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A Modern-Day Fan’s Notes

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A Modern-Day Fan’s Notes To help celebrate our twenty-fifth year of being on the information superhighway, we have reached out to some of our favorite former columnists for check-ins and updates. From 1999-2003 (and for parts of 2016), Jeff Johnson shared his weekly American football prognostications on this website. He recently started a funny Substack, NFL, Weakly, an…

McSweenys 1.1k 2024-01-05

Modern Warfare III’s second beta is underway on PlayStation, opens for all platforms tomorrow

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Modern Warfare III’s second beta is underway on PlayStation, opens for all platforms tomorrow If you’re on PlayStation, you’re probably rocking Modern Warfare III’s demo already, but all platforms will be open tomorrow. Semi-exclusive Starting yesterday, the second beta test for Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is well underway, albeit exclusively on PlayStation platforms. That limited-period comes to an end tomorrow however…

Brutal Gamer 1.1k 2023-12-18

Libra & Modern Decorum

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Libra & Modern Decorum Libra is associated with good manners.  The other day, I randomly recalled being taught to never write a letter when I was in a bad mood.  My grandfather, who was an English professor and an all around good dude, taught … Read More…

Elsa Elsa 561 2023-11-27

Victorian features – how to modern make-up

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Victorian features – how to modern make-up Hello everyone! I have what one could describe as Victorian/Edwardian facial features: pale skin that easily looks a little flushed on the cheeks, big round eyes, etc etc. Think Queen Victoria, but with thick, bushy eyebrows, upper lip a tad on the thinner side and a slightly more elongated face. I usually keep my makeup very simple, but I’d li…

Reddit Makeup Addiction 1.1k 2023-11-21

what is the gold standard of modern television?

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what is the gold standard of modern television? consider the modern era of television to be anything after the year 2000. we hear a lot of discourse on what is “great” television but rarely is that colectivised into what the gold-standard of what this medium could be the absolute pinacle, the apotheosis submitted by /u/nortonwilkes

Reddit Television 1.3k 2023-11-20

First “Modern Camera”

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First “Modern Camera” Hello people, recently I posted about which investment should me higher: “Lens or body”. Sorry for not answering everyone, life is being hard lately. Now I’m here again with a question that may change how I’ll develop myself inside photography forever. Edit: I’ll main use it for photos. Canon SL3 or Sony ZV-E10? (Kit lens since my budget is lo…

Ask Photography 758 2023-10-24

Do Modern Musicians Have Better Deals?

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Do Modern Musicians Have Better Deals? Oftentimes when there’s a biopic on a musician’s life it tends to be a tragic story where the people around them take advantage of their success and they die broke and impoverished. But it seems like this applies to older musicians prior to the 90s. From the outside looking in, those types of stories appear to be less common nowadays. I would al…

Reddit Music 1.4k 2023-10-23

Are there other modern bands like The Protomen?

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Are there other modern bands like The Protomen? Not people singing about megaman, thats the least interesting thing and all I get when I look for similar bands. the sound and emotion they have. theatrical synthy rebellion. Im not good at looking up and discovering music but man do I resonate with the protomen. submitted by /u/mrvandemarr

Reddit Music 230 2023-09-30

The state of modern rock

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The state of modern rock I’m a Gen-Xer who worked in the music industry (playing and later promotion) through the 90s and early aughts. It’s been my passion project for the past few years to try and create listener friendly playlists that would introduce and/or catch up Boomers and my fellow Gen Xers to the last 20 years worth of music. After three years, I’ve finally f…

Reddit Music 161 2023-09-19

‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen

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‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen Tesla was the worst offender out of all 25 car brands reviewed in the report. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIf you’re wondering which gadgets have the worst user privacy practices, it turns out the answer may be parked outside. According to a report published by the Mozilla Foundation on Wednesday, cars are “the official worst categor…

The Verge 367 2023-09-18

Modern Gaming – a cheeky, tormented, exasperated look at the state of modern gaming [29:00]

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Modern Gaming – a cheeky, tormented, exasperated look at the state of modern gaming It’s hard to believe this is only his channel’s 2nd video! I’ve seen many videos that explored similar topics, with arguments more carefully constructed but not as funny and unique as this person. Wanted to give him some publicity and motivation to make more content. submitted by /u/nlmnyc

Mealtime Videos 191 2023-09-16

The Fairphone 5 is a little more repairable and much more modern

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The Fairphone 5 is a little more repairable and much more modern The Fairphone 5 with its repairable guts on show for all to see. | Image: FairphoneThe Fairphone 5 is the latest sustainably produced and repairable handset from Dutch smartphone company Fairphone. Like its previous devices, the Fairphone 5 is made with ethically sourced materials by workers who are given a living wage bonus and is designed to b…

The Verge 168 2023-09-01

All modern smartphones are phablets…

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All modern smartphones are phablets… Does anyone else remember when the Samsung Galaxy Note first came out in 2011 running Android Gingerbread and people thought the 5.3” display was comically big? Yet now 5.3” would be considered small – e.g. iPhone 13 “Mini” measures in at 5.4” diagonally. submitted by /u/McLOVINfromHonolulu

Reddit Android 208 2023-08-20

Email Greetings for Modern Times

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Email Greetings for Modern Times Hi Steve. Hope the air where you are is somewhat breathable today! Just wanted to circle back around on that report. – – – Dear Judy, I hope this finds you without a collapsed power grid. 🙁 – – – Jim, What a toxic spill, huh? Bigger than the last three! Anyway, wondering if you’re free for dinner Tuesday? – – – Trish! Hope you had a great vacay…

McSweenys 238 2023-08-09

Modern fine art photographers

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Modern fine art photographers Hi I don’t know a ton about actual photographers work. I’m more interested in artistic photography like surrealism, Impressionism, etc. I know a few photographers like Saul Leiter and Olga Karlovac. I’m interested in finding some more modern fine art photographers and maybe some recommendations for social accounts to follow. I really like photo…

Ask Photography 188 2023-07-27