The Daily Dad — 2024-08-30 | Bedtime Stories for Broken Girls

Modern text parser game The Crimson Diamond rewards precision
❝ Julia Minamata’s first game, The Crimson Diamond, is a text parser using EGA-style art.
Woman found dead in her cubicle 4 days after last clocking in
❝ The deceased worker was identified as Denise Prudhomme, 60.
‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ Filmmakers on Limits of Representation
❝ ‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ filmmakers Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross tell IndieWire about their search for the famous typing avatar.
Report: Amazon’s new $5/month Alexa to use Anthropic’s tech, in-house AI failed
❝ Amazon is eyeing an October launch for its new, paid Alexa AI service. The premium Alexa reportedly won’t use Amazon’s own tech though.
‘One to One: John and Yoko’ Review: Compelling Archival Doc
❝ ‘One to One: John and Yoko’ Review out of Venice Film Festival. John Lennon and Yoko Ono star in compelling archival documentary.
‘Babygirl’ Review: Nicole Kidman Dominates a Sexy Erotic Dramedy
❝ Venice: Nicole Kidman is all raw nerve in Halina Reijn’s sexy ‘Babygirl,’ starring Harris Dickinson as the intern who seduces her.
AnandTech Is Closing Down
❝ Awful news. There was no publication like AnandTech before it was founded, and there’s been no publication like it since. To say that it will be sorely missed is a profound understatement
Remember Steam Machines? EmuDeck founder revisits Valve’s TV console idea
❝ The founder of EmuDeck is crowdfunding EmuDeck Machines, a pair of Linux-based PC game consoles on top of Bazzite, a SteamOS fork that works a lot like the Steam Deck.
Comedian Doug Stanhope’s IG Live Stream Arrest Explained
❝ Comedian Doug Stanhope had fans on edge, thinking he’d been arrested on a live stream — but TMZ has learned it’s all just a false alarm … and a little bit of role-playing.
Lana Del Rey’s Rumored Alligator Tour Guide BF Kisses Massive Gator in Wild Video
❝ Lana Del Rey’s rumored new flame, Jeremy Dufrene, ain’t just charming the singer — he’s also got a taste for gator smooches … as seen in a video from his day job, obtained by TMZ.
Winona Ryder: Gen Z Co-Stars Should Be ‘Interested in Movies’
❝ Winona Ryder explained why she is disappointed in some of her younger co-stars from ‘Stranger Things.’
‘Riefenstahl’ Review: Documentary About Nazi Propagandist Chills
❝ Documentary about the Nazi propagandist chills with its portrayal of her unwillingness to confront her own past.

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