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Anesthetized Monkeys, First Thoughts About YouTube and Terrible Star Wars Dads: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Anesthetized Monkeys, First Thoughts About YouTube and Terrible Star Wars Dads: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

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Anesthetized Monkeys, First Thoughts About YouTube and Terrible Star Wars Dads: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week These are some of the best words on the Internet: Happy three-day weekend! We hope you’re enjoying the time off. Does anyone else feel like February has flown by? When I was younger, I used to think that only “older” people said things like “time sure flies by.” Now, I want to eat my words every time I say the same…Read more... Go to Source
Puerto Rico, A Territory in Recession, Falls Prey to a More Than $4 Million Online Scam

Puerto Rico, A Territory in Recession, Falls Prey to a More Than $4 Million Online Scam

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Puerto Rico, A Territory in Recession, Falls Prey to a More Than $4 Million Online Scam Authorities in Puerto Rico reported this week that hackers had targeted more than four million dollars in government funds in recent months. The attack unsettled lawmakers on the island, who criticized the vague explanations given by the government at a time when Puerto Rico is in a financial crisis. Read more... Go to Source
Barbara Remington, Whose Lord of the Rings Illustrations Were Beloved By Everyone Except Tolkien, Has Died

Barbara Remington, Whose Lord of the Rings Illustrations Were Beloved By Everyone Except Tolkien, Has Died

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Barbara Remington, Whose Lord of the Rings Illustrations Were Beloved By Everyone Except Tolkien, Has Died Before Peter Jackson’s movies, the visual identity of Lord of the Rings was the territory of artists and animators. And few created a vision so iconic, and so loosely related to the actual books, as Barbara Remington. Read more... Go to Source
No, Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Didn’t Make A Sockpuppet Twitter Account Claiming to Be Nigerian

No, Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Didn’t Make A Sockpuppet Twitter Account Claiming to Be Nigerian

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No, Pete Buttigieg's Campaign Didn't Make A Sockpuppet Twitter Account Claiming to Be Nigerian Is the vehemently pro-Buttigieg account @easychineduu actually a staffer for the Democratic candidate trying to curry favor with minority voters? Or is it just the latest in a series of troll attacks on the 2020 presidential nominee?Read more... Go to Source
This Unsettlingly Accurate Deepfake Casts Tom Holland and Robert Downey, Jr. in Back to the Future

This Unsettlingly Accurate Deepfake Casts Tom Holland and Robert Downey, Jr. in Back to the Future

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This Unsettlingly Accurate Deepfake Casts Tom Holland and Robert Downey, Jr. in Back to the Future Deepfake technology continues to weird me out. It seems just a matter of time until it changes how we experience visual media. These just look so damn persuasive, and I have to imagine they’re only going to get better. Or worse, depending on how you look at it. Read more... Go to Source
Sonic the Hedgehog Had the Best Domestic Opening of Any Video Game Movie Ever

Sonic the Hedgehog Had the Best Domestic Opening of Any Video Game Movie Ever

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Sonic the Hedgehog Had the Best Domestic Opening of Any Video Game Movie Ever It used to be conventional wisdom that video game movies were not a way to walk the path to success. Warcraft, Assassin’s Creed, and a whole pile of bizarre failed ‘90s game adaptations tell the tale of a film niche that was better left alone. But that may be changing, and Sonic the Hedgehog might be the harbinger. Read more... Go to Source
The People Behind The Toys That Made Us Are Working On a Magic: The Gathering Documentary

The People Behind The Toys That Made Us Are Working On a Magic: The Gathering Documentary

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The People Behind The Toys That Made Us Are Working On a Magic: The Gathering Documentary Ignite the Spark, the Story of Magic: The Gathering is an upcoming documentary film that will, according to a press release, explore the history and popularity of the most popular card game of all time that isn’t played with a deck of standard playing cards. Read more... Go to Source
The Dangerous Seduction of a Trillion Trees

The Dangerous Seduction of a Trillion Trees

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The Dangerous Seduction of a Trillion Trees The arc of Republican climate politics has gone from supporting market solutions like cap and trade to outright denial over the years. The fetid nature of conservative climate politics has done wonders for short-term political gain and obscenely enriched a small cadre of fossil fuel executives and lobbyists. But it…Read more... Go to Source
Dabbing Weed No Longer Requires a Torch, But Can Still Be a Hassle

