Tag: Arts & Entertainment
Amazon Music gets AI-powered search results in new beta
Amazon is updating Amazon Music with a a new "AI-powered search experience" that should make it easier to discover music based on the albums and artists you're already looking for. The company says the new beta feature "includes results for many of your favorite artists today," which is to say,…
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Doctor Who: ‘The Interstellar Song Contest’ review: Camp!
Spoilers for “The Interstellar Song Contest.” No, really, spoilers from here on out. Much like Eurovision itself, that was a lot, wasn’t it? And much like every other episode this season, “The Interstellar Song Contest” was overstuffed, excessive and brutally short. It was also a lot of fun, even if…
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How Murderbot’s Chris and Paul Weitz adapted All Systems Red for TV
For Paul and Chris Weirtz, Murderbot — the upcoming TV adaptation of Martha Wells' sci-fi novella All Systems Red — was an experiment: Can you have a hero who tries to do nothing? The 10-episode sci-fi series, which debuts May 16 on Apple TV+, follows an anxious security robot (Alexander Skarsgård) assigned…
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Mission: Impossible should never have gone full sci-fi
The Mission: Impossible film franchise has always dabbled in the, well, impossible. We've seen Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt climb his way up the Burj Khalifa, have a motorcycle joust to prevent the spread of a bioweapon and hang off the side of an airplane. Even the most grounded entry, Brian…
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Doctor Who ‘The Story and the Engine’ review: Just a trim, thanks
Spoilers for “The Story and the Engine.” Doctor Who lives and dies by the quality of its writing and acting far more than almost anything else on TV. Audiences may demand big explosions and trippy visuals but its best work is often done in small rooms. The Disney era began…
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The enshitification of YouTube’s full album playlists
So a professional dominatrix specializing in foot worship signs into her YouTube account for the first time in seventeen years and compiles over 900 playlists, including the debut LP of progressive math-rock band 90 Day Men, an album from hyperpop/chiptune darling Saoirse Dream and portions of the original soundtrack from…
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