Remember when taking your phone out at an Alamo Drafthouse theater risked getting a curb smiley from an usher? Times have changed. The chain's twee, pain-in-the-ass pencil-and-paper snack ordering will… Read the rest of the article: Phones will soon be allowed in Alamo Drafthouse theaters

The Globe & Mail uncovered that the Canadian military has been modeling what an American invasion might look like. Modeling isn't the same as having a battle plan — it's… Read the rest of the article: Canadian Army prepping for an attack by the United States

Mark Carney was elected Canadian Prime Minister on a platform promising he could stand up to Donald Trump. The former head of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England… Read the rest of the article: Canada's Carney tells world how to survive Trump's America

Every day should be Dolly Parton Day, and I will bleed on any hill you can name for this belief. But damn it, if we have to settle for a… Read the rest of the article: Why Dolly Parton Day should be celebrated worldwide

A few years ago, I was 52,000 words into the first draft of a novel when my life fell apart. I was in Mexico and broke down so hard I couldn't stand… Read the rest of the article: Finding my writing voice again with the right soundtrack

After visiting and living in several second and third-world nations where public infrastructure is more suggestion than serviceable option, I can say Los Angeles public transit is the worst I've… Read the rest of the article: Less is more: how removing bus stops speeds up transit

It's strange to think that the COVID-19 pandemic, which sent the world into lockdown seven years ago, never ended. It continues to kill and cripple us to this day. We… Read the rest of the article: COVID pandemic enters seventh year with no end in sight

AI deepfakes are one of the great societal growing pains of our time. They distort reality, hijack individual currency for entertainment and public humiliation, and could cost people who make… Read the rest of the article: Matthew McConaughey combats AI by trademarking his image and voice

Before it became a dumping ground for terrible reality TV, MTV was a cultural phenomenon. If you didn't grow up with it, the impact is hard to convey. The constant… Read the rest of the article: MTV Rewind is a searchable archive of over 33,000 music videos from the channel's glory days

Anyone who values online privacy owes a debt to Moxie Marlinspike, the cryptographic genius behind Signal — the encrypted messaging app that drives snooping governments and data-hungry corporations batshit crazy.… Read the rest of the article: Signal creator building end-to-end encrypted AI chat

Civilization 7 is far from my favourite instalment in the long-running, time-sucking 4X strategy series. I had a hard time getting into the way it forces you to start fresh… Read the rest of the article: Civilization 7 is coming to Apple Arcade, with no Android version planned

Many anthropologists argue that cultures that engage in cannibalism rarely do so because of food shortages. Rather, it's an act often rooted in faith: practitioners believe that by eating the… Read the rest of the article: Corpse fat injections cost $100,000 for the wealthy

One of the best things about getting your first Apple computer is that it comes with all the productivity and creativity software most people need. Not having to spend extra… Read the rest of the article: Apple launches subscription service for creative software

[1-13-2026 12:14 pm PT UPDATE from Lukas Skog Engelbak: The article claims that the CEO is cutting jobs specifically to "fill his own pockets." However, according to GameStop's recent SEC… Read the rest of the article: Video game retailer GameStop accelerates closures

Earlier today, Iran's Supreme Leader signaled that his regime's security forces would take punitive measures against anyone protesting or defying the authority of his regime. The announcement comes in the… Read the rest of the article: Iran's Supreme Leader blames Trump for the protests and vows "maximum punishment" for demonstrators.

Outside the world of open-source computing, it's getting pretty hard to escape artificial intelligence being jammed down our throats for even the most banal tasks. Google's Gmail was already awful — it… Read the rest of the article: Gmail set to become even more intrusive

With PBS shutting down after losing federal funding and the administration threatening broadcast licenses, the possibility of compromised communications isn't hypothetical anymore. If you want a backup plan, there's Bitchat… Read the rest of the article: Download Bitchat to communicate in an emergency

The saying among Freemasons is that they're not a secret society — they're a society with secrets. Right now, some of those secrets are at risk. While it's nothing that… Read the rest of the article: UK Police demand Freemason membership records

Technology has always been used to make heavy work feel lighter. Inventions like the wheel, the first washing machine, and the steam engine were designed to save us from backbreaking… Read the rest of the article: We need to seize the means of robot production

Many people watch online porn and fantasize about getting bent over. But maybe not like this: According to Bleeping Computer, PornHub suffered a massive data breach this past November. The smishing attack netted… Read the rest of the article: Pornhub experiences user data breach hubbub