Input Magazine's Mehreen Kasana reports on a Ukrainian designer's custom keyboard, which turns Photoshop's toolbar into a mechanical masterpiece of bland yet slightly weird design. Playing around with brightness, contrast… Read the rest of the article: Custom keyboard replicates Photoshop toolbar
New shots from the set of Denis Villeneuve's forthcoming Dune movie depict the hardy Fremen, natives of the desert planet at the heart of the sprawling spice opera. Those gloves… Read the rest of the article: Own your own Dune stillsuit gloves
A Boston-area police department issued a request to locals to remember to wear pants when picking up their mail, but the posting appears to have someone in particular in mind.… Read the rest of the article: Boston-area police warn locals to wear pants outside
I still have an iPhone SE, replaced twice in the last four years because I don't fancy any of the gigantic modern models from Apple or leading Android brands. (Anything… Read the rest of the article: New iPhone SE, finally
Elizabeth Warren today backed Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's candidate in the 2020 presidential election, capping a three-day endorsement extravaganza featuring former rival Bernie Sanders and president Barack Obama.… Read the rest of the article: Warren endorses Biden
Viral again this week is the casting wishlist for Star Trek: The Next Generation, which reveals that Denise Crosby was originally to be cast as Counselor Troi, not Lt. Tasha… Read the rest of the article: Yaphet Kotto turned down the role of Jean-Luc Picard
Already among the richest people in the world, Jeff Bezos and the Walton family are even richer thanks to the lockdown. The BBC reports that Amazon founder Bezos's money mountain… Read the rest of the article: Billionaires' wealth surges as lockdownees flock to Amazon, Wal-Mart
To the uplifting eternal disco of Miki Matsubara [Amazon], talented drivers drift their boxy early-1990s automobiles around the curves and corners of Japan.
Ben Campbell: "I got some fake teeth for some quarantine comic relief and well… Thomas stole them off of the table."
"Hi everybody!"
Lockdowns have improved air quality in major cities around the world, per nitrogen dioxide measurements mapped here by Steven Bernard. Most cities, anyway. Data source: ESA Sentinel 5 Data was… Read the rest of the article: Pollution maps of major cities before and during the coronavirus pandemic
Vanity Fair posted a more detailed set of previews from Denis Villeneuve's forthcoming Dune movie. Here's Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) with his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson).
People in Britain are burning down cellphone masts in a panicky reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic, goaded by online trolls and ignorant TV presenters telling them that radio waves, especially… Read the rest of the article: Why 5G doesn't cause Covid-19
Covid-19 is short for "coronavirus disease 2019" and is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV2, short for "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2". So we're all set that it's a… Read the rest of the article: UK TV presenter takes "radio waves cause Covid-19" conspiracy theory mainstream
We must come together to defeat the most dangerous president in modern history. I'm joining @JoeBiden's livestream with a special announcement. https://t.co/AC3zh3ChX3 — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 13, 2020 "We… Read the rest of the article: Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden
Burt Reynolds regretted turning down the part of James Bond, but now you can see how it would have turned out thanks to deepfakery. During his 60-year career, he claimed… Read the rest of the article: Burt Reynolds as Bond
Denis Villeneuve's Dune, based on Frank Herbert's 1965 novel about space travel, drugs, witches, feudal vendettas, hydraulic despotism, genetics, monologues, etc., is out later this year, rona permitting. Vanity Fair… Read the rest of the article: First look at Denis Villeneuve's Dune movie
The Pocket Art Director II offers even better advice than the 2014 original, "conveying a fresh perspective to accurately address the context and vigor of today’s commercial arts professional." In… Read the rest of the article: Art Director dice
There are more than 16m colors addressable at the standard 24-bits of depth, and barely a handful have proper names. Color Names sets out of remedy this historical failure of… Read the rest of the article: Name every 24 bit RGB color
A film by Lernert & Sander; happy Easter!
