This weekend’s Netflix watchlist spans three very different worlds. A 19th-century murder mystery based on a Margaret Atwood novel, a Danish serial killer thriller, and a Japanese sumo drama that is impossible to put down.
This weekend’s watchlist covers two psychological thrillers and one animated conspiracy series that deserve far more attention than they have been getting.
“Before we know how it all will end, we need to understand how it all began.”
Backrooms has got some new teaser images, and they’ve made me feel very unsettled.

Alex Jones may soon lose Infowars, the digital perch that he’s used for decades to traffic in conspiracy theories, to The Onion, the satirical newspaper. But not before he’s uncovered something truly dastardly: comedian Tim Heidecker’s past (publicly available) work. “The Onion newspaper has been rocked by the discovery that their new creative director, produced […]
Disney is reimagining its Classic Princess Dolls with plastic-free packaging that uses less material, improves durability, and makes the unboxing experience easier
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Following Paramount Skydance’s move to launch an investigation into how its upcoming Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender animated feature leaked onto the internet, a suspect has been taken into custody by police. The Straits Times reports Singaporean police have arrested a 26-year-old man who is alleged to have uploaded the new Avatar movie (previously titled […]
“I take this step for my country, for my people, and for the Marxist-Leninist way of life.”

In the first 24 hours of the assault on Iran, the US military struck more than 1,000 targets, nearly double the scale of the “shock and awe” attack on Iraq over two decades ago. This acceleration was made possible by AI systems that speed up the targeting process. Chief among them is the Maven Smart […]
Amaze, amaze, amaze! A Lego version of the ‘Project Hail Mary’ spaceship soared into the stratosphere and set an altitude record.
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