Can't take a real vacation because you're worried about job security or the cost-of-living crisis? There's an app for that. @npub19g4w...6a0t reports for [@Techcrunch](
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 ) Endless Summer, which creates AI-generated vacation photos at the much-less-than-a-week-on-a-beach cost of just $3.99 for 30 pics. As creator Laurent Del Rey explained on X, it's for "when burnout hits and you need to manifest the soft life u deserve - with fake vacation pics of you ;')."
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Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you | TechCrunch
A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required.
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“Just know that we are standing in solidarity with you. Just know that we are with you in spirit, but we cannot physically be out on the front lines because they will be using us as target practice.” Black America reacts to the “No Kings” protests across the United States. Read more from [@TheRoot](
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Black America Reacts to No Kings Day Protests
 Plus, outrageous signs spotted at the rallies:
Most Hilarious 'No Kings' Protest Signs From Anti-Trump Rallies
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Can’t say Jason Mamoa didn’t put in the work to prepare for his role in “Chief of War,” the first major TV series featuring the language and culture of Hawaii’s Indigenous people. The actor used a coach to speak Hawaiian authentically. Did he achieve his goal? [@AssociatedPress](
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 ) says, while imperfect, “it’s a successful global-scale contribution to revitalizing and normalizing a language that has endured erasure attempts amid colonization.”
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Jason Momoa worked with a coach to speak Hawaiian authentically in 'Chief of War'
Jason Momoa prepared for his role in “Chief of War” with a personal language coach who lived with him for nearly a year. The Apple TV series pr...
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According to [@aftermath.site](
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IMDb's scoring system is useless and conceptually poor, unless you account for that ahead of time and assume it's wrong.
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Garrett Graff hopes this weekend's No Kings protests will someday be looked back upon as a turning point. Here's his story for his newsletter, Doomsday Scenario, in which he lists his reasons for hope: Trump's unpopularity, the fact that he can't last forever, and America's historical imperfection. "Today may be dark, but the story of America for 250 years is that — with hard work by good people — tomorrow there is hope it will be better," he writes.
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Three Reasons I Still Have Hope for America
This weekend's "No Kings" rallies stand as an important corrective amid a dark moment
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In September, Masha Hamilton and her son, Cheney Orr, took a nearly-2,000-mile road trip along Interstate 95 — to connect with each other, and America. The pair chronicled their experiences for this Atavist longread. "The America I’ve met on the road is also far more recognizable, resilient, and generous than the noise of now would have us think," she concludes. "Online, we’re a nation of factions. In parking lots and at picnic tables, we’re a nation of encounters," writes Hamilton.
I’ve Gone to Look for America - The Atavist Magazine
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Baek Se-hee, the South Korean author of the memoir "I Want to Die but I Want To Eat Tteokbokki," has died at age 35. Her book was a global bestseller, celebrated for its nuanced approach to the author's internal conflict between her depressive thoughts and her appreciation for simple joys. "The human heart, even when it wants to die, quite often wants at the same time to eat some tteokbokki, too," she wrote. Here's a tribute to her by [@BBCNews](
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Baek Se-hee: South Korean author of I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki dies at 35
South Korean writer Baek Se-hee was known for her 2018 bestselling memoir about her struggle with depression.
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Making a corn maze takes logistics, agricultural science, technology and artistry. Here's [@PopularScience](
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 )'s story about how Tim Fitzgerald created Indiana's Exploration Acres, the advances he's seen in maze technology since he took over his family's dilapidated farm in 2008, and the challenges he faces, from rodent pressure to climate change.
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Inside the making of a world-class corn maze
In Indiana, Exploration Acres found a way to keep the family farm alive.
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Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" will be released in select theaters tomorrow, and on Netflix on Nov. 7. [@BBCNews](
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 )'s Rebecca Laurence takes a look at the theme of empathy that is at the heart of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, how Hollywood forgot it, and whether the new adaptation reinstates it.
Frankenstein: Why Mary Shelley's 200-year-old horror story is so misunderstood
As a new film starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi is released, why is the message of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel still overshadowed by its success,...
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