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  • The iTunes $0.99 Movie of the Week: ‘Wind River’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. This week, a haunted tracker and an inexperienced FBI agent try to solve a murder on tribal land…

  • Fan Fiction: The Madness That Binds Us — Chapter Four

    Chapter 4 “Inner Anguish”   One of my gloved fingers is tapping against my knee. I’m sitting on my bed in a room far too empty and spacious for one human being. The walls are gray and lifeless, and not so much as a chair can be seen on either end of my living quarters….

  • The iTunes $0.99 Movie of the Week: ‘Ghost in the Shell’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. This week, the line between human and machine becomes all but indistinguishable in Ghost in the Shell. Everyone…

  • Fan Fiction: The Madness That Binds Us — Chapter Three

    Chapter 3 “Hearing Out Skywalker”   Beams of light pierce every inch of my mind. Blue. Red. Black. White. I see him. Kylo. His mouth is turned so far downward that it looks like it might fall right off his face. His dark eyes are determined, but his brows flicker against them in sorrow. He’s…

  • Comic Reader’s Digest: the Treasury Edition

    Comics: the art of telling a story with pictures in a sequential manner. Not to ape Scott McCloud too much, but I’m bringing up this point so that I can make mine. From the Sunday funnies to manga, to the webcomic, comics can be in almost any form.  The purpose of this series is to…

  • Oscar Nominations 2018: The Complete List

    Nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards were announced yesterday morning, which made my Twitter feed a lot of fun: John said I can’t talk shit about any nominated movies so I will simply say Get Out and I,Tonya should win everything also one of the highly nominated movies sucks — christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January…

  • The Most Popular Tech Deals of 2017

    People are still excited about the most popular tech deals of 2017. Many of these tech deals still apply today, of course. Things haven’t changed all that much in less than a month. Some of these tech deals are becoming more and more important all the time. VPN Unlimited is now offering lifetime subscriptions for…

  • ‘Cable Girls’ Season 2 Brings Even More Twists and Drama

    If the first season of Netflix’s Cable Girls didn’t have enough drama for you, season 2 is sure to succeed in that. Cable Girls, set in the late 1920s, is drastically ahead of its time. Season 1 focused on girls attempting to work at a cable telephone company, with secrets and thievery. The new season hit…

  • ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Brings on a Cassette Tape Fad

    Vinyl better make room (maybe just a little) because it’s not the only old school medium that music enthusiasts are using these days. Last year showed a 35 percent increase in the sales of cassette tapes with 174,000 units sold in the US, according to Nielsen’s year-end report. If you’re wondering who to thank for…

  • Why VPNs Are Becoming So Important in China

    China is a country that is very protective of what information their citizens have access to. That said, the Chinese government is also open the possibility of foreigners having access to the websites that they want because they want to keep the high level of foreign direct investment into their country. This is why the…

  • Geeking Out Over Gmail

    The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Business No matter how big, small, old school, or cutting-edge your business is, email campaigns are probably still the bread and butter of your marketing strategy. After all, sending beautiful, personalized emails has never been easier, and it’s a great way to nudge undecided customers towards conversion….

  • The (Other) iTunes $0.99 Movie of the Week: ‘Newness’

    Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. There are not many movies that I flat-out refuse to watch. As it happens, the featured $0.99 pick…

  • Fan Fiction: The Madness That Binds Us – Chapter Two

    Chapter 2 “Return of Kylo Ren”   “What do you want?” I spit. “Why is the force connecting us like this?” He asks as soon as he comes into focus. My heart bangs against my chest. “I-I don’t know…” I rack my brain to figure out why this could possibly be happening. I know how—through…