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One Surprising Thing About ‘The Odyssey’—Its Rating

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One Surprising Thing About ‘The Odyssey’—Its Rating

The U.S. is a relative outlier in keeping Christopher Nolan’s movie away from younger audiences.

14 days ago

tech

Tech barons dream of human colonies on Mars – but I can’t think of a worse place to die

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Tech barons dream of human colonies on Mars – but I can’t think of a worse place to die

Humans love to do stupid things to reach far-off places – but even the wildest frontiers on Earth have at least the possibility of a return home

14 days ago

tech

The social media algorithm has left me behind. I’m unc and I’m chopped

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The social media algorithm has left me behind. I’m unc and I’m chopped

If you have to Google an internet or gen Z/alpha slang term, you absolutely shouldn’t be using it. I’m accepting this milestone with quiet dignity

14 days ago

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Nazis and Happy Feet collide in Penguin Colony, a psychological horror game set at the world’s end

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Nazis and Happy Feet collide in Penguin Colony, a psychological horror game set at the world’s end

Explore Antarctica as a flightless bird – and dodge some earthly monsters – in this surreal adaptation of HP Lovecraft

14 days ago

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Trump's AI Exemption Isn't an Oversight Gap. It's a National Security Masterstroke

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Trump's AI Exemption Isn't an Oversight Gap. It's a National Security Masterstroke

The Trump administration made a sound distinction this week when it told leading AI companies that open-weight models would remain outside a new voluntary federal safety-testing framework.

14 days ago

tech

‘The first time I felt art in my nose’: why a critic missed the point when he called my exhibition meaningless

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‘The first time I felt art in my nose’: why a critic missed the point when he called my exhibition meaningless

Projects like London’s Backyard Biennial East are collective endeavors aiming to reach people who feel excluded by art galleries

14 days ago

tech

Practical Magic review

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Practical Magic review

Preceding a long-awaited sequel, Griffin Dunne’s supernatural suburban romance gets a big-screen rerelease. With its romcom quirk, buttery cinematography and stabs of black comedy, it remains a zany gem

14 days ago

tech

How Theory Took Over the World

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How Theory Took Over the World

The French writers of the postwar era argued that the author's life is irrelevant. Emily Eakin's lively new book proves them wrong.

14 days ago

tech

Tech companies know everything about me – so why do they try to sell me so much rubbish?

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Tech companies know everything about me – so why do they try to sell me so much rubbish?

No, Amazon, I do not want to buy another version of the thing I just bought, or any other random object I don’t recognise or understand

14 days ago

tech

The Shards review

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The Shards review

Murphy is back on form with this gorgeously curated, shot and scored adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel – about a serial killer stalking privileged LA teenagers

14 days ago

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Restaurants, pubs and theatres ban Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ over privacy fears

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Restaurants, pubs and theatres ban Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ over privacy fears

Meta says safeguards are in place to prevent surreptitious filming, but some UK venues now prohibit them from being worn at all

14 days ago

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FAA orders inspections on hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets for fuselage cracks

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FAA orders inspections on hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets for fuselage cracks

Federal regulators have ordered nearly 500 Boeing jets in the U.S. to be inspected for cracks in the fuselage. Kris Van Cleave has the details.

14 days ago

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