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Who Thought Stoppard Needs More Sex?
Vulture,
Bedlam’s Arcadia falls into an easy trap.
Watch David Tennant's New Doctor Who Debut
Gizmodo,
The 14th Doctor has arrived—a little earlier than we first expected. Although Doctor Who will return to TV in a little over a week in a big way to celebrate its 60th anniversary in a trio of specials, tonight the BBC released a short scene marking the first onscreen adventure for David Tennant’s latest take on the… Read more...
A Rise in Antisemitism; and a Conversation with the A.I. Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton
The New Yorker,
The normalization of antisemitism has the potential to destabilize democracies, a historian says. Plus, the godfather of artificial intelligence on why his brainchild scares him.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow Stage Play Reveals First Look
While Stranger Things season five is still in the far future—but finally back in production, at least, with the Duffer Brothers and company—the Netflix series’ official theater spin-off prequel is now in previews. Read more...
Master maker Simone Giertz spent three years designing a better coat hanger
Boing Boing,
For more than a decade, Swedish maker Simone Giertz has inspired us with her "shitty" robots, DIY Tesla pickup truck, mantis shrimp costume, and other curious and "useless" inventions. For the last three years, she's been designing a better coat hanger. — Read the rest
Who knows what GamePlanner does, but Airbnb just bought the company
TechCrunch,
Who knows what GamePlanner does, but Airbnb just bought the company. Let's dive in to this and other news from startup land. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Click here to make your life more suspenseful
Is your life humdrum? Short on drama? Lacking intrigue? "Suspense Accents" can help. Just click on any of the soundboard buttons to add tension to your boring day-to-day. For even more menace, switch to dark mode. Created by Robb Knight, original design by John Voorhees, VLCNR icon by Simon Buckmaster. — Read the rest
The Best of OpenAI’s New GPTs, Ranked
OpenAI will roll out GPTs, customizable chatbots similar to ChatGPT, worldwide by the end of November via the GPT Store. Developers already created thousands of these GPTs in just a couple of weeks, and Gizmodo went through a lot of them to figure out the best ones you should check out. Read more...