avatars Ugly avatar generator Rob Beschizza

lego You can turn yourself into a Lego minifig Gail Sherman

crypto The most valuable NFT avatars in the metaverse are all white males Thom Dunn

avatars How anime avatars became a warning Rob Beschizza

offworld What happens when you don't let players pick their race? Leigh Alexander

Business Meta's daily user count just dropped for the first time ever Ellsworth Toohey

AI Metaverse on its last legs Rob Beschizza

Science Controlling lucid dreams, for real Rob Beschizza

deepfakes CEO who sells fake faces gets his own stolen for crypto scam [UPDATED] Ellsworth Toohey

dystopia Review: Furiosa, the softer side of revenge Natalie Dressed

websites How DeviantArt ended up an AI chum bucket Rob Beschizza

science fiction Review: Paul Di Filippo trips the multiverse fantastic in "Vangie's Ghosts" Gareth Branwyn

lawsuits eBay fined $3 million for employees who sent live spiders and pig fetus to critics Mark Frauenfelder

Comic Books "The Super Hero's Journey" is a gorgeous graphic celebration of Marvel Comics Thom Dunn

machine learning Disney, Netflix aggressively hiring AI Content Scabs amid writer/actor strike Thom Dunn

animation "The Magician's Elephant" Review: An Elephant-Sized Misfire for Netflix Greg Nussen

art DONKS is a short animation by artist Felix Colgrave Popkin

mistakes Adobe replacing old Pantone spot colors with black when you load files using them Rob Beschizza

gadgets Meta announces $1500 headset for experiencing its vintage 3D teapot-tier "metaverse" Rob Beschizza