Singer Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, dead at 70 ❝ The Jackson 5 included brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. The family group, which was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, produced several No. 1 hits in the 1970s, including “ABC,” “I Want You Back” and “I’ll Be There.”
The Mystery of Hezbollah’s Deadly Exploding Pagers 💬 This is absolutely ridiculous. A non-conventional act of war that is 100% guaranteed to harm civilians due to inherently imprecise targeting, in the form of a surprise attack with incomplete situational awareness? I can find very little that distinguishes this from the Hamas-led terrorist strike that started this latest round of hostilities.
Comic book artist John Cassaday passes away at 52 • AIPT ❝ The Eisner-award winning artist was known for his work on ‘Astonishing X-Men,’ ‘Planetary,’ and more. 💬 This one hits me really, really hard. I quit reading comics in the early 90s, and was happy to let the hobby go… until Joss Whedon’s run on Astonishing X-Men drew me back. Whedon’s writing on the series started strong, fell off a lot, got better, and kind of rallied at the end… but the art of John Cassaday was beautiful from start to finish.And from that gateway drug, I discovered Planetary by Warren Ellis & Cassaday, which turned into one of my favorite series of all time. I can’t believe he’s gone already… farewell, John. You were a helluva artist.
GAMEBABY | Phone Armor with Retro Gaming Superpowers ❝ GAMEBABY is a phone case with built-in physical buttons that transforms your device into a retro gaming handheld. Carry it as a regular case, then flip the lower part to play. GAMEBABY lets you fully immerse yourself in the joy of retro gaming. 💬 This is a fascinating —if limited— product. First, it’s a normal iPhone case with some weird Gameboy controls on the back. Until you slide the bottom half off, then flip it around, and it becomes a real Gameboy-like control surface. Better yet —and unlike most controller options for the iPhone— this one doesn’t require Bluetooth or a battery. The limit is that it’s optimized to work with Delta, the best Gameboy emulator for the iPhone… for anything else, it probably won’t work.
