Arrow Recap: Thrown for a Loop — What Pre-Crisis Lesson Did Oliver Learn?

RELATED STORIES This week on Arrow — in the penultimate pre-Crisis episode — Lyla threw Oliver for quite a loop. How did this unusual odyssey prepare him for the cosmic battle to come? As teased by director David Ramsey, this “alternate reality” escapade evoked the likes of Groundhog Day, Russian Doll and, yes, “that Tom […]

A time loop meets the multiverse in Happy Death Day 2U’s first trailer

Enlarge / Theresa “Tree” Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) is back and stuck in a murderous time loop again, this time along with her friends. (credit: Blumhouse Productions) There’s nothing better than a clever take on the classic sci-fi time-loop trope—and that’s what we got in last year’s darkly comic slasher movie, Happy Death Day. We clearly […]

Apple Watch daylight saving bug leaves Series 4 devices in a loop

Apple is still grappling with daylight saving time issues after all these years. Some Australian Apple Watch Series 4 owners have reported that their devices are stuck in reboot loops after the country switched to DST this weekend. Apparently, the Activity complication on the Series 4’s Infograph Modular face doesn’t know how to handle a […]

Elon Musk says The Boring Company’s Loop will prioritize pedestrians, cyclists

Enlarge (credit: The Boring Company) Elon Musk started The Boring Company in late 2016 because he was frustrated by sitting in his car in Los Angeles traffic. A system of tunnels, he reasoned, would alleviate certain traffic choke points. The idea turned into reality throughout 2017, as Musk tore up the parking lot outside of […]

Watch F-15 fighter jets rip though the UK’s ‘Mach Loop’ while making ultra low-level passes

Elwyn Roberts/Twitter The “Mach Loop” in northwest Wales provides a perfect vantage point to watch fighter jets and other aircraft blitz through steep-sided valleys at almost eye level. Earlier this week, amateur photographer Elwyn Roberts caught what appear to be US Air Force F-15 fighters from the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath — […]

The Boring Company proposes 125-150mph “Loop” for Chicago express train request

Enlarge / An artist’s rendering of an electric skate. (credit: The Boring Company) On Wednesday, the city of Chicago opened a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for an express train that would take passengers from the city’s O’Hare airport to downtown. The system would have to be completely privately funded—Chicago says no taxpayer money would be […]

The Doom Loop of Modern Liberalism

Here are three trends that are often discussed in isolation: The low birth rates of advanced economies The rise of a xenophobic anti-immigration politics The fragility of the welfare state While these subjects might seem to have nothing to do with each other, in fact they crash into each other like dominos. As rich countries […]