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 S69We Asked This Army Major And Astronaut For Career Advice   When some folks daydream about their careers, the sky is the limit. But for Army Reserve Soldier and NASA Astronaut Maj. Kate Rubins, the limit quite literally does not exist. She was chosen from a pool of over 3,500 applicants to earn a spot in NASA’s 2009 training class and has since become the 60th woman ever to fly in space and the first person to sequence DNA in space. That’s not all, though. When she’s not at her day job with NASA, Rubins is a microbiologist in the U.S. Army Reserve. Serving as a part-time Soldier since 2021 gave her a solid foundation of physical and mental training, benefits, competitive compensation, and limitless possibilities to use as a springboard for professional growth.
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S1 Halt Impostor Syndrome Before It Happens  Our special report on innovation systems will help leaders guide teams that rely on virtual collaboration, explores the potential of new developments, and provides insights on how to manage customer-led innovation.Our special report on innovation systems will help leaders guide teams that rely on virtual collaboration, explores the potential of new developments, and provides insights on how to manage customer-led innovation.Isabela is an associate at a global management consulting firm, where she started working shortly after earning an MBA from a top business school. Her strong analytical and quantitative skills, coupled with her interpersonal and communication skills, have garnered Isabela high performance ratings. But despite a stellar performance record and clients’ and senior managers’ characterization of her as “at manager level,” Isabela did not apply for the manager position that recently became available.
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S2Influencing can be a high-earning career. Why don't we take it seriously?  Most days, Chloe Homan's work schedule is jam-packed. The 32-year-old from Wisconsin, US, usually starts her week with planning and touching base with her team, while Tuesdays are back-to-back with meetings. Wednesday and Thursday are reserved for focused work. With Friday spent wrapping up loose ends before the weekend, Homan says she can sometimes rack up 80 to 90 hours of work each week. Yet in spite of her long hours and intense work schedule, plenty of people still don't see her line of work as a "real job". Homan is a professional influencer, who has been on the receiving end of plenty of eye-rolling about her career.
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S3Why massive shoes are the trend of the year  From cowboy boots and kitten heels to Mary Janes and court shoes, 2023 has heralded the return of many established shoes to the runway. But it has also seen the rise of a new, more surprising one: the cartoonishly oversized shoe. Pre-empted by the likes of Bottega Veneta’s BV "puddle boot" (a chunky-soled rubber rain boot with a bulbous toe that debuted in 2020), and Kerwin Frost's super-stuffed Adidas Superstars (a 2021 collaboration that saw the classic Superstar sneaker padded out to appear clownishly large), the maximalist look was galvanised in February of this year when the US label and art collective MSCHF released its attention-grabbing "big red boot".Seeming to have leapt straight from the pages of the 1990s Japanese manga series Astro Boy, the giant, pillarbox-red boots, rendered in TPU and EVA foam, are simultaneously nostalgic, futuristic, and utterly absurd; as MSCHF declared in its press release, "If you kick someone in these boots, they go boing!" Yet, despite their silliness and inadvertent suction issues – see the viral TikTok video in which one wearer gets stuck in their BRBs – the unisex boots were soon being sported by everyone from Doja Cat and Lil Nas X to Iggy Azalea and Janelle Monáe.
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S4Time travel to the Tardis: 10 facts you need to know about Doctor Who before watching  The Doctor is a Time Lord from the "shining world of the seven systems", the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous, 250 million light years away from where you are (probably) reading this. The Doctor has been travelling across space and time in a time-travelling spaceship called the Tardis, protecting people, things and planets from malevolent aliens and monsters, armed with only a Sonic Screwdriver.As the Fourth Doctor (played by Tom Baker) said in an episode from 1983, "I never carry weapons. If people see you mean them no harm, they never hurt you – nine times out of 10" (the 10th time perhaps being the operative number). The Doctor does, however, carry a Sonic Screwdriver, a small, pen-like device that buzzes and glows when it is switched on. It can be used variously for fixing and breaking things, opening doors, and general scanning and investigation. It's not entirely clear how it works. Try not to think about it too much.
