How Steven Spielberg predicted the ‘Minority Report’ commercials
We are monitored and registered everywhere we go. We're looking for a particular item on our smartphone and boom, we're starting to get ads to buy more. The future seen in Steven Spielberg's film Minority report has already…
opera day on the beach evokes a climate crisis | WGN 720 radio
New York (AP) - How do I make my Brooklyn show space a day on the beach? Answer: 21 tons of New Jersey sand are packed in a 50 lb bag, trucked in and dumped on the ground. There are 840 in total. In this way, the Brooklyn Academy of…
Venice film awards race wide open after star-studded festival
Paolo Sorrentino's film about the death of his own parents, Jane Campion's 1920s frontier saga and a hard-hitting French tale about abortion are among the contenders for the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with the…
How Biden’s new vaccine tenure could create tensions in the workplace
Office policy could become a bit risky in the wake of President Joe Biden's new tenure on the COVID-19 vaccine, which states that people who work in companies with more than 100 employees must be…
Opera’s board of directors goes ahead with expansion project
At their July 8 meeting, the CL Hoover Opera Board of Directors received the feasibility study for adding the property located at 131 West 7th to the Opera House complex. The study was prepared and submitted by architect Bruce McMillan.…
This futuristic pocket lighter turns any pipe or bong into an instant vape
The NEO is a health conscious accessory that all cannabis and tobacco enthusiasts have fallen in love with, and it is unlike anything else on the market right now. Although it does the same thing as a vape, Prrl Labs calls this creation a…
Struggling with a painful story – and adding some glam
“Our task was to tackle the layered history of space,” Garza said, “and because it was such an underutilized space, to revitalize it as an asset to the community.”The house was in a sorry state when the gay advocacy group BIPOC arrived.…
LG says its ‘real folding window’ beats folding glass and will ship in 2023
Foldable glass was meant to open a future straight out of science fiction: phones that fold. But the real glass we ended up using factory installed plastic screen protectors to avoid shattering when you bend it. Now LG wants to cut out…
McDonald’s new futuristic Happy Meal toy uses your smartphone
Most people of a certain age remember the promotional plastic toys that came with a Happy Meal from the fast food chain McDonald's. And while these toys have created a lot of emotional excitement in children around the world, none could!-->…
I breathed a TPB body
A sci-fi horror series about social media, big tech and influencer culture. When the world's biggest influencer posts something irreparably horrible online, the world changes in an instant. Now it's up to its social media manager, Anne…