From “Girl with the Pearl Earring” to Boy (in this case, Harry Styles) at the Met Gala, few gemstones match the enduring and transformative power of a well-placed pearl. At once classic and contemporary, organic and cultured, simple and rarefied, pearls can make a powerful, personalized statement that nothing else can. This summer, Pandora is…
Sixty-two years after the Beatles last performed “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” McCartney played the song for the first time as a solo artist at Madison Square Garden reception Paul McCartney reportedly performed the Beatles classic “I Want to Hold Your Hand” live for the first time since 1964 at Taylor Swift and Travis…
I got into a small and pointless argument with a friend recently when she announced that a certain bakery chain (expanding across England with astonishing speed) was the only place in her London neighbourhood where she could buy scones. Surely not, I said. Then I thought about where, if I wasn’t going to make my…
The year is 2030. An “infamous mystery hacker” known as the Puppet Master is wreaking havoc on the internet, breaking into the so-called cyber-brains of several humans as well as “every terminal on the network.” As it turns out, the Puppet Master is a creation of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In other words, the…
Found footage movies are tough to pull off. For every classic like The Blair Witch Project or Rec, there are 100 movies like Slender and Megan Is Missing that are, at best, forgettable, and at worst, an affront to the very concept of cinema. My personal favorite, though, is Lake Mungo, a slow burn mokumentary…
In a nutshell: FPGA projects aimed at emulating the original Game Boy experience aren’t exactly uncommon. However, a new handheld project promises better compatibility with Game Boy games and accessories while using a fully open hardware platform. Eli Lipsitz, a software engineer with a passion for retrocomputing and video game emulation, is seeking funding to…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 31. On August 30, a unique event combining a classic car exhibition, a chovgan game, and an equestrian show was held in Baku, jointly organized by the Azerbaijan Automobile Federation (AAF) and the Azerbaijan Equestrian Federation (ARAF), Trend reports. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, attended the event….
Ayn added more than just a touch of nostalgia with its upcoming dual-screen handheld that gives us modern-day Nintendo DS vibes. After teasing the device in a YouTube video earlier this week, Ayn dropped the full spec sheet, price range and release date for its Thor handhelds. The Thor Lite base model will start at…
Roundup: Nvidia’s RTX Remix modding suite exited beta in March, granting modders full access to tools that enhance classic PC games with full ray tracing, also known as path tracing. An ongoing contest has encouraged modders to create significant visual overhauls for several titles. Here are a few of the finalists. Nvidia’s $50,000 RTX Remix…
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