Category: Arts & Entertainment
Netflix and Apple TV+ clean up at the Emmys with ‘The Crown’ and ‘Ted Lasso’
Netflix has nabbed the most Emmys ever for a single platform with 44 including 11 for The Crown, more than double its nearest rival, HBO/HBO Max. The 2021 edition of the awards was also a watershed year for Apple TV+, which took home 10 Emmys including seven for its comedy…
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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ cleans out its literal and metaphorical closets
This post contains light spoilers for season two, episode six of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks.’ In last week’s episode, Lower Decks wrapped up the first half of its second season by addressing some leftover plot threads from season one, namely Rutherford’s memory loss and the fallout between Mariner and Boimler.…
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Twitter starts rolling out Communities, it’s dedicated space for groups
After 15 years, Twitter is getting dedicated features for groups. The company is now starting to test Communities, “a more intimate space for conversations” on the platform. Communities, which the company first teased back in February, are sort of like Twitter’s version of a subreddit or a public-facing group on…
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WhatsApp may let you block your ‘last seen’ status contact by contact
WhatsApp has come under fire of late for its privacy policies, but an upcoming update will actually give you a bit more control over your privacy settings, according to WaBetaInfo.com. Several years back, WhatsApp introduced new privacy settings that let you change who could see your Profile Picture, About and…
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There’s no way to upgrade ‘Horizon Forbidden West’ from PS4 to PS5
Horizon Forbidden West, probably the biggest PlayStation exclusive announced since the PS5 launch, is set to arrive in February. With the release date coming soon, developer Guerilla Games is opening pre-orders and detailing the many different editions of the game that will be available on February 18th, 2022. Perhaps the…
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This week’s ‘Lower Decks’ engages in old-school Trek tropes
This post contains minor spoilers for season two, episode four of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks.’ If you were a Star Trek newbie, today’s episode of Lower Decks, “Mugato, Gumato,” is not a good place to start. It’s packed full of references across the franchise, including Beckett Mariner, Sam Rutherford and…
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