How Ghost in the Shell got its main characters wrong—and why it matters
Apparently, “you can’t lead” with philosophy in Hollywood.
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Cassandra Khaw
Contributing Reporter
Cassandra Khaw enjoys Muay Thai, neural networks, street dance, video games, reading, and balletic executions of electronic malice.
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Torment: Tides of Numenera is pustulant, putrid, and mucousy—in a good way
18 years after Planescape, we journey into an otherworldly predatory organism.
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In The Nightmare Stacks, a math-loving vampire gets swept up in an elf invasion
Charles Stross’ latest novel in The Laundry Files series is good fun, slightly uneven.
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Block Stop: The theatre company taking live-action video games to the stage
A London company is using live-streamed content to enhance interactivity.
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Ninefox Gambit is military science fiction for people who love mathematics
Yoon Ha Lee’s debut novel is an exploration of military tactics and futuristic math.
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Joe Hill’s new novel The Fireman gives us a terrifying plague
Review: The novel is gorgeous, gory, and utterly heartbreaking.
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Alice Isn’t Dead review: Gorgeously eerie work from the creators of Night Vale
If you like creeping, consuming terror, this serial podcast is for you.
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The enduring popularity of the Monkey King
How Journey to the West influenced 400 years of culture and entertainment.
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Stardew Valley review: A pastoral, contemporary escape
This love letter to Harvest Moon is more than the sum of its parts.
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Zootropolis review: For kids, a police procedural; for us, a savage slice of society’s ills
Disney softens you up with the cute and cuddly, and then sucker punches you.
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Track your friends’ sleep patterns with the help of a Facebook hack
All it takes is a bit of code that checks your timestamps every ten minutes.
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BBC announces first major virtual reality project: a VR documentary
Easter Rising follows the perspective of 19-year-old Irish rebel Willie McNieve.
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McDonald’s is trialling Happy Meals that can turn into VR goggles
“The evolution of the Happy Meal,” being trialled in Sweden, will cost about £3.
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Minecraft finally gets a combat overhaul with v1.9 update
You can now dual-wield like a pro.
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Boy wins EDF “girls in tech” competition
EDF criticised for programme that was originally girls-only, but later opened up to boys.
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You can now read the entirety of sci-fi magazine If for free
All 176 issues of the magazine, which ran from 1952 to 1974, are available to download.
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Facebook donates 25 GPU-based servers to augment AI research in Europe
Announcement comes during Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Berlin, Germany.
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Deadpool face-animation tech now embroiled in Hollywood legal battle
Company hopes to block distribution of films using Mova, a tech it claims to own.
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BBC Music playlist app taps into Spotify, YouTube
New music discovery service will feature exclusive content, Auntie promises.
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Uber launches motorbike taxi service in Bangkok
UberMOTO in Thailand is unlikely to offset the firm’s huge losses in China, however.
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Report: VW told it must make electric cars in US
German car maker could also be told to help develop network of charging stations.
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Disney’s Gravity Falls is weird Americana meets Lovecraft for kids
An eerie-and-tentacular, yet wholly-heart-warming adventure into small-town America.
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“Gmailify” your e-mail inbox to get all the benefits of Gmail without using Gmail
You’ll get spam protection, better inbox organisation, and more.
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Sports Illustrated takes swimsuits into virtual reality
“We want our fans to experience swimsuit on every level.”
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Well, at least Barbie now has a working hoverboard
Plus, Barbie’s new Dreamhouse includes voice-activated lighting, à la Philips Hue.
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Gmail to warn you if your friends aren’t using secure e-mail
Messages coming to or from non-encrypted sources will be flagged by Google.
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Amazon Games launches free game engine with native Twitch integration
Lumberyard will be free and cross-platform. Also announced: Amazon GameLift.
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That Dragon, Cancer and how the digital age talks about death
The advent of high technology has changed the conversation about our mortality.
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Ohlala launches Uber-like instant paid dating app in New York
But it is definitely not a crowdsourced escort service, the founders say.
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Microsoft buys UK-based AI firm SwiftKey for $250 million
SwiftKey is also behind the software used by Dr. Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair.
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Make your own cyborg cockroach for under $30
Warning: this DIY hack requires surgery. And an Arduino.
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BBC launches monthly videogame show on Radio One
Hosted by Julia Hardy, each episode will focus on discussion around a specific game.
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Electric cars now welcome in some UK city bus lanes
Four UK cities are providing incentives to own EVs, including free parking.
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At the Sundance Film Festival? You can try Airbus and Uber’s new helicopter ride
“It’s a pilot program, but we’ll see where it goes,” says Airbus chief.
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BBC delays the Micro:bit—again
The tiny education computer won’t be released until at least the end of February.
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