cars
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The Flaws of Post-Pandemic Car Designs
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Car exteriors are undergoing a subtle makeover. Pre-pandemic, many models were styled to look aggressive, with sharp angles, wide grilles and muscular curves that gave them personality. Now there’s a clear shift toward smoother, flatter and more restrained shapes. The new aesthetic feels futuristic, but not necessarily in a good way. Audi’s design chief has…
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Self-driving cars offer more complications than ease
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So, self-driving cars exist now. How fantastic that we live in a time where things that were once thought to be impossible, are becoming a reality. As great as that is though, it is a technology that hasn’t been seen before. I have to wonder about the possible implications of self-driving technology and where it…
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How limited film releases are denying artists their livelihood
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Among the most well received films released in 2015, standing next to giants like The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road, was a little independent stop-motion animation called Anomalisa. This sombre love story was the latest offering from writer-director Charlie Kaufman whose previous success with bizarre screenplays for Being John Malkovich and Adaptation made him…
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