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The Metaverse Doesn’t Have a Leg to Stand On
Except, of course, it can’t. Virtual reality has been hovering on the…
Rian Johnson Knows the Tech Bro in ‘Glass Onion’ Looks Very Familiar
The opening gambit of writer-director Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,…
Elevator-Pitch Horror Is Here to Stay
It’s been creeping up for a while now, an old breed of…
The Chilling White Lotus Scene That Epitomized 2022
At the end of the year, it’s time for reflection. Often, in…
With ‘Ragnarök,’ ‘God of War’ Keeps Growing Up
Before the long-running God of War series was reestablished with a 2018 entry that moved…
Here’s How Robert Jordan Built The Wheel of Time
In his new book Origins of the Wheel of Time, historian Michael…
‘Avatar’ Aims to Beat the Odds—Again
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the…
The Uncanny Valley of Twitter’s 2022 Trends
When it comes to explaining the internet, tech writer Brian Feldman has…
ChatGPT’s Fluent BS Is Compelling Because Everything Is Fluent BS
Out in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, a young…