Author: James
With one charter left, it’s no wonder our crews are emerging as better professionals and people on the other side of the hard-earned lessons. In a way, that’s true. V started out as a stew and is now one of the most powerful members of the deck team. Kathy took the interior design team to the next level. And Josh has been delivering banger after banger every night. Meanwhile, Asha and Nathan have taken on new roles as principal and assistant in a third-grade classroom. Kitsy and Joe can’t stop touching each other, giggling, and talking to their teacher. Max…
(Welcome to 1945! Jimmy suddenly turns five, Tristan returns from Italy, and the Skeldale kitchen turns into a biohazard. Photo: PBS Hello all you merry Yorkshire fans! Our time has come again. I can’t believe I’ve written a recap like this for six seasons, but I hope I can write ten more. If you watched this premiere episode and felt like you forgot about last season, you’re definitely not alone. We’ve all been victims of time jumps. Jimmy is already a kid! The last time we saw him, it was his first birthday, and now he’s following James around and…
As Angel’s journey falls apart, Giselle smells blood in the water. Photo: Andrew Webers/Bravo Friends groups can have very complex dynamics. People like to argue otherwise, but not everyone gets along with the same level of camaraderie or intimacy when socializing with the same five or more people on a regular basis. Some people only chat in group chats and never spend time together one-on-one. Because while they may all love each other, their individual personalities don’t mesh. At best, natural friction manifests itself in competing meme battles on WhatsApp or arguments over who gets to Venmo. But the only…
As long-time VR developers reel from a lack of viewers for new consumer hardware over the Christmas season, a new era seems to be dawning on immersive hardware.UploadVR spoke to a number of developers who are facing varying degrees of anguish over the overall direction of their VR investments and the sheer cost of communicating their products to people using headsets. Several people spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing their comments could affect their business relationships with platform companies. If you have comments you would like to share with UploadVR, please email ian@uploadvr.com or message 1-949-610-3857. We think it’s safe…
Landman Plans, Tears, and Sirens Season 2 Episode 9 Editor’s rating 1 star * Taylor Sheridan has officially written the straw man to end all straw men. Photo: Emerson Miller/Paramount+ In many soap operas, the climax of a given season is in the penultimate episode. Think of the dramatic battles and deaths of key characters on Game of Thrones or even further back in The Sopranos and The Wire. But Landman is different from most dramas. Tonight’s penultimate episode of season two feels like an anticlimax. Not only is it generally disappointing, but it’s the exact opposite of the climax.…
Apple’s open-source, on-device AI model instantly turns images into scenes, and Vision Pro owners can try it out in the app Splat Studio.Starting with visionOS 26, Apple’s own Photos app includes the ability to almost instantly turn any image into a “spatial scene” with one click. This is essentially a three-dimensional photo with a limited amount of free viewing area, which can be slightly tilted to ‘peak’.Meanwhile, over the past year or so, we’ve seen the emergence of more advanced, open-source, proprietary AI systems that turn photos into scenes you can freely explore and walk around. For example, with Marble,…
Disney Stores and Disney Parks are offering a new line of exclusive Star Wars Droid Factory – Build-A-Droid Series figures. This is a monthly item available on the first Friday of every month, so one new droid will be released from January to June 2026. This month’s product is the R5-K6 astromech droid from 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. In the film, R5-K6 teams up with Red Leader Garven Drais in a T-65B X-wing starfighter as part of a mission to obtain plans for the Death Star on the planet Scarif. The droid also appeared in 1977’s Star…
What drives people to visit virtual museums over physical ones? ArtQuest VR may have the answer.ArtQuest VR is a museum app that allows users to visit life-size art galleries. Explore collections from famous museums around the world, organized by artist, movement, or preset collections.Contemporary Gallery Featuring Keith HaringInside the Art Quest MuseumWhen you open ArtQuest VR, you will be taken to the first gallery and will be presented with a menu for exhibit navigation. Museums have options for choosing the art you want to see, customizing and navigating your galleries.You can change the color and material of the main wall,…
Meta is rolling out Conversation Focus functionality in its early access program for smart glasses in the U.S. and Canada.Conversation Focus, announced at Connect 2025 in September, is an accessibility feature that amplifies the voice of the person in front of you.This is the result of over 6 years of research into “perceptual psychic abilities” by Meta. Unlike hearing aid features in devices like Apple’s AirPods Pro 2, Meta’s Conversation Focus is highly directional and designed to only amplify the audio in front of you. The conversation will focus on Meta smart glasses. Conversation Focus is available in early access…
traitors Show Me Your Face season 4 episode 3 Editor’s rating 3 stars *** This season unfolds as a secret traitor is unleashed on the castle, and all its secrets are revealed. Photo: Ewan Cherry/Peacock Whose tarot cards did Rob R. and Lisa decide to burn? That’s a question not only I, but also their fellow traitor Candace, wants an answer to. She missed all the action as she was busy coordinating a suspicious conga rendition to distract everyone while the murder was being committed in secrecy, and has been worried ever since that Rob C. would find out about…