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Republican Senator’s Campaign ‘Accidentally’ Photoshops Jewish Opponent With Larger Nose

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Republican Senator's Campaign 'Accidentally' Photoshops Jewish Opponent With Larger Nose Republican Senator David Perdue of Georgia has been called out for running a Facebook ad campaign that featured a digitally manipulated photo of his opponent, Democrat Jon Ossoff, with a bigger nose. Ossoff is Jewish and depictions of cartoonishly large noses have been a staple of anti-Semitic propaganda for over a…Read more... Go to Source
The Best Disney Soundtrack You’re Not Listening to Just Got Alan Menken His EGOT

The Best Disney Soundtrack You’re Not Listening to Just Got Alan Menken His EGOT

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The Best Disney Soundtrack You're Not Listening to Just Got Alan Menken His EGOT Alan Menken helped define Disney animation’s sound for decades—helping score some of the most beloved films of the company’s renaissance, and changing its soundtracks forever with The Little Mermaid’s establishment of the “I Want” song. But the legendary composer has only just snagged an Emmy for his work with the…Read more... Go to Source
Local Police Are Looking to Tech Companies for ‘Less Lethal’ Crowd Control Devices

Local Police Are Looking to Tech Companies for ‘Less Lethal’ Crowd Control Devices

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Local Police Are Looking to Tech Companies for 'Less Lethal' Crowd Control Devices Local police forces across the U.S. are turning to tech companies for “less lethal” means of subduing individuals that are even “less lethal” than what they have already been using. Instead of rubber bullets, tear gas, or pepper spray, police are looking into sound cannons, directed energy weapons, and projectile…Read more... Go to Source
D&D’s Culturally Sensitive Strahd Revamp Is Here, But It’ll Cost You

D&D’s Culturally Sensitive Strahd Revamp Is Here, But It’ll Cost You

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D&D's Culturally Sensitive Strahd Revamp Is Here, But It'll Cost You Over the years, Wizards of the Coast has received justified criticism for its use of racist tropes in Dungeons & Dragons. One target of that concern was the Vistani people, part of the game’s Ravenloft setting, seen in modules such as the Curse of Strahd, a story about a Dracula-type villain which features the Vistani…Read more... Go to Source
Millions of Dave Users’ Personal Data Is Up for Grabs on a Hacking Forum

Millions of Dave Users’ Personal Data Is Up for Grabs on a Hacking Forum

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Millions of Dave Users' Personal Data Is Up for Grabs on a Hacking Forum Since the overdraft-protection app Dave rolled out back in 2018, it’s racked up a hefty cash valuation, backing from Mark Cuban, and, uh, Diplo. It also brought on some 7 million cash-happy users. Now, it looks like most of them have their data up for grabs on the open web.Read more... Go to Source
The Umbrella Academy’s Second Season Could Stand to Loosen Up a Bit

The Umbrella Academy’s Second Season Could Stand to Loosen Up a Bit

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The Umbrella Academy's Second Season Could Stand to Loosen Up a Bit Even though the first season of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy incorporated elements from both the first and second volumes of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s Umbrella Academy comics, the live-action adaptation barely managed to scratch the surface of the source material’s twisted, science-fictional madness. Season two…Read more... Go to Source
Could Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S7+ Be the First Real iPad Pro Rival?

Could Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S7+ Be the First Real iPad Pro Rival?

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Could Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7+ Be the First Real iPad Pro Rival? Aside from the iPad Pro, tablets—especially Android tablets—are sort of in a weird spot right now. Some major hardware makers like Google have completely abandoned the category, while others continue to churn out boring but serviceable devices seemingly more out of obligation than a desire to make innovative gadgets.…Read more... Go to Source
Man With Sole Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons Retweets Random Fistfight

Man With Sole Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons Retweets Random Fistfight

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Man With Sole Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons Retweets Random Fistfight President Donald Trump retweeted a random fistfight over the weekend in an attempt to make fun of people who wear masks during the pandemic, the latest sign that Trump is basically a bored troll who just so happens to have the sole authority to launch America’s many nuclear weapons. Trump, as everyone knows at this…Read more... Go to Source
Guillermo del Toro Dreams of Making a Multi-Part Frankenstein Saga

Guillermo del Toro Dreams of Making a Multi-Part Frankenstein Saga

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Guillermo del Toro Dreams of Making a Multi-Part Frankenstein Saga Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. The idea alone gives you chills. It’s been the director’s dream project for as long as he’s been asked the question, and the subject came up again at this weekend’s virtual San Diego Comic-Con. Del Toro explained a bit more about how he’d adapt the Mary Shelley book for the big…Read more... Go to Source
Daredevil Actor Peter Shinkoda Says Jeph Loeb Told Writers Not to Develop Asian Characters

Daredevil Actor Peter Shinkoda Says Jeph Loeb Told Writers Not to Develop Asian Characters

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Daredevil Actor Peter Shinkoda Says Jeph Loeb Told Writers Not to Develop Asian Characters In an effort to drum up support for a revival of Netflix’s now-canceled Daredevil live-action series, the #SaveDaredevil campaign recently gathered a trio of actors from the show to field questions from the fandom and to talk about their experiences shooting. While much of the conversation centered on positive…Read more... Go to Source
Crappy Email Security Could Be the Next Big Threat to American Elections: Report