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S5Kindness has persisted in a competitive world - cultural evolution can explain why  Recently, I was walking with some fellow parents after nursery drop-off when we came across a five-pound note lying on the pavement. We stood around it for a moment, a bit awkwardly, until someone suggested putting it on a nearby bench. Then one of the parents remarked that we’d probably have behaved differently — that is, we would have just taken the money — had we been alone.Yet, despite a common theme of dismissing the ethical teachings of many organised religions worldwide, one of the points of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of repentance, is to help us learn to behave better regardless of who is watching. There’s an evolutionary beauty to the teachings of religions, which are the products of thousands of years of cultural change and refinement.
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S7S8'Design of Coffee' course teaches engineering through brewing the perfect cup of coffee  Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. In 2012, my colleague professor Tonya Kuhl and I were drinking coffee and brainstorming how to improve our senior-level laboratory course in chemical engineering. Tonya looked at her coffee and suggested, “How about we have the students reverse-engineer a Mr. Coffee drip brewer to see how it works?”
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S9S10S11Aerobic and strength training exercise combined can be an elixir for better brain health in your 80s and 90s, new study finds  People in the oldest stage of life who regularly engage in aerobic activities and strength training exercises perform better on cognitive tests than those who are either sedentary or participate only in aerobic exercise. That is the key finding of our new study, published in the journal GeroScience.We assessed 184 cognitively healthy people ranging in age from 85 to 99. Each participant reported their exercise habits and underwent a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests that were designed to evaluate various dimensions of cognitive function.
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S12The Supreme Court's originalists have taken over - here's how they interpret the Constitution  Today a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices are either self-described originalists or strongly lean toward originalism. Yet less than 50 years ago, originalism was considered a fringe movement, hardly taken seriously by most legal scholars. Originalism is the theory that judges are bound to interpret the Constitution as it would have been interpreted in the historical era when it was written. Understood this way, originalism is the idea that judges must follow the law as written and not merely ignore it or reinterpret it to their liking.
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S13Kwame Nkrumah: memorials to the man who led Ghana to independence have been built, erased and revived again  Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park lies at the centre of Ghana’s capital, Accra. Recently renovated, it is dedicated to the memory of Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of Ghana’s independence struggle and its first president. Marking the spot of his final resting place at the park is a massive statue. Nkrumah is heralded as one of the most influential African political leaders of the modern era. His vision of a liberated and united African continent influenced politics on the continent in the 1950s and 1960s. But that’s only one view of a man who was deposed in a coup in 1966 and died in exile in 1972.
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S14Traditional downtowns are dead or dying in many US cities - what's next for these zones?  The hollowing out of U.S. cities’ office and commercial cores is a national trend with serious consequences for millions of Americans. As more people have stayed home following the COVID-19 pandemic, foot traffic has fallen. Major retail chains are closing stores, and even prestigious properties are having a hard time retaining tenants. The shuttering of a Whole Foods market after only a year in downtown San Francisco in May 2023 received widespread coverage. Even more telling was the high-end department store Nordstrom’s decision to close its flagship store there in August after a 35-year run.
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S15How AI and AR could increase the risk of problem gambling for online sports betting  Sometimes referred to as the “crack cocaine of gambling”, electronic gaming machines (EGMs) such as slot machines allow bets to be placed as quickly as once every 2.5 seconds, delivering a rapid and immersive gambling experience. Similar features are now being used to transform online sports betting, significantly increasing the risk of problem gambling.Sports betting is one the UK’s most popular forms of gambling. Traditionally, people have placed sports bets in the same way they play the national lottery: betting on the final result of a match or race during the week and often waiting until the weekend to discover the outcome of the event.
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S16Henry VIII's favourite fool - a new book draws a portrait of the man the Tudor court loved to laugh at  Henry VIII is notorious for his willingness to lop off the heads of anyone who crossed him, including a string of former friends and intimates –even two of his wives. So you might think that, to keep your head on your shoulders at his court, you would need to have your wits about you and to watch your tongue. And yet, one figure who sailed on apparently effortlessly through Henry’s bloody later years and the equally violent reigns of his successors was Will Somers, the court fool.
