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Yikes. Today’s headlines look pretty bleak. So did yesterday’s, and the day before that, and the day before that. Genocide, homicide — all the -cides — inflation, corruption, climate change, racism, tyrants, war. It’s a lot. AI is getting…

As readers of this column know, there’s no shame in a mobile game. Despite the fact that at one point in my not-too-distant past I’d been embarrassed about my consumption of corny phone games, Merge Mansion captured my soul and in the…

A “Doomscroll Doom” bot is gaining traction for posting every single frame of Doom, though it’s going to be years before the bot reaches the credits. Every hour, the Doomscroll Doom bot posts a single frame from The Ultimate Doom, id…

If you’re anything like me, at some point in your life your morning routine may have looked something like this: Wake up, roll around in bed, contemplate your existence, think about hitting the snooze button, decide against it, then…