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Archives for August 2026

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Another day another Odyssey record.

Christopher Nolan’s epic has now grossed more than $289 million from IMAX screens alone (and over $1.1 billion in total), besting the $256 million lifetime IMAX gross of James Cameron’s Avatar. And releases in China and Japan are still to come. Yes, the format is worth it.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Spotify is testing a ‘Skip ahead’ feature to bypass podcast ads.

Podnews found evidence of the new ad-skipping function appearing “for Premium users in selected markets,” with the button appearing on screen as soon as ads, promos, or intros start. In a statement to the publication, Spotify noted that many people are skipping those things anyway: “We’re exploring ways to make podcast listening and viewing more intuitive for Premium subscribers based on how people use the platform.”

A screenshot of a new “Skip ahead” button to skip past ads in Spotify podcasts.
Podnews’ report includes a video showing the “Skip ahead” button appearing on several podcasts, taking listeners to the start of the next section.
Image: Podnews / Spotify
No Dogs in Space is a music history podcast for true obsessives

Now if only they’d give us some new episodes.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Allow Mike Myers’ Cat in the Hat costume to stalk your nightmares.

Shout out to subscriber Only Forward for sharing this on our post looking for your favorite bad movies. Propstore is auctioning off the original costume worn for the 2003 film, which is pretty terrifying in its own right. But somehow the empty suit is even more horrifying.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Chris Gethard’s dumpster episode.

The original episode featuring Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas is one of the funniest things to ever grace a television screen. If you’ve never seen it, stop everything and watch it on YouTube now. There’s even a bonus, extremely spoilery bonus cut that’s fun as well. For the 10th anniversary, Gethard got the band back together, and it’s a blast.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Don’t panic film nerds, but Letterboxd is down.

Users have been unable to log in to their accounts for a few hours, simply receiving a message that reads “An error occurred. Please try again later.” But now the whole site is refusing to load for many. The company posted on Instagram that it’s working to resolve the issue.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
What’s your favorite bad movie?

A couple of weeks ago, I admitted to you all that I love bad movies. Don’t get me wrong — I love arthouse films and critically acclaimed blockbusters, but some of the most fun I have had watching a movie has been introducing my siblings to Troll 2 and sharing Fateful Findings with friends over Zoom during the pandemic. So I want to know: what’s your favorite so-bad-it’s-good movie that I need to check out?

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Looks like the Pixel Watch 5 is getting a Steph Curry edition too.

Just like the orange and grey special edition of the Fitbit Air we got in May, a new leak shows the Pixel Watch 5 with a similar band, suggesting Steph Curry will be lending his name to more Google gear.

Image of Steph Curry special edition Google Pixel Watch 5
Image: MyMobiles
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
My favorite softsynth now has a free version.

Arturia’s Pigments is my go-to synth plugin. It’s powerful, versatile, and shockingly easy to build complex patches in. It’s currently marked down to $129 from its usual price of $199. But if you’re hesitant to commit even that much, the company just launched Pigments Play, a free stripped-down version.

Pigments Play

[Arturia]

Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro

The Sleevenote creator is ready for the offline resurgence, but wants to move on from CDs and cassettes.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Happy 808 day, read this ebook about the history of Roland for free.

It will be going away in 24 hours, but to celebrate 8/08 Bjooks, the company behind Beat Gems and Pedal Crush, is making Inspire the Music — 50 Years of Roland History free to read. The company is also offering 15 percent off the hardcover version for the day.