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S17The UK just passed an online safety law that could make people less safe  The UK’s long-debated online safety bill (OSB) has been approved by the House of Lords, clearing the way for it to become law. But it has pitted the government, which proposed the bill, against tech companies that provide secure messaging services. Critics say it will allow authorities in the UK to compel service providers to break users’ encryption.In July, 68 cybersecurity academics published an open letter outlining their concerns about the OSB. In it, they argue that the bill undermines the safety and privacy of users online.
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S18South African tourism: informal traders need support, not more red tape  South Africa is an attractive tourist destination for foreign travellers on the African continent. It ranks 27th out of 128 countries in the world when it comes to visitor arrivals. Its top attractions are its wildlife and immersive cultural experiences, where tourists engage with the traditions, history and way of life of communities in vibrant urban hubs like Cape Town and Soweto.
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S19Giant sea lizards: fossils in Morocco reveal the astounding diversity of marine life 66 million years ago, just before the asteroid hit  Sixty-six million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. The patterns and causes of this extinction have been debated since palaeontology began. Was it a slow, inevitable decline, or did the end come quickly, driven by a sudden, unpredictable disaster? Georges Cuvier, working in the early 19th century, was one of the first palaeontologists. He believed that geological catastrophes, or “revolutions”, drove waves of sudden extinction. In part, his ideas were formed by study of a giant sea lizard, Mosasaurus, that lived and went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous.
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S20Implants like pacemakers and insulin pumps often fail because of immune attacks - stopping them could make medical devices safer and longer-lasting  Biomedical implants – such as pacemakers, breast implants and orthopedic hardware like screws and plates to replace broken bones – have improved patient outcomes across a wide range of diseases. However, many implants fail because the body rejects them, and they need to be removed because they no longer function and can cause pain or discomfort.An immune reaction called the foreign body response – where the body encapsulates the implant in sometimes painful scar tissue – is a key driver of implant rejection. Developing treatments that target the mechanisms driving foreign body responses could improve the design and safety of biomedical implants.
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S21S22Donald Trump's truth: why liars might sometimes be considered honest - new research  According to fact checkers, Donald Trump made more than 30,000 false or misleading claims during his presidency. That’s around 20 a day. But, according to several opinion polls during his presidency, around 75% of Republican voters still considered Trump to be honest. It seems incredible that a serial liar – whose biggest lie about the 2020 election results led to a violent insurrection and nearly brought American democracy to its knees – is still considered honest by so many people.
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S23Ukraine war: mixed signals among Kyiv's allies hint at growing conflict fatigue  It is now almost 600 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the war that has followed has tested the resilience of both countries. But it has also tested those in the west that have supported Ukraine from the start. This much was evident from the mixed reception Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, received last week when he visited the US and Canada. Meanwhile, tensions in Europe over support for Ukraine have flared up again.
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S24S25Glue ear: there's a better alternative to grommet surgery  Glitches in our evolutionary development mean that 80% of four-year-olds get glue ear, a temporary loss of hearing. Many have costly and unnecessary surgery despite there being excellent non-surgical alternatives. Glue ear or secretory otitis media, to give it its medical name, is caused by a build up of fluid in the middle ear. It can affect a child’s hearing, speech, learning and behaviour.
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S26Offshore wind: a perfect storm of inflation and policy uncertainty risks derailing the UK's main hope for a low-carbon future  In what many have deemed a disaster, the UK government’s latest auction for renewable power – an annual attempt to incentivise private sector investment in a range of power sources – has failed to bring forward any new offshore wind projects. Consequently, the government’s own target of achieving 50 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030 is hanging by a thread, and investor confidence has hit a new low.The UK’s rollout of offshore wind has been one of the few sustained successes the government could turn to in recent years. Supported by the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme – the shining star of the government’s low-carbon policy suite – the price of offshore wind has consistently fallen further than expected in each round of auctions.
