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"The Bottle Imps" β€” new short fiction by Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling

31 October 2026 at 05:41
β€œThe Bottle Imp.” Painting by Rudy Rucker

The Bottle Imps is the newest story by Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling. Read all eleven of their tales in the 2nd edition of their anthology, Transreal Cyberpunk.

Transreal Cyberpunk by Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling. Image: Rudy Rucker
Transreal Cyberpunk by Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling. Image: Rudy Rucker

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iPad Mini ad edited in Korea to remove gesture inadvertantly mocking your penis

28 October 2026 at 16:16
Image: Apple

A long-awaited OLED upgrade to Apple's iPad Mini launched this week with an international marketing campaign. But a moment in one ad has drawn controversy in South Korea, as the pinch gesture in it means "you have a small penis" and carries popular connotations of feminism. β€” Read the rest

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Spec Guinness ad captures the brilliance of stout and lets Mark Zuckerberg be the punchline

15 October 2026 at 19:54
When the classic can-o-smoke flavor hits.

Facebook CEO and noted alien presence on Earth Mark Zuckerberg took one sip of Guinness and gave the world a face that Famous Campaigns immediately turned into a spec ad for the famous beer brand.

The inevitable billboard: three frames of Zuck trying to process the stout followed by "It's not for everyone. β€” Read the rest

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