PBS censors free speech documentary

Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus (MKPhoto12 / Shutterstock.com)

PBS has censored a documentary about Art Spiegelman, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, Maus.

It removed a 90-second clip of Spiegelman at a public event. In the clip, Spiegelman reads aloud a few panels from a comic strip he drew for the 2017 Women's March newspaper: "I resisted drawing Trump's smug and ugly mug till now because narcissists thrive even on negative attention. — Read the rest

Death Grips "Exmilitary," with Jane's Addiction, Bowie, and Manson samples, sees official (maybe?) vinyl reissue

image: Ormolycka

Death Grips' seminal debut, Exmilitary, will see its first ever official vinyl reissue since the original 2011 vinyl release via Ormolycka, who is also handling the reissue. The new reissue, limited to 500 copies, features a 140 gram "Camo Swirl" record, an insert of the original sleeve artwork, and a hand-numbered and stamped poster board note. — Read the rest

A speedrunner has already beaten Breath of the Wild's Switch 2 remaster before the console even launches

A screenshot from Breath of the Wild

The devil works hard, but speedrunners work harder. The Switch 2 may not be out until this summer, but that hasn't stopped famed Zelda speedrunner Ikaboze from beating one of its system sellers anyway. Limited Switch 2 experiences have been made available to players, with a variety of games featured – the only caveat being a strict ten-minute time limit on any particular unit. — Read the rest

Turning a full-sized PS4 into a portable console

PlayStation 4... Portable? Screengrab via Restore Technique on YouTube

With no followup to the criminally underrated PS Vita on the horizon and the Switch dominating the handheld market, things look pretty bleak for the future of PlayStation handhelds. One PlayStation fan, however, has refused to take this lying down. Using the ancient power of "cutting up circuit boards and soldering them back together", technician Restore Technique has squeezed the PlayStation 4 into a portable package that looks good enough to be the Vita's successor. — Read the rest

Congress passes non-consensual image ban that Trump says he'll use to censor critics

Trump voters Lawn signs

The House of Representatives yesterday passed the "Take It Down" act, which requires that websites and platforms remove "non consensual intimate imagery" within 48 hours when flagged. Though the intent is to protect victims of revenge porn or AI fakery, the material is ill-defined and the bill contains no safeguards against frivolous or malicious takedown demands. — Read the rest

Former Meta exec exposes Zuckerberg's transformation from Chinese censorship enthusiast to fake free speech warrior

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Phil Pasquini / Shutterstock.com)

Our favorite humanoid simulation Mark Zuckerberg discovered his deep passion for free speech around the same time he started lobbying Emperor Orange to drop that pesky antitrust case against Meta. He celebrated his transformation by releasing a video to announce his commitment to make Facebook the premiere retirement home for Boomer conspiracy theorists. — Read the rest

Trump's Department of Defense disappears Jackie Robinson

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A story highlighting Hall of Fame baseball player and civil rights leader Jackie Robinson's military service has been deleted from the Department of Defense website, in a Stalinesque excising of black heroes.

The URL, which originally included the phrase "sports-heroes-who-served" has been changed to "deisports-heroes-who-served" and now leads to a "404 – Page Not Found" page. — Read the rest

Turn your home into AMC and Dave & Buster's with this all-in-one console

2-in-1 Ultimate 1080p HD Gaming Projector

TL;DR: Here's how you can bring movie and arcade nights to your home with this 2-in-1 console and projector, now under $100.

Tired of scrolling through TikTok for entertainment every night? So are we. Watching brain rot videos and stalking our exes on social media is so out, which is why you need something better, like this gadget that doubles as a console and a projector. — Read the rest