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S27Five jellyfish species you may encounter more often in UK's warming seas  While scuba diving off the south-west coast of England this summer, I was lucky to encounter several different species of jellyfish in just a matter of weeks. Many of these, including the compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella), are already common to UK waters. But among them was one that I had never laid eyes on before – the crystal jelly (Aequorea victoria) – a creature capable of glowing in the dark. The good news for fellow jellyfish enthusiasts is that both the abundance and diversity of jellyfish around the UK may be on the rise. Warmer sea temperatures mean that jellyfish can now inhabit a wider range of habitats, with some species moving polewards into waters that were once too cold for them.
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S28S29From Luna Park to neo-Nazis - why the Middle Ages still matters to middle Australia  The medieval is part of the mosaic of modern Australia. Our nation’s heritage on this island continent is full of it: in aesthetics, institutions, laws, languages, identities, moralities. Indeed, the very idea of a university is medieval – a concept developed by the Catholic Church around the year 1100.We have a crown and common law because of old-time kings called Henry. Sydney suburbs called St Ives, St Clair, St Leonards, St Marys reflect medieval England’s big-name saints.
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S30Explainer: the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is profoundly contemporary  By any reckoning, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) is one of the most influential Western philosophers in history. No account of the modern era – not just modern thought – could ignore him. Few courses in political or social theory would think to omit him. It is therefore worth coming to grips with his thought and its legacy. But like any major thinker, there are risks in summaries – some of which give us clues about Rousseau himself.
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S31S32S33S34S35S36S37Sex workers' rights: Governments should not decide what constitutes good or bad sex  An Ontario Superior Court justice has dismissed a constitutional challenge to Canada’s sex work laws, saying that the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) does not violate sex workers’ Charter rights. A coalition of 25 sex workers’ rights groups organized a challenge to the legislation, arguing that sex workers are harmed by the partial criminalization of sex work. Anti-prostitution groups argued that the law discourages men from buying sex and reduces commercial sex, in line with the goals of the Nordic or Equality Model of sex work.
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S38S39S40Entrepreneurs are facing a mental health crisis -- here's how to help them  According to a report from the Business Development Bank of Canada, almost half of Canadian entrepreneurs are experiencing mental health challenges, mostly related to stress and finances.Entrepreneurs are twice as likely to report a lifetime history of depression, three times more likely to have bipolar disorder and three times more likely to experience substance abuse and addiction. They are also twice as likely to attempt suicide or be hospitalized in a psychiatric institution.
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S41S42S43What do people think about when they go to sleep?  You’re lying in bed, trying to fall asleep but the racing thoughts won’t stop. Instead, your brain is busy making detailed plans for the next day, replaying embarrassing moments (“why did I say that?”), or producing seemingly random thoughts (“where is my birth certificate?”). Many social media users have shared videos on how to fall asleep faster by conjuring up “fake scenarios”, such as a romance storyline where you’re the main character.
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S44S45Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables  In 2022, the burning of fossil fuels provided 82% of the world’s energy. In 2000, it was 87%. Even as renewables have undergone tremendous growth, they’ve been offset by increased demand for energy. That’s why the United Nations earlier this month released a global stocktake – an assessment on how the world is going in weaning itself off these energy-dense but dangerously polluting fuels. Short answer: progress, but nowhere near enough, soon enough.
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S46S47S48S49S50S51Dan Andrews leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics - who drove conservatives to distraction  Daniel Andrews, who has announced he will step down after nearly nine years as premier, leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics. An activist premier, a gifted political communicator and a hard man of politics, he has been an enormously consequential leader and one of national significance. He is the fourth-longest serving premier in Victorian history, and the longest-serving Labor premier. While his government has had more than its share of controversies, such as the so called “red shirts” scandal and, more recently, the debacle of the cancelled 2026 Commonwealth Games, Andrews will nonetheless be remembered as a progressive premier whose social reforms and massive infrastructure program have transformed the state.
