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Directors Guild Makes New Deal with Studios, Despite Low Voter Turnout
Earlier in the month, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP). Because the WGA Strike is about to reach its second month, and SAG-AFTRA may also strike (depending on how things shake out soon), it initially seemed like the DGA had managed…
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It Takes an Hour to Load This Dart-Blasting Minigun but 9 Seconds to Empty It
Hasbro tends to design its dart-firing Nerf blasters to look like toys, or classic sci-fi props, with performance geared towards keeping kids safe. Grown up dart blaster enthusiasts, by comparison, strive to create absolutely terrifying, over-powered, foam-flinging weapons. The latter approach, thanks to YouTuber GatlingTommy, has now yielded a fully functional replica of the military’s…
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The Writers Strike Has the Power and the Determination to Keep Going
The scene at 33rd and 10th was anticipatory; everyone was ready for this. Earlier this week, in “the canyon” between the HBO offices and Amazon headquarters in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen, a massive group of marchers picketed for nearly four hours in support of the Writers Guild of America. Gizmodo was there talking to…
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A Cheque Signed by Steve Jobs in 1976 Is Up for Auction
From humble beginnings came Apple Incorporated, at least according to a cheque from none other than Steve Jobs that is up for auction. The cheque was written for $US175 (around $245 in current terms) in 1976 — the same year the company was founded — and is now auctioning off for over $US16,000 ($22,200).