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Nolan: studios “drawing wrong conclusions” from Tenet box office performance
Nolan "thrilled" with Tenet's box office performance, but he's worried that studios are focused only on the negatives.
Streaming megastar Pokimane asks fans to support more emerging creators
Popular streamer Pokimane says she earns enough and has created an industry first to put a cap on what fans can give her.
Reading Trump's tweets in crayon scrawl is very appropriate right now
Reading the rantings and ravings of an unhinged world leader's tweets in children's handwriting at least adds some entertainment.
YouTube won't remove US election disinformation, thinks demonetising is enough
A video claiming Trump won the election last night violating YouTube policies has only been demonetised rather than taken down.
Deepfaking Trump with Harry Shearer
We speak to virtual production studio Mod's Michela Ledwidge about the tech that brought Harry Shearer's Donald Trump satire to freakish life.
Elliot Page to star in a Gamergate comedy? We have concerns...
‘Pitch Perfect with esports and Gamergate’ just feels offensive to the very real and ongoing suffering of those involved.
My obsession with a crime reporting beauty guru
What do you get when you mix hardcore true crime with a perfect cut crease? Your new favourite YouTube channel.
PAX Online and digital conventions: are they any good for indie developers?
Game developers tell Byteside how digital-only events changed their story in 2020, and the lessons to make physical events better in future.
How to tell if you're a digital hoarder
If your documents folder looks like digital possums nested in it, you might be a digital hoarder. And that's ok, but here's how to manage it.
Vindolanda: a dead obsession
It's time to get your would-be child detective on the case. There's a historical mystery to solve and it starts with human bones!
007, take the bloody streaming deal or risk losing it all
No Time To Die may have no time at all if it doesn't take a chance and go the streaming route before everyone has given up on it.
Dan Golding on his ARIA nomination for the Untitled Goose Game
We talk to Golding about converting a game soundtrack into a linear format, what the nomination means to him, and what he's working on next.
Facebook helps boost NYU research project monitoring its ads – by suing it
Facebook goes after an NYU research plugin designed to give greater transparency to political adverts.
Your excitable history lesson on Netflix's Blood of Zeus
Our resident historian goes deep on what Greek myths the new Netflix anime looks like it will be digging into.
Billie Eilish upcoming livestream gig plays with an XR experience
An interesting experiment in digital concert livestreaming also feels like a fun, accessible way to catch some live music.
New Photoshop AI features make it easier than ever to pretend you know what you're doing
Neural filters, sky replacement technology and ridiculous edge detection takes how good / creepy Photoshop can be to yet another level.
The great coffee conundrum
Is there a way to enjoy convienient coffee ethically? Probably not. Am I a monster for enjoying coffee pods? It's complicated. But yes.
Aurora RGBorealis?! Localized entirely within your study!?!
In a response to last week's RGB column from Alice Clarke, Hope digs in further on her own love for the joy smart LEDs bring to her home.
BIGSOUND 2020 is the latest Aussie live music event to go online
Everything from a Tom Morello keynote to DOOM composer Mick Gordon sees this year's online spin on the event looking worth a digital visit.
The Flaming Lips take the quarantine bubble literally with unique live show
Live music has been one of 2020's greatest casualties, but The Flaming Lips may have solved the problem of how to safely perform to crowds.
