雄大で美しく危険な山道をマウンテンバイクで走り抜けるゲーム「Lonely Mountains: Downhill」。従来型のエクストリームスポーツのゲームのようにスリルを楽しめるだけでなく、大自然の美しさが哲学的な洞察も与えてくれる──。『WIRED』US版によるレヴュー。
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12 Bytes by Jeanette Winterson review – engaging history of technological progress
Whether examining sex dolls or transhumanism, the novelist brings her skill as a storyteller to these ambitious, hugely entertaining essaysJeanette Winterson is not usually considered a science-fiction writer, yet her novels have always been concerned …
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未来をプロトタイピングする『WIRED』日本版の実験区である「SZメンバーシップ」で会員向けにお届けする8月各週の記事のテーマは、「Sci-Fi」「ENVIRONMENT」「VACCINE」「DIVERSITY」だ。7月のコンテンツやイヴェントの内容を振り返りながら、8月公開予定の記事から注目のストーリーを紹介する。
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Composer-pianist Max Richter: ‘Creativity is activism’
The German-British composer explains why his new album, Exiles, addresses the refugee crisis – and is played by an orchestra who break all the rules When Max Richter sat down to compose a new ballet score in 2015 he knew what he wanted to say. In April…
Top seeds: artists capture global efforts to future-proof nature – in pictures
Scientists, ecologists and artists have collaborated to showcase global work to protect seeds in an exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & art gallery (Ramm) in Exeter.Seedscapes: future-proofing nature runs until 5 September Continue rea…
Hollywood’s Sunset Studio to open new base in Hertfordshire
US production house is latest major studio to find a home in region as demand for TV and film surgesHollywood’s Sunset Studios, which produced La La Land, Zoolander and the first in the X-Men franchise, has become the latest US movie production house t…
TV tonight: Jon Richardson has a snigger at horrifying foreign telly
The comic lines up a sample of international TV titbits. Plus: how to save £1,000 in a day. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading…
Jessie Cave on body image, bereavement and being relentless: ‘I don’t have any secrets’
The actor, comic and writer talks about her bestselling debut novel, the cruelty of costume fittings, how it felt to be in the Harry Potter franchise – and finding hope in small thingsAs a compulsive diary writer – she has kept one since she was eight …
The MSG Sphere: will Stratford’s giant orb venue really go ahead?
The MSG Sphere, Madison Square Garden’s proposed stadium will beam adverts into locals’ faces all day – but it is apparently being fast-tracked by London plannersAs planning applications go, it’s certainly got balls. Or, to be precise, one massive ball…
Blind Ambition review – a candid, charming take on sight and artistry
This stunt-filled documentary sees TV producer Jamie O’Leary and comic Jamie MacDonald consider how creatives with low vision and blindness both survive and thriveBlind Ambition (BBC Two) takes the tried and trusted format of putting two grumpy men tog…