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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:30 am Fri, May 23, 2025
    A far too in-depth exploration of the art of blurring images Captain Disillusion/YouTube

    If there's any creator out there who's yet to get his flowers, it has to be self-proclaimed VFX superhero Captain Disillusion. As the name implies, he got his start by… Read the rest of the article: A far too in-depth exploration of the art of blurring images

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  • Grant St. Clair
    6:30 am Fri, May 23, 2025
    Comedian lands two scummy sales jobs at the same time to troll exploitative companies

    Even if you aren't familiar with the term "Devil Corp," you've likely stumbled across one before if you've been job searching in the last few years. These corporations reel in… Read the rest of the article: Comedian lands two scummy sales jobs at the same time to troll exploitative companies

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  • Grant St. Clair
    6:00 am Fri, May 23, 2025
    Why LinkedIn's corporate influencer culture has become social media's biggest cringe

    As a social media platform, LinkedIn is a little like your racist grandpa: you don't want him around and you'd rather not spend too much time in his vicinity, but… Read the rest of the article: Why LinkedIn's corporate influencer culture has become social media's biggest cringe

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  • Grant St. Clair
    4:57 pm Thu, May 22, 2025
    Disney unveils first look at Zootopia 2, promises November release Spooky. Screengrab via Disney on YouTube

    Everyone's favorite big-budget furry bait has returned from its banishment to Disney Plus. No one saw the Zootopia animated show – I'm willing to bet this is the first time… Read the rest of the article: Disney unveils first look at Zootopia 2, promises November release

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:02 am Thu, May 22, 2025
    Gorillaz hosting physical exhibition to celebrate 25 years Gorillaz flickr photo by New York + Philly Live! shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA 2.0) license

    Virtual band Gorillaz is celebrating 25 years active and nine years of good music. Although I am a certified hater of their newer stuff, much preferring the grimier, more directly… Read the rest of the article: Gorillaz hosting physical exhibition to celebrate 25 years

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  • Grant St. Clair
    12:12 pm Wed, May 21, 2025
    The best version of the portable Wii yet Image: Maursk8/shutterstock.com

    The Wii has been a bit of a favorite for miniaturization enthusiasts – its circuit board has been cut down to just about every size and shape imaginable, from an… Read the rest of the article: The best version of the portable Wii yet

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:27 am Wed, May 21, 2025
    Watch Mario explore a blocky Minecraft world on original N64 hardware Arthurtilly/YouTube

    Minecraft might soon overtake DOOM for its sheer number of nonsensical ports onto every device under the sun. It's already been on the last three Nintendo consoles, including a chugging,… Read the rest of the article: Watch Mario explore a blocky Minecraft world on original N64 hardware

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:34 am Mon, May 19, 2025
    These scam robot dog ads are so bad they're actually kind of amazing Image: Thiago Diaz / shutterstock.com

    If you've been on any video-sharing website, you've almost certainly seen one of those perplexing ads recently. You know, those ads: inexplicable Christmas music over a montage of clips of… Read the rest of the article: These scam robot dog ads are so bad they're actually kind of amazing

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:15 am Mon, May 19, 2025
    Fortnite adds generative AI-powered Darth Vader for players to interact with; goes as well as you'd expect Darth Vader (Buttafoco / Shutterstock.com)

    As part of both Fortnite's current Star Wars-themed season and the larger tech industry push to crowbar AI into anything and everything with even the most niche possible use case,… Read the rest of the article: Fortnite adds generative AI-powered Darth Vader for players to interact with; goes as well as you'd expect

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:30 am Sun, May 18, 2025
    Watch tech bros plot mankind's doom in HBO's Mountainhead

    Stick to what you know, I guess. Succession may have wrapped, but showrunner Jesse Armstrong clearly isn't done with making a farce out of the utterly empty inner lives of… Read the rest of the article: Watch tech bros plot mankind's doom in HBO's Mountainhead