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S52Why an entry fee may not be enough to save Venice from 20 million tourists  Venice’s history, art and architecture attract an estimated 20 million visitors every year. The city, a Unesco World Heritage site, is often crammed with tourists in search of special memories. But for the people who actually live there, this level of tourism has become unsustainable. So from 2024, day-trippers will be charged a €5 (£4.31) fee as part of an attempt to better manage the flow of visitors.
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S53'You have to be everybody's best friend': how dreams and desires leave TV and film crew vulnerable to workplace exploitation  A recent investigation by UK media outlets has uncovered a number of sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, a comedian and TV presenter. Brand has denied the accusations, however this is a timely reminder of the urgent need to challenge and address power asymmetries – not just between men and women, but within workplaces, and particularly across the creative industries.People may work for little or no money, often for experience or exposure – typically in the hope that future opportunities may follow. We call this “hope labour”. This phenomenon is widespread, especially among those in the earlier stages of their working lives.
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S54The Weather App for the Well Connected (And Denny's!)  On a recent Thursday, a hurricane was tracking toward the general vicinity of Boston. How dire was it? Headlines varied from "Hurricane Lee to Peak in the Boston Area Around 6Â A.M. Saturday" (the Globe) to "Worst of Hurricane Lee to Miss Boston" (the Herald). What's with all the confusion?"This entire system"âthe information gathered from ocean buoys, ground-based radar, weather stations, aircraft, satellites, and weather balloonsâ"has been predominantly done by government agencies," Rei Goffer, a founder of the Boston-based weather-intelligence company Tomorrow.io, said, a few hours before the duelling newspaper reports. Everyone, it seems, swears by a weather app (one year's AccuWeather craze is the next's Dark Sky mania), but they all rely on the same limited info. "The Weather Company? Your iPhone? These are solely repackaging governmental data," Goffer said. "They don't really contribute anything to the effort."
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S55I Tried Turning Thirty So You Don't Have to (Honest Review)  I was curious to try turning thirty after hearing self-help gurus swear that it's the secret to finally accepting yourself and being happy. Though they also said that about ayahuasca and moving to New York, and both of those just gave me diarrhea. But I went ahead and did the damn thing, so if you're one of these twenty-nine-and-belows considering it, but have reservations, read on to find out if being thirty is right for you.At almost any hour of the day, you'll be overwhelmed with the urge to Google if there's a better way to deep-clean your rug, pan, or ceiling fan. You'll scour Reddit threads then traverse the dark Web to find a D.I.Y. soap recipe that rehashes seventh-grade science. A guy swears by Elmer's glue mixed with vinegar and chicken bouillon to get out wine stains, and you're absolutely going to try it.
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S56The Playful and Provocative Images of "Christian Tourism"  The other day my aunt told me she was leaving town at the end of the month to see Moses. She wasn't headed to Bible study or Mount Sinai; she meant that she was driving to Lancaster County for a show at Sight & Sound. A theatre ministry in Ronks, Pennsylvania, that started with only a slide projector, Sight & Sound now regularly stages what it calls Biblical productionsâtheatrical performances that run to two or three hours, with orchestral soundtracks and dozens of actors in elaborate costumes on Broadway-like sets, plus live animals.With an auditorium that seats more than two thousand people in a tiny rural town with one tenth that many residents, Sight & Sound may strike outsiders as a cross between "Fitzcarraldo" and Cirque du Soleil. But tens of millions of peopleâChristians, like my aunt, and nonbelievers alikeâhave attended Sight & Sound shows over the past four decades, in Pennsylvania as well as at a second location that opened later in Branson, Missouri. The company has staged "Abraham and SarahâA Journey of Love," "Psalms of David," "Behold the Lamb" "Danielâa Dream, a Den, a Deliverer," "Miracle of Christmas," and "Queen Esther." "Noah," though, is their signature production, and you can imagine whyâwater rushes about and an ark-full of animals moves through the aisles onto the stage. It was a billboard in Branson for "Noah" that caught the British photographer Jamie Lee Taete's eye, with the patriarch's name floating beside his gopher-wood vessel, both framing some relevant, if irreverent, information: "BACK FOR ONE SEASON ONLY!"
