A new law brings trouble in paradise for anyone texting as they walk across a street in Hawaii’s state capital. “Distracted pedestrian” legislation is popping up in other states as well, as deaths associated with cell phone fixation are at record highs. On Wednesday, lawmakers in Honolulu made it illegal for pedestrians to cross the […]
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An ex-Facebook exec who ‘went home to die’ is making a device to scrap the costly procedure that almost didn’t save her
Rock Health Former Facebook executive Mary Lou Jepsen said a near-death experience inspired her latest project, a device that she said would let us “look inside any part of the body.” Jepsen has been vague about the technology but said it would be affordable and wearable with MRI-like capabilities. She claims the device could have […]
Mondo Unveils ‘Die Hard’ Poster by Olly Moss and ‘Mouse Guard’ by David Petersen
This is not the first time Mondo has tackled Die Hard, but it is the first time Olly Moss, one of the most talented poster artists working today, has tackled the 1988 action classic. A new Olly Moss Die Hard poster was revealed today and will go on sale tomorrow, alongside a new poster based on […]
‘Don’t Die’ is one author’s spotlight on gaming’s underrepresented people and views
FEATURE: David Wolinsky created his interview series Don’t Die to figure out how video games can be better. The impetus was Gamergate, but it’s since expanded to cover a whole slew of topics in the games industry, examining the culture and hearing from folks who both make and play games. “Now, I don’t mean ‘better’ […]
‘Die in a Gunfight’: Josh Hutcherson and Kaya Scodelario To Star in Modern ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Riff
“Wherefore art thou, bae?” I wouldn’t be surprised to hear those words uttered in the upcoming movie Die in a Gunfight, a riff on William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Romeo & Juliet set in modern day that’s just cast a couple of stars from the biggest YA movie franchises around. Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) and Kaya Scodelario (The […]
Victoria season 2 spoilers: Viewers in MELTDOWN over Lord M confusion ‘Did he die?’
Lord M (played by Rufus Sewell) was revealed to be suffering from a grave illness in last week’s episode of the ITV show, and it appeared that the former Prime Minister and Queen Victoria (Jenna Coleman) shared a poignant goodbye. But as this week there was no mention of the Queen’s dearest confidante and friend, […]
“Prepare to die” in Dark Souls: The Board Game
Enlarge (credit: Steamforged) Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com—and let us know what you think. It’s been surpassed now, but, for a while last year, Dark Souls had the honor of being the most lavishly funded board game ever on Kickstarter. The […]
This Christmas, ‘Die Hard’ with a New Illustrated Adaptation of the Action Classic
It’s hard for some to accept the fact that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, and therefore even harder for them to accept that it’s one of the best holiday movies ever made. But that’s just a fact. Now you can relive the story every Christmas in a new way, thanks to an abridged, illustrated […]
‘Surrender or die’: Iraq launches operation to retake ISIS-held Tal Afar near Mosul
Published time: 20 Aug, 2017 00:39 Edited time: 20 Aug, 2017 01:06 Iraq’s military have launched an operation to liberate the city of Tal Afar, some 80 kilometers west of Mosul, from Islamic State terrorists, the country’s prime minister has announced. “You either surrender, or die,” PM Haider al-Abadi said in a televised address, as […]
Poldark season 3: Star admits THIS major character WASN’T supposed to die…
Writer Debbie Horsfield has revealed that, according to the books on which the period drama is based by Winston Graham, Ross Poldark’s (played by Aidan Turner) right-hand man remains very much alive. Devastated viewers watched on in horror last month as Captain Henshawe (John Hollingworth) was brutally murdered during their rescue mission to France to […]