Month: September 2023

‘Strange Way of Life’ review: Almodóvar reflects on ‘Brokeback Mountain’ with his queer Western

Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke star as cowboys who once were lovers in Pedro Almodóvar’s “Strange Way of Life.” Review.

Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke star as cowboys who once were lovers in Pedro Almodóvar’s “Strange Way of Life.” Review.

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The Pokémon Company apologizes and blames “overwhelming demand” for its Van Gogh collab stock issues

The Pokémon Company apologizes after scalpers bought up its limited edition Van Gogh Museum range.

The Pokémon Company says it is “actively working on ways” to restock its Pokémon x Van Gogh Museum collection after scalpers promptly cleaned out the limited edition items.

Citing “overwhelming demand”, the company apologized for disappointing fans who had missed out and said it would let them know about restock options “at a later day”.

“We apologize for all the fans eagerly awaiting our Pokémon Center x Van Gogh Museum release today,” the company said across its social media channels.

“Due to overwhelming demand, all our products from this collection have sold out. We understand this is disappointing to many who were looking to our official email and social media channels for guidance on how and when to purchase.

“We are actively working on ways to provide more Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promo cards for fans shopping at Pokémon Center in the future. Details will be released at a later date.”

Official statement regarding today from r/PokemonTCG

The statement is not enough to assuage the disappointment for some, however, not least because dozens of the free promo cards some purchasers received are already on eBay, asking hundreds of dollars for what was a pro bono item. 

“This is complete utter bullsh*t,” said one particularly irate fan. “I spent 36 hours and ended up with a bunch of error codes and it telling me to remove the item. I can’t f*cking stand the way this has went.

“Three different times… I had an item in my cart…

“Yesterday, the Sunflora canvas got lucky on refreshing, this morning the Eevee figure from a link on Twitter, then the moment the store opened up today. I tried like 5 times to get the pins in my cart, it refused. I ended up trying for the journal. After I start to fill out shipping information it loads me to the cart and says I need to remove OOS items to finish. I do that, go back to the store just to find nothing.

“What a sh*t show.”

The Pokémon Company didn’t say when it hoped to restock the promotional items, only that it would release more details “at a later date”.

On the subject of card games – did you know that a Toronto retail worker sold a rare Magic: The Gathering card to musician Post Malone for $2 million?

Brook Trafton – who realized his “childhood dream” when he discovered the rare card earlier this year – parted with his prized collectable after what he’d thought was a standard meet and greet with Post Malone turned into an “unexpected” sale.

After hiring a lawyer and a public relations firm, Trafton was contacted by representatives of Post Malone who said he wanted to meet him and see the card for himself. 

“He’s like: ‘Yes, I will take this card’. It was so magical. I’m not going to lie. I cried a little bit. I cried a lot.”

As for what’s so special about this particular card? Hailing from Magic: The Gathering’s Lord of the Rings set, the “One Ring” card is completely one-of-a-kind, making it one of the game’s rarest finds, particularly as it was discovered in perfect mint condition, too.

Find out more about Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield’s new game studio

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Apple blames iOS 17 bugs and apps like Instagram for making iPhone 15s run hot

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

Apple has acknowledged user complaints that iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones are overheating, reports Forbes, but said that contrary to speculation, it has nothing to do with the phone’s hardware design. Forbes noted an update to Instagram has already rolled out with version 302, released September 27th, to address some of the issues.
Bloomberg notes an unnamed Apple spokesperson specifically mentioning Instagram, Uber, and the game Asphalt 9 as examples of apps that could cause the devices to “run warmer than normal.”

Apple also says there is no safety risk in the thermal issues but that other factors, like USB-C power adapters with more-than-20W charging and background processing that occurs shortly after a phone is restored, can make a phone warmer than an iPhone user might be accustomed to.
The company further told Forbes that the fix, which should come with iOS 17.1, won’t result in throttled performance, which some, like Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, have said was a possibility.
Apple made some big changes with the iPhone 15 phones, including the new A17 Pro chip made from TSMC’s 3nm process, and the use of titanium in its frame’s construction. The chip and its new six-core GPU is supposed to be one of the big selling points of the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max since it makes it possible for the game to run graphics-intensive games like Resident Evil Village, which is due out later this year, at near-console fidelity.

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

Apple has acknowledged user complaints that iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones are overheating, reports Forbes, but said that contrary to speculation, it has nothing to do with the phone’s hardware design. Forbes noted an update to Instagram has already rolled out with version 302, released September 27th, to address some of the issues.

Bloomberg notes an unnamed Apple spokesperson specifically mentioning Instagram, Uber, and the game Asphalt 9 as examples of apps that could cause the devices to “run warmer than normal.”

Apple also says there is no safety risk in the thermal issues but that other factors, like USB-C power adapters with more-than-20W charging and background processing that occurs shortly after a phone is restored, can make a phone warmer than an iPhone user might be accustomed to.

The company further told Forbes that the fix, which should come with iOS 17.1, won’t result in throttled performance, which some, like Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, have said was a possibility.

Apple made some big changes with the iPhone 15 phones, including the new A17 Pro chip made from TSMC’s 3nm process, and the use of titanium in its frame’s construction. The chip and its new six-core GPU is supposed to be one of the big selling points of the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max since it makes it possible for the game to run graphics-intensive games like Resident Evil Village, which is due out later this year, at near-console fidelity.

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