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S57Joy in Los Angeles as the Writers Reach a Tentative Deal  It’s a Yom Kippur miracle! On Sunday night, after a draining five months on the picket lines, Hollywood writers reached a tentative deal with the studios. The fine print is still getting ironed out, and, once the guild’s leadership approves it, the agreement will be sent to the Writers Guild of America membership for a ratification vote. As of Monday, the W.G.A. is still officially on strike, though it is no longer holding pickets. And Hollywood is far from returning to normal: SAG-AFTRA, which represents the actors, is still on strike, meaning that production of most scripted television and movies remains on hold.But there’s plenty to celebrate. The W.G.A. negotiating committee assured its members that the deal is “exceptional.” It reportedly made major gains on salaries, minimum staffing requirements in writers’ rooms, transparency on viewership numbers and financial rewards for shows that become hits, and guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence. Many of these issues were non-starters when the negotiations broke down, on May 1st. Writers were soon marching outside the offices of Paramount, Netflix, and Disney, buoying themselves with themed pickets (Bruce Springsteen Day!) and clever signs. When the actors joined them, in mid-July, the picket lines got bigger and starrier. In August, as Hollywood’s Hot Labor Summer wore on, the W.G.A. and the studios attempted to re-start negotiations, but the talks imploded amid leaks and mistrust.
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S58Raising Felix: Other People's Kids  Follow @newyorkercartoons on Instagram and sign up for the Daily Humor newsletter for more funny stuff.By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
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S59You Need to Watch the Weirdest Sci-Fi Movie on Netflix ASAP  Where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner, you ask? Oh, it’s on Netflix until the end of the month.If you’re a creative who needs to grab some headlines, simply describe your latest project as Lovecraftian. Horror games rush to apply the term, film sites run articles like “20 of the Best Lovecraftian Horror Movies” with clockwork regularity… even James Wan recently said Aquaman 2 will feature “creepy, scary, Lovecraftian looking characters,” which should slot in nicely alongside the whimsical octopus drummer.
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S604 Years Ago, an Indie Classic Was Saved From "Dying in the Gutter"  That’s the gist of the story I got from Evil Empire CEO Steve Filby, who was the marketing whiz for hire at Motion Twin during the development of the indie sensation. The Motion Twin team had gone to Gamescom to pitch a game which, up until that point, was going to be a multiplayer affair. Because multiplayer wasn’t nearly ready, a single-player demo was built in haste so they had something to pitch at the show. To their surprise, it won some awards. During their post-show recovery, the team took advantage of those infamous Gamescom beers.“They're like 200 milliliters, short, really light beers. They carry them around with 50 of them on a platter and it's dangerous,” Filby tells Inverse.
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S61Analogue's Transparent Pocket Game Boys Throw It Back to the '90s Hard  What did I tell you? Last month, when Analogue announced a glow-in-the-dark version of its popular Game Boy-compatible Pocket handheld, I said the company should do a translucent Atomic Purple model and now it's doing just that… sort of.The boutique game system maker has announced a limited edition "Transparent Pockets" today in seven see-through colors: Transparent Clear, Transparent Smoke (black), Transparent Red, Transparent Blue, Transparent Orange, Transparent Green, and Transparent Purple.
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S6255 Years Later, One of the Oldest Sci-Fi Teams is Getting Rebooted  In 1965, Stan Lee created the Earthbound secret organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. in an issue of Strange Tales. But since 1968, a very SHIELD-ish sci-fi group has been on TV, doing a lot of things that SHIELD does, but with a decidedly more quirky feeling. Over in the Doctor Who universe, there’s UNIT, which stands for Unified Intelligence Task Force, and now, after being utterly run into the ground, UNIT is back.In the latest trailer for the 60th anniversary Doctor Who specials, we see the return of UNIT, and this time, with a very Avengers-esque, SHIELD vibe. Mild spoilers ahead.
