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Why You Should Watch 'Under the Silver Lake' Before It Leaves Netflix

David Robert Mitchell's surreal conspiracy thriller satirizes modern obsessions with hidden meanings and manufactured meaning.

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The Best LEGO Plants and Flower Sets for Building a Botanical Collection

LEGO's Botanical Collection offers adult builders detailed, display-worthy replicas of nature's beauty, with a wide range of sets available.

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Elon Musk Uploads Uwe Boll's Controversial Film to X

The tech mogul made Uwe Boll's anti-immigration film 'Citizen Vigilante,' starring Armie Hammer, available for free download on his platform for two days.

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How Video Games Are Queering Time and Our Relationship With Life's Milestones

Several games explore the concept of 'queer time,' a temporal rhythm outside heteronormative expectations, offering new ways to understand personal identity and societal pressures.

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Josh Sawyer: Games Should Draw Inspiration From Everywhere, Like Greek Plays

The Obsidian design director emphasizes that artistic inspiration is a constant throughout the game development process, aiming to evoke thoughts and emotions in players.

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Toy Story 5 Tackles the Digital Age's Impact on Childhood

Pixar's latest installment moves beyond simple 'screen time' debates to explore the profound societal shift of constant digital immersion.

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36 Years Later, Akira's Manga Still Delivers One of Cyberpunk's Best Endings

Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal manga concludes its epic saga of chaos and rebirth with a uniquely hopeful vision.

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Sliders: The 90s Sci-Fi Show That Was Decades Ahead of Its Time

Long before the multiverse became a mainstream concept, this Fox series explored ambitious speculative fiction and serialized storytelling that television is only now embracing.

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House of the Dragon Criticized for Unnecessary Sexual Assault Depiction

A recent episode of the Game of Thrones prequel has drawn criticism for including a sexual assault that serves no clear narrative purpose.