“So many of us can relate to being the monster in the room.” Coming to Shudder Sept. 30 just in time for spooky season, Queer for Fear is a four-episode documentary series executive produced by Hannibal‘s Bryan Fuller examining the history of horror through an LGBTQ lens, making connections you might not have immediately noticed…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Virtual offices. Floating, legless bodies. VR Mark Zuckerberg. I’ve been as skeptical of the metaverse as anyone, but Fortnite broke me from that disillusion. It showed me that not only is the metaverse already here, but it’s already awesome — no matter what dystopia Zuckerberg tries to sell you. I’m not sure what did it….
The arrival of Sennheiser’s next-gen Ambeo Soundbar Plus in Berlin for IFA 2022 was no surprise given that it had been leaked on Amazon one week earlier. Still, it was a treat to see the Soundbar Plus in the flesh, and even more of a treat to give it a listen. During the company’s press…
Nine Burger King restaurants in South Carolina operated by a franchisee have violated child-labor laws, the Department of Labor says. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nine Burger King franchise restaurants in South Carolina have violated child-labor laws, the DoL says. They let 14 and 15-year-olds work later shifts and longer hours than the legal limits, per the…
Tourists pose for a picture in Giza, Egypt, on Oct. 21, 2021. The iconic pyramids are surrounded by a harsh desert, prompting scientists to wonder how building blocks were brought to the site. Wang Dongzhen/Xinhua/Getty Images Ancient Egyptians built the spectacular Giza pyramids in what is now a desert landscape. How they hauled the tons-heavy…
Mortgage rates have been rising as economic data continues to support aggressive action from the Federal Reserve. This week, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 5.66%, the highest it’s been since late June. Last week, initial jobless claims decreased to 232,000 from the previous week’s 237,000 — a sign that the labor market…
Donald Trump stands alongside Gina Haspel before she is sworn-in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, May 21, 2018. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images White House officials were reluctant to hand intelligence over to Donald Trump, the NYT reported. Sources told the paper the former…
Good morning readers, Phil Rosen here. Today’s not just the last trading session of the week, but it’s the Friday before a long weekend. That’s exciting, but to me it isn’t half as cool as this new K-Pop ETF that just launched, which gives traders exposure to South Korea’s entertainment sector. It’s the latest investment…
Network data showed that Russia is set to resume natural gas flows via Nord Stream 1 Saturday. Stefan Sauer/Picture Alliance/Getty Images Russian gas deliveries via Nord Stream 1 look set to resume Saturday as planned, grid data shows. Gazprom shut down the pipeline’s flows to Europe, already at only 20% capacity, for maintenance. The news…
Elon Musk. Andrew Kelly/Reuters Elon Musk is scared low birth rates could lead to what he calls “population collapse.” Experts told Insider the global population is still growing, and when it shrinks it’ll be gradual. This won’t necessarily be a problem for society, they added. Elon Musk has a thing about birth rates. The Tesla…