This… Is BGNN

Things you might want to know, for Mar 2, 2023:

• ‘The Idol’: How HBO’s Next ‘Euphoria’ Became Twisted ‘Torture Porn’ — So basically, the idea is to ensure I watch it. Gotcha.
• 14 relaxing video games to help you destress — I’ve gotta say, Stardew Valley stresses me out. There’s a lot going on mechanically, and the visuals are super-busy… it just doesn’t have the soft, friendly vibe of Animal Crossing.
• US intelligence report says Havana Syndrome probably wasn’t caused by ‘energy weapons’ — The feds are threading a tiny needle here, trying to simultaneously validate the experiences of afflicted employees while still shrugging and saying, “We don’t know what it was, but it wasn’t what you think.”
• ‘The Wolf Among Us 2’ is being pushed back to 2024 — Bummer. TWAU was the best Telltale game by a wide margin, so I’m looking forward to the follow-up. Hopefully this won’t delay their take on The Expanse.
• Netflix’s Pornhub documentary trailer touches on sex trafficking allegations — I have only visited Pornhub maybe ten times, and wouldn’t notice if it went offline.
• OpenAI will let developers build ChatGPT into their apps — Well I’m sure this won’t lead to any unintended consequences…
• Medieval manuscripts may have described “new” whale feeding trick centuries ago — Apparently, animals do interesting things even when we’re not watching.
• Pedro Jimeno’s Mom, Lidia Morel, to Star on Love in Paradise: The Caribbean — Okay. I didn’t see that coming, but I should have. I guess we’re going back to the DR once more…
• “The Office” but Pam is everyone [deepfake] — Hey dude, Pam is already everyone.
• Iran investigates poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls with toxic gas — Cultures rise and fall on the education of their women. And some people are really fucking determined to fall.
• Covid: FBI chief Christopher Wray says China lab leak ‘most likely’ — I’m not invested in any particular COVID Origin Story… I have no problem believing it was a lab-leak, but if compelling evidence refuted that, I’d accept it.