From March 8 to 10 at South by Southwest, NASA will exhibit a full scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the space angency’s latest project and successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The gargantuan piece of equipment is a sight to behold standing over four stories tall and weighing a total of […]
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Tamagotchi App: Captilizing On Quarter-life Nostalgia
Children of the 80s and 90s, rejoice! Sync Beatz Entertainment — through a partnership with Bandai — are returning Tamagotchis to pockets everywhere. In true Tamagotchi fashion, the toy has been reset and brought back from the dead, this time as a smart phone app. Tamagotchi L.I.F.E (Love Is Fun Everywhere) is now available for […]
‘Gender Through Comics’ Knowledge Isn’t Power; It’s A Super Power And Free To All
Comics have reached a new frontier thanks to Ball State University Professor Christina Blanch. Enrollment is now open for Blanch’s new course “Gender through Comic Books”, which will use comics to explore “questions of gender identity, stereotypes, and roles.” The course is structured as a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that allows anyone with internet […]
G4 Becomes Esquire Network, From Proud Geek To Wannabe Chic
Beginning April 22, G4, the cable network known for its technology and gaming-centric programming, will be rebranded as Esquire Network. According to Adam Stotsky, G4’s general manager, the goal is to broaden viewership by tailoring programming to suit the tastes of “a vastly underserved audience in cable TV — today’s modern man.” This shift away […]