Dabbing Weed No Longer Requires a Torch, But Can Still Be a Hassle

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Dabbing Weed No Longer Requires a Torch, But Can Still Be a Hassle I’m not going to lie; smoking dabs is over the top. But solvent-based cannabis extracts, also referred to as dabs, has become a popular way to consume cannabis for years. And now that 11 states have legalized the use of cannabis recreationally and 47 out of 50 states have some form of medical marijuana (sucks for you…Read more... Go to Source
New York Fashion Week Isn’t Sustainable, But Neither Is The Fashion Industry

New York Fashion Week Isn’t Sustainable, But Neither Is The Fashion Industry

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New York Fashion Week Isn't Sustainable, But Neither Is The Fashion Industry Fashion Week in over in New York, and it’s clear there’s a big trend afoot: sustainability. Designers showcased collections made with recycled fishing nets, models walked the runway with reusable water bottles, and one show was inspired by rising seas.Read more... Go to Source
Netflix’s New Masters of the Universe Anime Has Basically Every Voice Actor You Love

Netflix’s New Masters of the Universe Anime Has Basically Every Voice Actor You Love

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Netflix's New Masters of the Universe Anime Has Basically Every Voice Actor You Love Kevin Smith’s upcoming anime series based on the beloved Mattel franchise is set to continue the story of He-Man and the other Masters of the Universe in their ongoing quest to protect the planet of Eternia and the rest of the cosmos from Skeletor and his evil forces. Now we know just who all is going to be lending…Read more... Go to Source
Delta CEO Nose-Dives Into the Seat Reclining Debate

Delta CEO Nose-Dives Into the Seat Reclining Debate

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Delta CEO Nose-Dives Into the Seat Reclining Debate Yesterday, the internet was split asunder by a great moral conundrum over a viral video of a man punching a woman’s seat when she tried to recline. Some people took the man’s side—tall people have knees and it’s rude to recline! Others took the woman’s side—she paid for her seat, and has every right! Well everybody…Read more... Go to Source
Sonic the Hedgehog Is a Heartfelt Adventure for Kids and Twitchy Nostalgia Junkies Alike

Sonic the Hedgehog Is a Heartfelt Adventure for Kids and Twitchy Nostalgia Junkies Alike

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Sonic the Hedgehog Is a Heartfelt Adventure for Kids and Twitchy Nostalgia Junkies Alike It may come as a shock to adults who read genre news sites to hear that a movie like Sonic The Hedgehog—a movie so heavily influenced by the ‘90s video game IP it’s based on that it almost hurts—is squarely aimed at kids who just wanna see cute, fuzzy cartoon characters get buckwild and bash the hell out of some…Read more... Go to Source
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Jalopnik Watch A Suspected Drunk Driver Launch Her Car Over A Roundabout And Into The Air  |Jezebel Teens Sue to Prevent Trans Runners From Beating Them in Competitions  |The Root Gayle King Says She Accepts Snoop’s Apology; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Calls Him Out  |The A.V. Club A robot interviewed Billie Eilish and it got deep, mildly contentious  |Read more... Go to Source
Apple Probably Owes Some of Its Retail Employees a Ton of Money

Apple Probably Owes Some of Its Retail Employees a Ton of Money

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Apple Probably Owes Some of Its Retail Employees a Ton of Money The California Supreme Court sided with Apple Store employees in a ruling yesterday, stating that unpaid mandatory bag or iPhone searches at the end of retail workers’ shifts are a violation of state law. The class-action suit in question represents over 12,000 workers employed at the company’s retail locations from…Read more... Go to Source
Oh Yeah, Betelgeuse Is Definitely Looking Weirder

Oh Yeah, Betelgeuse Is Definitely Looking Weirder

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Oh Yeah, Betelgeuse Is Definitely Looking Weirder At this point, we’re all crossing our fingers that the dying star Betelgeuse will hurry up and explode already, because who doesn’t love a good show? The red giant star (visible in the constellation Orion) has been growing dimmer since late last year, leading many to speculate it could soon go supernova. Scientists…Read more... Go to Source