The Onion Buys Infowars
Satirical news site The Onion won a bankruptcy auction for the media empire of Alex Jones, giving it control of the conspiracy factory...
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Alex Orona
Oct 163 min read
Saturday Night Thrills From Beginning to End
Saturday Night is a film about the first ever episode of Saturday Night Live and the two hours before they go live. While this sounds...
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aaroncynic
Sep 284 min read
Meta to Push More AI into Users' Feeds
Facebook and Instagram plan to cram even more AI generated content into users feeds by revamping its chatbot and adding an image...
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aaroncynic
Sep 204 min read
American Healthcare System Ranks Last Among Peer Nations
Despite spending more on health care than any other country in the world, Americans rank last compared to citizens in peer nations in...
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Alex Orona
Sep 182 min read
Magdalena Bay Live at Thalia Hall
Thalia Hall was originally designed and built in 1892 as an opera venue, but in 2013, was repurposed for medium crowds and the bands that...
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aaroncynic
Sep 32 min read
Bluesky Adds 2 Million New Users After X Banned in Brazil
Brazil’s Supreme Court upheld a decision on Monday to ban the social media site formerly known as Twitter in the country after the site...
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Antal Bokor
Aug 203 min read
Kate Mulgrew is a Gem, And Might Just Have you Screaming “Red Alert” Later
Kate Mulgrew was amazing at her Fan Expo Chicago panel, despite some rather unsavory questions she had to tackle.
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Alex Orona
Aug 182 min read
Rosario Dawson Cartwheels on Stage to Close Out Fan Expo 2024
Rosario Dawson was one of the final panels signaling the end of Fan Expo Chicago 2024, and she started the packed panel with a bang,...
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aaroncynic
Aug 152 min read
Musk Rolls Out AI Image Generator with Predictable Results
Elon Musk rolled out the latest version of Grok, an AI chatbot available to paid users of X, on Tuesday, which immediately led to a...
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Alex Orona
May 243 min read
I Took My Mom to ACEN 2024
The Anime Central convention was this past weekend as of this writing, and with it came a plethora of cosplayers and nerdy enthusiasts...
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aaroncynic
May 93 min read
Apple's New Ad Celebrates the End of Creativity
Whenever tech giant Apple releases something major, it usually comes with a slick ad that worms its way into the cultural lexicon. The...
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aaroncynic
Mar 144 min read
House Passes Bill That Would Effectively Ban TikTok
The House voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would effectively ban TikTok, the wildly popular video app with some 170 million users...
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aaroncynic
Feb 224 min read
Journalist Charged with Crimes for Leaking Unaired Fox Footage
A Florida journalist and media consultant was arrested and charged with more than a dozen federal crimes on Thursday morning. Tim Burke,...
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Antal Bokor
Jan 92 min read
The Last of Us Has Cast Abby for Season 2, and I Have Concerns
I haven’t played The Last of Us Part 2, but I’m well aware of the controversy surrounding the game based on its handling of Joel. To say...
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Antal Bokor
Oct 26, 20233 min read
31 DoH, Day 27: Darktide is Now Indisputably the Best 4 Player Co-Op Game
I love Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, and I have since day one. Even so, I acknowledged in my review that it’s not quite the game that...
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Alex Orona
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Riot Fest 2023 Recap
Riot Fest was back again in Douglass Park with its classic carnival atmosphere. The stage set ups remained similar to previous years,...
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Marielle Bokor
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Thursday Cosplay at Fan Expo Chicago 2023!
Sure, the panels are fun. Merch is great. But really, when you hit the convention floor, isn't the best part seeing and being seen?...
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Marielle Bokor
Aug 12, 20232 min read
Fan Expo Chicago 2023 Thursday Panel Catchup
Thursdays at Fan Expo Chicago are usually a bit low-key, with fewer guests on site and a lighter programming schedule given the shorter...
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Culture Combine Staff
Jun 27, 20233 min read
Effects of Canadian Wildfires Causing Chicago Area to Have World's Worst Air Quality Today
It’s a beautiful day out, at least on paper. It’s just under 70, sunny and breezy on what should be a perfect June day in Chicago. But a...
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Antal Bokor
Jun 19, 20231 min read
Tourist Submersible Goes Missing Near Titanic Wreck
A submersible run by Oceangate has gone missing near the wreck of the Titanic. A search is currently underway, but as of this writing,...
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