We tested Apple’s new option to unlock an iPhone while wearing a mask – CNN.com – RSS Channel – App Tech Section

Shared from www.cnn.com But my iPhone immediately recognized me as its rightful owner, without needing me to uncover my face. The device swiftly unlocked when I swiped up to use Face ID. For much of […]

‘Inventing Anna’ review: A Netflix miniseries puts the accent in the wrong place, diluting Anna Delvey’s juicy true story – CNN.com – RSS Channel – Entertainment

Julia Garner as Anna Delvery in 'Inventing Anna' (David Giesbrecht/Netflix).

Shared from www.cnn.com CNN —   “Inventing Anna” transforms a juicy real-life drama about a con artist among the influencer crowd into a fairly inert limited series, in part by giving almost equal weight to […]

‘Every move scrutinized’: Facebook’s rocky road to the metaverse | Meta – Lifestyle | The Guardian

Phone screen displaying Facebook, TikTok and Twitter apps.

Shared from www.theguardian.com It would hardly be hyperbole to say that since its founding in 2004, Facebook has taken over the world – counting more than 50% of the global population as its user base. […]

‘Brighton 4th’ review: A refreshing take on immigrant saga – Movies

'Brighton 4th' review: A refreshing take on immigrant saga

Shared from www.latimes.com Long serving as potent fodder for neorealist filmmakers, the immigrant experience is presented in a fresh, compelling context in Levan Koguashvili’s “Brighton 4th,” a gorgeously cinematic familial tragicomedy that constantly and movingly […]

Milan Fashion Week Is Back to Its Pre-Pandemic Glory. What’s Changed? – Business of Fashion

Milan Fashion Week Is Back to Its Pre-Pandemic Glory. What’s Changed?

Shared from www.businessoffashion.com The Gang’s All Back Milan Fashion Week runs from Feb. 22 to 28 Gucci and Bottega Veneta are back on the schedule after showing elsewhere for much of the pandemic Bottega Veneta’s […]

Why you can’t have legs in virtual reality (yet) – CNN.com – RSS Channel – App Tech Section

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg interacting with a full-body cartoon avatar of himself during a demo video showing the possibilities for virtual reality. Today, Meta's Horizon Worlds VR app shows users' avatars from the waist up.

Shared from www.cnn.com CNN —   Mark Zuckerberg stares at a cartoon version of himself in a virtual world and tries to pick an outfit for his avatar to wear. Zuckerberg flicks his hand to […]

These KEY & PEELE Sketches Are Inherently and Hilariously Black – Television – Nerdist

Shared from nerdist.com When Key & Peele hit TV  on January 31, 2012, it brought sketch comedy that was both universal and specific. There was something that everyone could laugh or relate to, but there […]

Black TV Shows, Films, Comics, and Novels to Support in 2022 – Movies – Nerdist

split photo of a black person in afrofuturist film, nope jordan peele poster with cloud, and black woman

Shared from nerdist.com Black creativity and content is a glorious and continuously flowing well. Contrary to some social media complainers’ beliefs that there just isn’t enough TV shows, films, and other entertainment with Black people […]

THE WOMAN KING Makes Viola Davis a Powerful African General – Movies – Nerdist

Viola Davis in The Woman King first look photo

Shared from nerdist.com A new historical film is on the way this year. And, unlike many others that revisit the same figures over and over again, this one is delivering something novel and quite epic. […]

The best Super Bowl ads of 2022, from Dr. Evil to Uber Eats – Television

The best Super Bowl ads of 2022, from Dr. Evil to Uber Eats

Shared from www.latimes.com Super Bowl Sunday is the one day of the year that television viewers look forward to commercials. Those 30-second spots that interrupted the suspense of “Mission: Impossible” and the comedic flow of […]

GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES Prequel Sets Cast as Production Starts – Television – Nerdist

Pink Ladies in Grease

Shared from nerdist.com It was only a matter of time before Grease got another revival. This time, it’s not a remake of the Broadway musical, it’s a prequel series. Via The Hollywood Reporter, we now […]

Sarah Jones’ Father Calls For Safety Coalition To Address Unsafe Conditions & Accountability On Films & TV Shows – Deadline – Film

Sarah Jones’ Father Calls For Safety Coalition To Address Unsafe Conditions & Accountability On Films & TV Shows – Deadline

Shared from deadline.com On the eve of the eighth anniversary of Sarah Jones’s death on a railroad trestle in Georgia, her father is calling for the creation of a Safety Coalition to address safety issues, […]

Hiltzik: Mark Zuckerberg and the Meta plunge – Technology

Hiltzik: Mark Zuckerberg and the Meta plunge

Shared from www.latimes.com If the old saw is true about insanity defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, what are we to think about Mark Zuckerberg’s latest […]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Play Infamous Cult Leader Jim Jones – Movies – Nerdist

A side-by-side of Chloe Grace Moretz and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Shared from nerdist.com In general, we have a morbid fascination with cult leaders. There’s something about a charismatic individual who indoctrinates their followers into a particular way of life or mission, often with catastrophic results. […]

‘Lingui, the Sacred Bonds’ review: Chad’s Oscar entry – Movies

Shared from www.latimes.com “Lingui, the Sacred Bonds,” a taut, strikingly beautiful drama from the Chadian writer-director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, begins with a bracing image of a woman at work. Amina (Achouack Abakar Souleymane) makes her living […]

10 Facts About “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” From Encanto – BuzzFeed – Music

10 Facts About "We Don't Talk About Bruno" From Encanto

Shared from www.buzzfeed.com Shhh, come here, let’s talk about Bruno. Disney’s Encanto continues to be at the forefront of our minds with the film now getting Academy Award Nominations and its hit song “We Don’t […]

NFT marketplace suspends most sales, citing ‘rampant’ fakes and plagiarism – CNN.com – RSS Channel – App Tech Section

Shared from www.cnn.com Sales of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, soared to around $25 billion in 2021, leaving many baffled as to why so much money is being spent on items that do not physically exist […]