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Resellers are charging up to $100 for empty Pokemon Krispy Kreme boxes, and I’d love to say I’m surprised
Resellers have been listing empty Pokémon-themed Krispy Kreme doughnut boxes for sale online, with some asking as much as $100 for packaging alone once the doughnuts inside have been eaten. The trend highlights the intensity of collector demand around Pokémon merchandise tie-ins, where even disposable packaging is treated as a sought-after collectible rather than being…
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Framework gave its 12-inch laptop some hardware upgrades
Framework has refreshed its 12-inch convertible laptop with Intel’s newer Core Series 3 chips, expanded customisation options and, for the first time, a pre-built configuration running Linux instead of Windows. The update matters because it lowers the entry price and reflects Framework’s efforts to better serve its user base, given that the company says almost…
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‘The Sims 4’ Is Getting Two Classic Teen Movies-Inspired Kits
EA and Paramount Pictures are collaborating on two new Sims 4 kits inspired by the teen film classics Mean Girls and Clueless, giving players items to recreate looks from both movies within the game. The kits, rather than a full expansion pack, launch on Thursday 27 August and consist mainly of Create-a-Sim clothing and accessories,…
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SAP consultant job ads overshoot final offers by up to 12%, recruiter claims
A recruitment firm specialising in SAP staffing says job advertisements for SAP consultants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland typically quote salaries 10 to 12 percent higher than the offer eventually made to the successful candidate. The findings highlight a gap between advertised pay and actual outcomes in a hiring market for a widely used enterprise…
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‘Hope’ movie review: This is what blockbusters should look like
A wild ride. The post ‘Hope’ movie review: This is what blockbusters should look like first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Fortnite Override Chapter 7, season 4 update release countdown: Exact start time and date
Fortnite is preparing to launch Chapter 7, Season 4, dubbed “Override,” a gaming-themed season expected to go live on 20 August 2026. Big seasonal updates like this typically bring a refreshed island, new loot, skins and cosmetics, and this instalment is being billed as one of the most ambitious yet due to its roster of…
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Breaking Bad’s best episode is heading to theaters this fall, so you can see Gus’ face being blown off on the biggest screen possible
Breaking Bad’s celebrated fourth-season episode “Face Off” is set for a limited cinema release this autumn, marking its 15th anniversary and giving fans the chance to watch the show’s climactic Gus Fring death scene on the big screen. The re-release forms part of a wider trend of prestige TV episodes and finales getting theatrical outings,…
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’The X-Files’ Meets ‘Flight of the Conchords’ in 1 of the Greatest Comedy Series Ever
The article is an appreciation of *The Mighty Boosh*, the surreal BBC comedy created by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, arguing it stands as one of the greatest comedy series ever made. The piece explains why the show’s uncompromising, self-contained brand of dream-logic surrealism, combined with music that drives rather than interrupts the plot, has…
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Phoebe Bridgers cancels intimate UK album shows due to illness
Phoebe Bridgers has cancelled the remaining dates of her intimate UK album shows after being hospitalised with appendicitis. The singer-songwriter, who turned 32 on Monday, had played two small gigs at London’s Union Chapel to launch her new album ‘Lost Weekend’, but the run’s remaining dates in Kingston, Brighton and Bristol have now been postponed.…