The Far Side's Biggest Weakness (According to Gary Larson) Is What Makes It Great

Summary The Far Sideis as iconic for its distinctive artistic style as it is for its uniquely brazen approach to humor – thoughaccording to Gary Larson, his drawing was the “biggest weakness” of the comic. Whether that is true or not, his work remains enduringly popular, and continues to find new audiences to amuse in the internet era, well after it ceased daily syndicated publication. In aninterview published by the Chicago Tribune, Larson spoke in detail about the art ofThe Far Side, and his own perception of it....

June 12, 2025 · 8 min · 1515 words · Matthew Medina

The Mad Queen rules over ashes in Game of Thrones’ final episode photos

King’s Landing is ashes, and the Mad Queen has emerged victorious, but there’s still one episode remaining in the final season of HBO’sGame of Thrones. The fires are still burning in both the hit show and in fans’ debate over the penultimate episode ofGame of Thrones, and the network has now released a pair of photos and apreview of what’s to comewhen one of the most popular series of all time concludes its eight-season run....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Michelle Hayes

The Polar V800 GPS watch is updated with GoPro and Stryd support

Polar, a manufacturer of sports and fitness devices, announced it is adding some interesting new features to one of its most popular wearables. Owners of theV800 multisport GPS watchwill soon have the ability to connect with a GoPro Hero 5 camera, as well as the Stryd power meter for runners, giving them better access to training metrics as a result. The new functionality is available via the latest software update for the V800, which should be available on Thursday....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Jeffery Rodriguez

These Android apps are spying on you — and there’s no easy way to stop them

Android’s security woes need no introduction, but another threat that hasn’t received its fair share of awareness relates to spyware and stalkerware apps. These apps can secretly be installed on a victim’s phone to monitor their activity and can be exploited to harass victims of domestic abuse and engage in online stalking. All someone needs is physical access to the victim’s phone to install these apps, which is not too difficult in cases of domestic abuse....

June 12, 2025 · 8 min · 1496 words · Kimberly Williams

Who Plays The Young Mae & Osha In The Acolyte Episode 3?

Warning! This article contains minor spoilers for The Acolyte episode 3. Summary The Acolyteepisode 3 explores the childhood of Osha and Mae, complete with two younger actors in the central roles. As ofThe Acolytepremiere’s ending, Amandla Stenberg solidified herself as the twin sisters, one light and one dark. Stenberg expertly ledThe Acolyte’s cast of charactersin the first two episodes, though the visions of Osha and Mae as children left many questions surrounding their childhood....

June 12, 2025 · 4 min · 665 words · Jeffrey Flores

‘Blair Witch’ director is crowdfunding a docudrama about an alien encounter

An alien encounter doesn’t necessarily seem like something you would want to repeat, but a man named Carl Merryweather is trying to reunite with the “Skyman” he claims he met almost 30 years ago. The story captured the attention ofBlair Witch Projectdirector Dan Myrick and he made it his next project. The filmmaker has launched an Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund a docudrama film about what Merryweather finds. Myrick describes the project as “a labor of love … inspired by a fascination with UFO subculture....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Sarah Henry

1 Minor Doctor Who Character Is Going To Be Way More Important In Season 15

Summary DoctorWhoseason 15 will give one seemingly minor character from season 14 an important role. Season 14 focused on new companion Ruby Sunday’s search for her birth family. LikeeveryDoctor Whocompanionin the post-2005 continuation of the long-running sci-fi series, Ruby was torn between staying with her family and traveling with the Doctor and occasionally came home when a story demanded it. Before meeting the Doctor, Ruby lived with her adoptive mother, Carla, and grandmother, Cherry, who was often bedridden, and was friendly with her next-door neighbor, Mrs....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 700 words · Ann Martin

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid first drive review: Chase the sun

“Why you may trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The 2020 Hyundai Sonata is anear-perfect midsize sedan. It has excellent road manners and tech features you won’t find in any other car in this price range. However, while the stuff on the dashboard is impressive, the stuff under the hood isn’t....

June 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1765 words · Katherine Davis

25 years later, the superhero genre has forgotten this overlooked movie’s greatest message

Nowadays, superhero movies are more common than most otherHollywood blockbusters. That wasn’t the case in 1999. Back then, not only were comic book films still few and far between but good ones were even rarer and more difficult to find. A lot has, of course, changed since then. Entire superhero-driven cinematic universes have been born, taken over Hollywood, and — in the case ofWarner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe— even been put out to pasture....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 931 words · Steven Eaton

90 Day Fiancé: Shocking Reason Rob Cheated On Sophie Finally Revealed

Summary The real reason why Rob Warne cheated on Sophie Sierra from90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?has been revealed, and it is quite the unexpected twist to their already complicated relationship.Rob is a 33-year-old aspiring actorand model from Los Angeles who met social media influencer, 25-year-old Sophie, on Instagram after she slid into his DMs.Sophie flew from Londonto Los Angeles tolive with Rob for two monthsbefore the pandemic, and they applied for the K-1 visa at her insistence....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 727 words · Jason Ford

Amazon slices prices for Ring Video Doorbell bundles for Presidents Day Sales

After introducing significantly discounteddeals on Ring Alarm kits, Amazon slashed prices forRing Video Doorbellsbundled with Echo Dot smart speakers and Echo Show 5 smart displays. These deals are timed right for Presidents Day Sales. Ring’s Video Doorbellsare the most popular smart home devices other than the smart speakers and smart displays most of us use to manage and respond to the handy porch monitors. Video doorbells send alerts when they detect motion or when someone presses the doorbell....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1044 words · Bryan Meyer

Apex Legends proves battle royale is no fad. In fact, it’s just getting started

Apex Legendsis a monster. On February 11, Respawn Entertainment announced the game had surpassed 25 million players and more than two million concurrent. It also continues to dominate Twitch. Streamers playingApexhave averaged a total of over 250,000 viewers over the past 7 days. That’s twice as many asFortnite, and almost ten times more thanPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. It’s not an exaggeration to sayApexcame from nowhere. While anyone paying attention to Respawn knew the studio had a title planned for 2019, few thought it’d arrive so early in the year....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 768 words · Michael Clark

Apple TV vs. Google TV: How do they differ?

The surging interest set-top media boxes such as Roku, Apple TV and the Boxee Box is starting to look a lot like the sudden buzz around tablets: Microsoft was puttering around with the same concepts ages ago, but nobody really cared. Now that Apple and Google have focused their laser-like engineering teams on the problem, years of antiquated GUI design are searing off in months as both companies work their magic on the long-neglected “ten-foot interface....

June 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1066 words · Elizabeth Peck