documents to printing reports or information from the web. More upscale households even had laser printers or photo quality printers for creating high-end images that were virtually indistinguishable from photographs. That's not… READ THE REST
Pay whatever you want for nine courses that can turn you into a real game developer
It may all seem like fun, but game developers don't have it easy. In addition to trying to infuse next-level creativity into the hard-and-fast rigors of coding and unforgiving tech, they're also trying to keep an eye on innovations that could change the whole development arena as we know it. It wasn't all that long… READ THE REST
The secret compartment in this $150 duffle bag lets you safely store your suits
After a year of lockdowns and limited travel, it looks like the skyways could soon be opening up in a very big way. Indicators show travel volume has started to ramp back up at a significant pace in recent weeks, with key airports like McCarran International in Las Vegas reporting air traffic up 60 percent… READ THE REST