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Check out the trailer for Worlds of Ursula Le Guin, a feature documentary by Arwen Curry about the late and iconic SFF author. Ursula passed away in January this year. The Conversation wrote a farewell to her here: Le Guin published her first paid work April in Paris in the September 1962 issue of the […]

In what appears to be the year of the nostalgia returns, what with Backstreet Boys and ABBA etc releasing new singles, Ducktales is back. And bizarre. Via AVClub: DuckTales, in any incarnation–comic series, old TV show, new TV show–is perfectly suited for the strange, to be clear. But in terms of all the actual “stuff” […]

There were talks about a Charmed reboot in the works for a while, which sparked controversy over social media. The new trailer is out, featuring three Latinx sisters, and it looks great. Via Huffpo: The CW announced last year it was working on a reboot of the hit series “Charmed,” and now it has summoned […]

Long Term Delivery is a comedic short film from Jake Honig, a romanticised story about a secret division within the US Postal Service. Via Short of the Week: Inspired to create his narrative after becoming frustrated when a series of packages were failed to be delivered to him. Honig dreamed up a “romanticized story” about […]

Weta Digital takes us behind the scenes on War for the Planet of the Apes, showing how some of the nuances of expression were created. Via Variety: The 2011 “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” offered visual-effects breakthroughs, and the filmmakers raised the bar even higher in the 2014 sequel. The finale in the […]

This beautifully cut fan trailer for Watership Down and its sequel, the Plague Dogs, kinda breaks our hearts all over again. Edited by YouTuber MoonlightButterfly, this trailer uses “Time and Tide” by Alan Price as its backing audio. Watership Down and the Plague Dogs are books by Richard Adams. Haven’t read them? Probably should get […]

New Belgium Brewing has debuted the Hemperor, which they’ve called “the dankest ale in the world”, made with hemp and hops. Via Adweek: Though it has no psychoactive properties (any resulting buzz may come instead from its 7 percent alcohol content), its recipe inspired its advertising, which deliberately borrows from stoner culture, Belongie says, “to […]

The duck curve is said to be solar energy’s greatest challenge. What exactly is it and how does it have an impact on energy prices? Via Vox: It may seem counterintuitive, but the people who operate the power grid don’t really think of solar power as conventional supply. They can’t control or “dispatch” it on […]

Described once as part NASCAR, part Science Fair, Battlebots is back. An American robotics competition, competitors design and operate remote-controlled attack bots. Via Gizmodo: Robot bits are strewn across work benches, sparks are flying, and crews are furiously prepping for the next battle, replacing smashed parts with new ones and testing their weapons. In one […]

A Royal Wedding Corgi brand activation? Yes please. You might not care very much about the latest British royal shenanigans, but corgis are cute. A breed that’s famously the favourite of the Queen, this brand activation was in NYC, promoting the upcoming Harry x Megan film. Sadly, in April, the Queen lost her last corgi, […]