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When we first see Maura, the main character in Amazon’s groundbreaking new series Transparent, she’s Mort Pfefferman, having her three grown children over for a chaotic family dinner. Looking new-agey and loving in pink button-down, ponytail and pinkie ring, she reveals … Continue reading →

Thom Yorke really might be a paranoid android The musician released a solo album, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, online for $6 on Friday. The twist? It’s currently only available on BitTorrent. It’s a bit of an unconventional choice, but is in … Continue reading →

Apple is aware of the recently discovered Shellshock security hole that affects Mac OS X machines, among others, and is working on a fix Furthermore, the company claims the “vast majority” of users are not at risk, but admits that … Continue reading →

Ello doesn’t really work That much isn’t surprising. The bare bones, ad-free, invite-only social network launched in March is still in beta, and evidently didn’t anticipate becoming this hot this fast There isn’t a working search function. I can’t find … Continue reading →

A little over a week after Apple delayed the launch of its much-buzzed HealthKit platform due to a bug, the first batch of HealthKit-enabled app are now available FitPort ($1.99) — which monitors health information and tracks steps taken, calories … Continue reading →

Fall film guides are popping up everywhere, but they sometimes lack the specifics to guide you to your ideal Oscar-bait movie Are you in it for the issues, the eye candy, or the eye candy who is deeply invested in … Continue reading →

BEIRUT — U.S.-led coalition warplanes bombed oil installations and other facilities in territory controlled by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria on Friday, taking aim for a second consecutive day at a key source of financing that has swelled the … Continue reading →

Angry sports fans are the least of The Daily Show‘s concerns today — the show has angered the mighty One Direction fandom. The in-Zayn dispute started Tuesday with a segment about the United States’ involvement in the Middle East, in … Continue reading →

OKLAHOMA CITY — A man fired from an Oklahoma food processing plant beheaded a woman with a knife and was attacking another worker when he was shot and wounded by a company official, police said Friday. Moore Police Sgt. Jeremy … Continue reading →

The genesis of and challenges to the 3D-printing revolution are subjects that take center stage in a new documentary called Print the Legend From directors Clay Tweel and Luis Lopez (Freakonomics), the film sets out to act as a “‘time … Continue reading →