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Followable:<\/strong>
\nCartoonist Danny Hellman did a lot of illustrations for Boing Boing when it was a zine in the 1990s. His Instagram feed<\/a> reveals his fascination with European cemetery statuary (pictured above), and his photos reveal some striking examples. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Readable:<\/strong>
\nA science fiction novel I really liked is The Three-Body Problem<\/a><\/em>. It is the first Chinese-written novel to win a Hugo award, and it is making waves in China and, in a new English translation, with the rest of the world. Complicated, deep, and seeped in a different view of China, it\u2019s a masterpiece. \u2014 KK <\/p>\n

Watchable:<\/strong>
\nI watched the new movie The Jungle Book all the way through without realizing that EVERYTHING in it, except the little boy, was a computer fabrication \u2014 a virtuality way beyond Avatar. Incredible. Hundreds of wild animals, hundred of species of plants, the rivers and jungles, were all computer generated and the whole movie \u201cfilmed\u201d on a blue-screen stage in LA<\/a>. It\u2019s a good movie, but even better evidence of where virtual production \u2014 and all films \u2014 are headed. You can catch it now on Amazon<\/a>. \u2014 KK <\/p>\n

Travel:<\/strong>
\nGoogle Trips<\/a> is a brand new app (for iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a>) that scans my Gmail for travel and dining reservations to build an itinerary and offer things to do at your destination. It\u2019s worked like a charm so far, identifying every upcoming trip I have planned. It even created summaries for past trips. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Bingeable:<\/strong>
\nNetflix just released the trailer<\/a> for the new season of Black Mirror, which comes out Oct. 21. The show is dark. Every episode is a mini-adrenaline rush. It’s become my Twilight Zone fix, since I’ve exhausted all those episodes. You can watch the last two seasons (7 episodes) now<\/a>. \u2014 CL<\/p>\n

Stuff:<\/strong>
\nPomegranate’s Charley Harper puzzles are beautiful and sturdy. Each piece is glossy and locks well with other pieces, and it’s a fun distraction for a few hours. I’ve bought two so far \u2014 Tree of Life<\/a> and Exquisite Creatures<\/a>. \u2014 CL<\/p>\n

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