Month: March 2021

Nintendo Switch; NatsumeThis new iteration of the escape-to-the-country fantasy replaces all that was charming about earlier versions with an average adventure game Before Farmville, before Stardew Valley, there was Harvest Moon – a Japanese farming game dating to 1996, when tending virtual crops and cows was new to video games. Created by Yasuhiro Wada, who …

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In progressive circles these days, there is a palpable horror of the uncurated world, of thought-spaces flourishing outside the consensus One day in March 2015, I sat in a theater in New York City and took careful notes as a series of personages led by Hillary Clinton and Melinda Gates described the dazzling sunburst of …

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Social media giant says it’s exploring introducing a parent-controlled experience that allows kids to ‘safely’ use the photo sharing platform Facebook is considering launching a version of its popular photo social media platform, Instagram, for children under the age of 13. BuzzFeed News first reported Facebook announced in an internal company post that the company …

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Rise in 3D-printed homes comes as California’s housing crisis continues to rage, with 1.8m to 3.5m new units needed by 2025 The desert landscape of California’s Coachella valley will soon be home to the first US neighborhood comprised entirely of 3D-printed houses. Through a partnership between two California companies – Palari, a sustainable real estate …

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Shon Faye hosts Call Me Mother. Plus: inviting homecoming tours with Katy Wix and Adam Drake, and weird and wonderful tales with Heavyweight’s Jonathan Goldstein Call Me MotherShon Faye’s new podcast rails against the patronising image that reaching your 60s and 70s involves sitting under a blanket and knitting, by talking to older LGBTQ trailblazers. …

Warmth and wisdom from queer trailblazers – podcasts of the week Read More »

It may seem like a lot for a digital-only artwork. But in some ways, NFTs are a continuation of collecting as usual On 11 March, one of the art world’s signature can-you-believe-it moments made global headlines: a digital-only artwork sold for more than $69m, the third highest price ever paid for an artwork at auction. …

A jpeg for $70m: welcome to the strange world of cryptocurrency art | Sophie Haigney Read More »

Drivers react to new remuneration with taxi hailing app but say more still needs to be done to improve terms On Wednesday Uber, the taxi hailing app, began offering 70,000 UK drivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay and pensions after years of legal battles. Related: Uber to pay UK drivers minimum wage, holiday pay …

‘A lot are sceptical’: Uber drivers’ cautious welcome over worker status Read More »

We ask Australian comedians to liven up our day with comedy gems. Here’s what Nikki Britton sent us I’ll not waste too much of your time here. There is nothing funnier than an obnoxious dad, three beers in at a barbecue, dominating the kids’ trampoline, only to misstep and get his scrotum pinched in the …

Nikki Britton: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) Read More »

Union says taxi app firm will force workers to take new cases to court despite success with wage claim Uber is set to face further legal action over pay as unions said the taxi hailing app’s new deal was continuing to shortchange its UK drivers. On Tuesday, after years of resistance by the company, Uber …

Uber may face further legal challenge to settle drivers’ hours Read More »

This online experiment uses live motion capture to bring the fairies and sprites of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to vivid life The opening moments of Dream contain all the enticements of an augmented Imax experience, beamed to our laptops. The camera hovers over a forest drenched in mist, then swoops in as if entering a …

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