Weekly Digest

Life
New kitchen almost chosen. Expensive but will make a massive difference.

Media
Game of Thrones returned strong. Very much setting the chess board for this series but loved it all apart from Ed Sheeran which totally took me out of the GoT universe. The Handmaid’s Tale is finishing really stongly. Can’t wait for the last two episodes.

Links

• Remembering George Romero – Edgar Wright Here
  Good article from Wright.
• Google Glass 2.0 Is a Startling Second Act | WIRED
  Good to see Glass is still around and focussing on the enterprise which looks a far more applicable market…for now.
• As ‘Brexit’ Clock Ticks, U.K. Seems Adrift – NYTimes.com
  Adrfit…lost…and a disappointing stand from Corbyn as well.
• Joy of sticks: 10 greatest video game controllers | Technology | The Guardian
  From Atari’s CX joystick to the Oculus Touch, here are our favourites
  Where the fuck is the SNES pad? Disgrace.
• Daring Fireball: Public Service Announcement: You Should Not Force Quit Apps on iOS
  If you are on iOS please read this.
• Female BBC stars’ letter to Tony hall demanding equal pay in full
  The BBC having to release salaries is a disgrace. An attack on the BBC by the tory government. However if equal pay is addressed not only at the BBC but across all walks of life then it will have been a good outcome.
• The billion-dollar palaces of Apple, Facebook and Google | Art and design | The Guardian
  Modern day churches.

It’s trailer week thanks to comic con…and what a great set there’s been this year.

• BLADE RUNNER 2049 – Trailer 2 – YouTube
  This looks and sounds stunning…but I still have the fear.
• The Walking Dead Season 8 – First Look Trailer, only on FOX TV – YouTube
  Watch the gripping new trailer for #TheWalkingDeadUK Season 8 which returns to FOX on Monday 23rd October.
  Stepping up the action after last year. Whats with old man Rick?
• Ready Player One – SDCC Teaser – Warner Bros. UK – YouTube
  Loved the book and the trailer is mostly hitting the spot.
• Justice League – Comic-Con Sneak Peek [HD] – YouTube
  Looking a lot better than Batman vs Superman.
• Stranger Things Season 2 Trailer – YouTube
  Best trailer this week. Roll on October.
• Westworld Season 2: Comic-Con Trailer (HBO) – YouTube
  Carnage!
• ”Thor: Ragnarok” Official Trailer – YouTube
  Crazy fun, total contrast to most of the other superhero films.
• Star Trek: Discovery | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix – YouTube
  Something is found lurking at the edge of Federation space, and Starfleet will never be the same. Explore an all-new era of Star Trek weekly on Netflix start…
  Not sure what to make of this. Love a good space sci-fi but some of the effects look a bit off.