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Lovecraft Country's Season Finale Went There and Back Again
Jonathan Majors as Atticus Freedman.Screenshot: HBO Rather early into its debut season, HBO’s Lovecraft Country did away with an entire gaggle of white supremacist wizards who sought to use their magic to terrorize non-white people. It was a fantastic sight to behold that established what sort of dangers the show’s heroes were up against, but it also set a baseline for the kinds of horrors it was building to that are featured in the season finale.
Lovecraft Country's Misha Green Admits She 'Failed' Yahima's Storyline
Monique Candelaria as Yahima.Screenshot: HBO In Lovecraft Country’s fourth episode, “A History of Violence,” Atticus, Leti, and Montrose journey to a Boston museum where, unbeknownst to most of the general public, a secret vault containing a number of Titus Braithwhite’s pages from the Book of Adam is hidden deep beneath the ground. When the intrepid trio manages to enter the vault, they find Titus’ pages, but that’s not all.
Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
Ok, it’s finally time, Apple’s big iPhone announcement day is here and this year Apple is introducing three new mainline phones in the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max, along with a smaller iPhone 12 Mini. Here’s what’s new.
OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei Quits to Build a Startup: Report
Photo: Steve Jennings / Stringer (Getty Images) OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has left the company to work on a new venture, according to a report by TechCrunch. Pei has not announced the move officially, but persons familiar with the decision said he will not be joining Samsung, a company seen as a model for his own. He is also said to be raising capital for the new venture, which has not been announced. Pei founded OnePlus with Pete Lau in 2013.
PG&E Is Under Investigation for Starting a Deadly Wildfire—Again
The Zogg burns a home along Platina Road in Igo, California on Sept. 27.Photo: Allison Dinner (Getty Images) PG&E, the utility that supplies power to 16 million people in northern and central California, is under investigation for starting a deadly fire. Again. The blaze in question is the Zogg Fire, which has killed four people and destroyed some 200 structures in Northern California. The wildfire broke out on Sept. 27 during strong Diablo winds, dry air, and triple-digit temperatures.
Grab This Chrome Extension Before You Do Any Prime Day Shopping
Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas (Getty Images) It’s Prime Day and that means sorting through heaps of garbage to find that one item you didn’t really need but it’s just too good of a deal to pass up. Or is it!? The Camelizer knows. The latest version of the Camelizer extension dropped last week, and if you’re not using it, Prime Day is the perfect time to take it for a spin. All you have to do is install the extension for Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Firefox and navigate your way to the Amazon.
A Whole Bunch of Apple Products Apparently Just Leaked Ahead of Today's Event
Whelp, a whole lot of Apple products just leaked. We are, as of this writing, hours away from Apple’s much anticipated iPhone (we assume) event. I just wrote a whole blog on how to watch the dang thing! Yet a whole lot of the line up leaked early. Evan Blass, the noted Android phone leaker, has come with... well, what appears to be a lot of the Apple goods. First up are pics of the new phones.
What Amy Coney Barrett Would Mean for the Youth Climate Case
Judge Amy Coney Barrett on the first day of her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.Photo: Erin Schaff (Getty Images) On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off its confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. If she’s confirmed, she’ll tip the scale of the Supreme Court to a 6-3 conservative majority, leaving the future of many important cases hanging in the balance, climate cases included.
The Sleep Pod Made Me Feel Like a Human Worm
Whomst wants to be swaddled?Photo: Catie Keck/Gizmodo I reached a point as an adult a couple of years back where I’m now willing to try just about anything to calm my nerves and sleep more peacefully—with virtually no limitations on how silly or bizarre the product or application may seem. This has become even more important during quarantine, as I’m sleeping less than ever. That is how I came to acquire a Sleep Pod, which can only be described as a full-body swaddling sock for...someone.
Discovery's Return Give Us a Look at Michael Burnham's No Good, Very Bad Day
Michael's arrival in the future makes a bit of a mess. (Image: CBS) At least David Ajala is there to ease the pain? One Star Trek show has come to an end, and it’s already time for another: in just a few days’ time, Star Trek: Discovery returns for its third season, finally giving us a look at this strange new future the franchise is exploring.
Covid-19 Can Live on Smartphone Screens for Up to 28 Days, Researchers Find
Photo: Chris McGrath, Getty Images Back in March, as the covid-19 pandemic took over the planet, Apple finally that it’s ok to use some disinfecting wipes on their iPhones. At the time, transmission risks were opaque and it was better to be safe than sorry. In the meantime, we’ve learned that saliva droplets in the air pose the clearest risk for transmitting the virus, and we may have become a little careless when it comes to being mindful of surface transmission risks.
Coronavirus Has Killed Nearly 10,000 Minks in Utah
A mink that was released from a breeding facility in the eastern German town of Grabow by an unknown group in October 2007.Photo: Jen Schlueter/DDP/AFP (Getty Images) Humans aren’t the only creatures at risk from dying of covid-19, it seems. In recent weeks, the state of Utah has been dealing with mass die-offs at mink farms that health officials believe are linked to the viral pandemic—outbreaks that likely began from contact with infected human handlers.
Doom Runs on Anything, Including Rotting Potatoes
You can get the classic video game Doom to run on a lot of things: pianos, printers, old Nokia phones, and even electronic pregnancy tests. But one YouTuber decided to flip the script on the ole, “Does it run Doom?” test to ask the heroic question: How many potatoes do you need to generate enough electricity for a game of Doom? The YouTuber in question is Equalo, whose channel focuses on fun experiments related to art, music, design, and tech.
Lovecraft Country Tried to Save Itself By Getting Timey-Wimey, But It Didn't Work
After spending quite a few episodes giving each member of its cast almost too many motivations that were beginning to make it seem as if Lovecraft Country was setting itself up for storytelling derailment, “Rewind 1921” enters the stage to confirm that yes, the series is trying to do entirely too much.
How to Design for Thumbs in the Era of Huge Screens
After years of resistance, Apple's iPhone 6 announcement last week officially signaled the Dawn of the Era of Huge Screens. And it's going to crash into existence in a big way. Just this Monday, Apple announced that they'd sold over four million pre-orders for the phones the opening night of pre-orders. In only one night, they sold almost half of what they sold the entire opening weekend last year for iPhone 5s and 5c.
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