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  • ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ Creates a Believable Alien

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    Showtime’s new series The Man Who Fell to Earth, created by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, is a sequel to the 1976 Nicolas Roeg film of the same name, which stars David Bowie as an idealistic alien corrupted by human vices. “We were just trying to honor [The Man Who Fell to Earth author Walter]…

  • 24 Best REI Anniversary Sale Deals: Helmets, Fitness Watches, Outdoor Apparel

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    Just as bears emerge from hibernation and birds migrate in the spring, REI introduces its big anniversary sale every year around Memorial Day. This year’s event lasts from May 20 through May 30. Many items are up to 30 percent off, but REI Co-op members save up to 20 percent off any full-price item of…

  • 16 Best Deals: Video Games, Outdoor Gear, and Tech

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    The weekend means it’s time to relax, however you see fit. We’ve found plenty of deals to aid in your quest for some quality downtime. Craving an outdoor adventure? Want to spend 12 hours with a new video game? Chill out with our top picks below.  REI’s Anniversary Sale is going on right now, and…

  • The Real Reason ‘Matrix Resurrections’ Bombed

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    Let’s say—just for the sake of argument, of course—that you hate yourself. Given this, three specifics about your life may be assumed. One is that you nostalgize a certain period of your past. High school, college, whatever—you miss it. Another is that, seeking to relive those glory years, you pursue sensory regressions, usually some combination…

  • How to Migrate Your Newsletter From Substack to Buttondown

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    Maybe you don’t want to give 10 percent of your revenue to a venture-backed Silicon Valley company. Maybe you don’t trust a venture-backed Silicon Valley company to not eventually pivot away from newsletters entirely and destroy everything you built. Or maybe you just don’t want your newsletter hosted on a service that actively recruits and…

  • Texas Cites Clarence Thomas to Defend Its Social Media Law

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    Florida’s law remains blocked, and the state is keenly interested in the outcome of the Texas battle. Florida on Wednesday filed a Supreme Court brief supporting Texas, and the Florida brief was cosigned by 11 other states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, and South Carolina. “Amici states have a strong…

  • What the World’s Largest Organism Reveals About Fires and Forests

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    Despite concerns raised by Weaver and others in the field, fire suppression became a cornerstone of forest management. And at first, coinciding with a relatively cool, wet period, it seemed to work. Fires across the American West were limited and generally controllable. For about 50 years, this fire regime was presumed to be normal. The…

  • North Korean IT Workers Are Infiltrating Tech Companies

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    As Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine heads towards its hundredth day, opposition from Ukrainian forces is as strong as ever. At the same time, hacktivists all around the world continue to breach Russian institutions and publish their files and emails. This week one hacktivist collective took a different—and slightly peculiar—approach: launching a service to prank-call…

  • Apple’s VR Headset Gets Closer to Actual Reality

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    Goodbye iPod, hello Eyes Pod. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has demonstrated a new Apple-made VR headset to its board. Such a product has been rumored for a while and has reportedly been in development at Apple since 2015. We don’t yet know what it looks like or much about its…