Crappy Email Security Could Be the Next Big Threat to American Elections: Report

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Crappy Email Security Could Be the Next Big Threat to American Elections: Report Given the embarrassing catastrophe that was the 2016 presidential election, staving off cyberattacks and foreign influence campaigns is a top priority for election officials nationwide as we get closer to November. Apparently, though, no one thought to apply that same level of scrutiny to their emails. Who’d have…Read more... Go to Source
NBA Will Use Microsoft Teams to Project Fans Into Game Arenas

NBA Will Use Microsoft Teams to Project Fans Into Game Arenas

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NBA Will Use Microsoft Teams to Project Fans Into Game Arenas Competitive sports just aren’t quite the same without fans. Unfortunately, because we’re living through a global pandemic with a coronavirus that thrives in mass gatherings, having fans at games in person isn’t exactly possible right now. But that doesn’t mean professional sports leagues are ready to restart their…Read more... Go to Source
California’s Air Pollution Police Consider Forcing Uber and Lyft to Go Electric

California’s Air Pollution Police Consider Forcing Uber and Lyft to Go Electric

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California's Air Pollution Police Consider Forcing Uber and Lyft to Go Electric California’s Air Resources Board submitted an ambitious proposal in recent days that would put a cap on emissions from vehicles being used for rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft, Wired reports. And while these companies have an infamously tumultuous history with labor regulators in their home state, they seem…Read more... Go to Source
What We Do in the Shadows’ ‘Vampire Jedi’ Moment with Mark Hamill Wasn’t Pre-Planned

What We Do in the Shadows’ ‘Vampire Jedi’ Moment with Mark Hamill Wasn’t Pre-Planned

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What We Do in the Shadows' 'Vampire Jedi' Moment with Mark Hamill Wasn't Pre-Planned We’d watch the cast of our beloved What We Do in the Shadows read the dictionary, but fortunately the FX show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel was more lively than that—and brisk, clocking in at just over 30 minutes. One moment worth highlighting was when co-producers Stefani Robinson and Paul Simms discussed one of season…Read more... Go to Source
Fresh iPhone 12 Leaks! Tiny Batteries, New Cable, Reverse Charge & Speaker Sample!

Fresh iPhone 12 Leaks! Tiny Batteries, New Cable, Reverse Charge & Speaker Sample!

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http://youtu.be/3f8tNk-SpYw All New iPhone 12 (Exclusive) Tidbits Leak! Tiny battery sizes confirmed, 120Hz final update, braided lightning cable, actual speaker sample & more Apple Leaks! iPhone 12 Clone Unboxing. https://youtu.be/GjAFSd9zcAY Last Sad iPhone 12 Leaks. https://youtu.be/r7zM-LnS5Ew iOS 14 Beta 3 Features Review! https://youtu.be/cZFptT0C82A Phone Rebel Cases https://phonerebel.com/ Sources Max Weinbach (leaks source) https://twitter.com/MaxWinebach Concept Creator (Internals Modeling, Periscope Zoom & A14 transistors) https://youtu.be/oRGxC0gXzuM Scene Inspiration (Apple_iDesigner) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC1grp4AEb4/ Wallpapers https://twitter.com/AR72014
Zack Snyder’s Non-SDCC Justice League Event Was… Super Weird

Zack Snyder’s Non-SDCC Justice League Event Was… Super Weird

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Zack Snyder's Non-SDCC Justice League Event Was... Super Weird It turns out that San Diego Comic-Con isn’t the only digital event happening this weekend. There’s also “Justice Con,” the fan-run convention dedicated to Zack Snyder’s Justice League, which was recently announced to be coming to HBO Max. This side event had some serious energy and gave fans a new look at Snyder’s …Read more... Go to Source
SDCC’s ‘Scary Good TV’ Panel Offers Fascinating Insight Into the Minds Behind Today’s Best Horror

SDCC’s ‘Scary Good TV’ Panel Offers Fascinating Insight Into the Minds Behind Today’s Best Horror

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SDCC's 'Scary Good TV' Panel Offers Fascinating Insight Into the Minds Behind Today's Best Horror Every year, some of San Diego Comic-Con’s panels have broader appeal, while others are a bit more specific. The Shudder-presented “Scary Good TV with Horror’s Top Showrunners” falls into that latter category, but horror fans (especially fans of Channel Zero, Locke & Key, and all things Chucky) won’t want to miss it.Read more... Go to Source
Lovecraft Country’s Racist Horrors Are Rooted in Reality

Lovecraft Country’s Racist Horrors Are Rooted in Reality

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Lovecraft Country's Racist Horrors Are Rooted in Reality In HBO’s upcoming adaptation of Matt Ruff’s novel Lovecraft Country, a family of Black heroes find themselves having to face both the everyday racist realities of 1950s America and a whole host of demonic entities that seem to pop up wherever they go. During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con at Home, Lovecraft Country’s…Read more... Go to Source
Instagram Promises It’s Not Snooping on iOS Users’ Cameras, Says It’s a Bug

Instagram Promises It’s Not Snooping on iOS Users’ Cameras, Says It’s a Bug

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Instagram Promises It's Not Snooping on iOS Users' Cameras, Says It’s a Bug Apple’s iOS 14 beta has proven surprisingly handy at sussing out what apps are snooping on your phone’s data. It ratted out LinkedIn, Reddit, and TikTok for secretly copying clipboard content earlier this month, and now Instagram’s in hot water after several users reported that their camera’s “in use” indicator stays…Read more... Go to Source