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:30 am Sun, May 18, 2025
    YouTube's favorite money-throwing manchild learns that Mexico's president doesn't appreciate his temple tourism tomfoolery MrBeast. Photo: Joe Seer / Shutterstock

    The dead-eyed, YouTube view-powered homunculus who calls himself Mr. Beast just can't seem to keep himself out of hot water. He's pissed off his own employees, contestants on his real-life… Read the rest of the article: YouTube's favorite money-throwing manchild learns that Mexico's president doesn't appreciate his temple tourism tomfoolery

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  • Grant St. Clair
    6:30 am Sun, May 18, 2025
    How every fictional character connects to Street Fighter's Ryu

    With so many crossovers, collaborations and Fortnite seasons out there, it's starting to feel like entertainment – video games in particular – is just becoming this big amorphous mass of… Read the rest of the article: How every fictional character connects to Street Fighter's Ryu

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  • Grant St. Clair
    10:12 pm Sat, May 17, 2025
    ICE Barbie and Duck Dynasty jerk want immigrants to compete for basic human rights Maxim Elramsisy / Shutterstock.com / Chatty G

    ICE Barbie Kristi Noem is at it again – or at least the department under her stewardship is, unfortunately. Amidst the Trump administration's monstrous handling of immigration issues, suffering as… Read the rest of the article: ICE Barbie and Duck Dynasty jerk want immigrants to compete for basic human rights

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:04 am Fri, May 16, 2025
    Switzerland's attempt to take credit for the world's inventions just backfired spectacularly

    Although a winner has not yet been crowned in the 2025 Eurovision competition, I have a bone to pick with it all the same. On its surface, Hazel Brugger and… Read the rest of the article: Switzerland's attempt to take credit for the world's inventions just backfired spectacularly

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:53 am Fri, May 16, 2025
    Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 gets first DLC Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Image via Warhorse Studios

    Earlier this year, I compared the excellent Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 to Oblivion, another medieval-styled RPG that I hold very close to my heart. As luck would have it, the… Read the rest of the article: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 gets first DLC

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  • Grant St. Clair
    10:38 am Thu, May 15, 2025
    Hulu's "King of the Hill" reboot revealed with first teaser

    King of the Hill was a really damn good adult animated show, so of course it wasn't going to stay dead until it had been squeezed dry. The series' development… Read the rest of the article: Hulu's "King of the Hill" reboot revealed with first teaser

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  • Grant St. Clair
    10:30 am Thu, May 15, 2025
    "Absurdly shiny balls of polished dirt" Image: YouTube

    If you've ever found yourself bored on a hot summer day with nothing to do, join the club. The Japanese art of hikaru dorodango – or absurdly shiny balls of… Read the rest of the article: "Absurdly shiny balls of polished dirt"

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:40 am Thu, May 15, 2025
    Nicolas Cage to get his own live-action Spider-Man show

    He may have famously been passed up as Superman, but Nic Cage shouldn't be counted out of the superhero game just yet. In a surprising move, to put it lightly,… Read the rest of the article: Nicolas Cage to get his own live-action Spider-Man show

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:30 am Thu, May 15, 2025
    Bob Odenkirk continues unlikely action star career in Nobody 2 Nobody 2 trailer Screenshot

    If you never saw Saul Goodman as an action hero, join the club. 2021's grimy, stylish action flick Nobody surprised everyone, Bob Odenkirk included, who credits his training for the… Read the rest of the article: Bob Odenkirk continues unlikely action star career in Nobody 2

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:00 am Thu, May 15, 2025
    Helldivers 2 gets major update adding eldritch enemies and weapon customization

    Wake up, Helldiver, Democracy* needs you! Helldivers 2 – a bombastic, over-the-top co-op shooter that I can confirm is very fun – hit the ground running and never stopped, with… Read the rest of the article: Helldivers 2 gets major update adding eldritch enemies and weapon customization

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