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S63S64'Ahsoka' Episode 7 Will Finally Make Good on the Show's Biggest Promise  While it may be Ahsoka Tano’s name on the marquee, Ahsoka has been feeling more and more like an ensemble piece. That was especially true of Episode 6, which borrowed one of Lucasfilm’s weirdest TV trends and completely pivoted away from Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson). Granted, it was still a solid episode that delivered on the series’ most anticipated reveals. But as Ahsoka moves towards its season finale — now only a little over a week away — it’s running out of time to wrap up its story in a way fans may be hoping for.All eyes are on Ahsoka, at least if its Nielsen numbers are any indication, and the pressure is on for its final episodes. Will the series stick the landing, or join Obi-Wan and The Book of Boba Fett as the latest Star Wars show that could’ve easily been a movie?
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S65The Best Thriller of 2023 Cements the Legacy of a New Horror Icon  Flanagan’s Netflix era ends with a Poe-flavored family tragedy and a monumental new horror classic.One of the biggest misconceptions about Edgar Allan Poe is that he was a horror writer. Sure, his works were integral to the birth of American horror as we know it, but it wasn’t the main theme in his work. In other words, Poe wasn’t big on the jump scare.
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S66Nissan's Wild Hatchback Concept Brings Racing Sims to Life  A hot hatchback will never go out of style. Nissan revealed its latest all-electric concept in London, the Concept 20-23. The sporty three-door hatchback celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Nissan Design Europe team and features an eye-catching design that’s inspired by online racing simulators and Formula E.Instead of Nissan’s other EV concepts that were purpose-built like the performance-oriented Max-Out and the lounge-style Chill-Out, the Concept 20-23 looks much closer to something we would already see on the streets.
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S67The Most Exciting New Star Wars Game Just Got a Huge Update  Thanks to Respawn Entertainment, Star Wars fans are in a new golden age of video games. The Star Wars “Jedi” series are easily the best games set in a galaxy far, far away since Knights of the Old Republic. The most recent entry in the series, Jedi: Survivor, was released earlier this year, but thanks to protagonist Cal Kestis’s voice actor Cameron Monaghan, we now know that work has already begun on a third entry in the series. Here is everything we know about Star Wars Jedi 3. We do not have a release date or even a release window for whatever the sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is just yet. We only know that Star Wars Jedi 3 exists thanks to Monaghan, who appeared at Ocala Comic Con on the Star Wars: Jedi Game Series Panel and revealed that he has already begun work on the third title in the series.
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S68Hollywood Won't Bounce Back From Historic Strike As Quickly As You Think  After over 100 days of protests, the Writers Guild of America struck a tentative deal with the studios and streamers behind the AMPTP. An agreement was reached after five consecutive days of negotiating, per Variety, and will see the WGA gaining protections against generative AI, inadequate residuals, and the opaque new normal that the streaming bubble effectively created. The writers’ strike will remain in effect while WGA leadership votes to accept the deal, but this is still a massive sign of progress for the guild. The terms struck by the WGA and the AMPTP will change the film industry for the better. Improved working conditions mean drastic improvements across the board. Audiences can look forward to an uptick in quality from embattled studios like Disney and Warner Bros., and after a summer of delays, fans are certainly ready to return to their favorite sci-fi and fantasy worlds.
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S70One 'Ahsoka' Detail You Missed Sets Up a Huge Lightsaber Reveal  Star Wars has always put deep thought into its costumes. Leia had her iconic white robes (and even more iconic bikini), Han had his vest, Padmé had everything she ever wore. That isn’t stopping with Ahsoka. Costumes play a huge role in the series: we see Sabine don her Mandalorian armor again in a silent and heartfelt vow to get the job done, Jacen has a miniature pauldron that echoes his late father’s, and Ahsoka shed her gray robes for white ones to emphasize her upbeat new attitude.Now, a hidden detail in Baylan Skoll’s costume could lead to a giant lightsaber reveal that changes everything we know about him, and possibly about Ezra Bridger too. Twitter user @AstromechJ noticed Baylan’s medieval-inspired outfit has a green crystal wrapped to his belt with wire. Could this be a Kyber crystal?
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