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How to Favicon in 2021
10.2.2021
I always appreciate someone looking into and re-evaluating the best practices of something that literally every website needs and has a complex set of requirements. Andrey Sitnik has done that here with favicons.
The final suggestion:
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico"
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The True Monster in Silence of the Lambs, Still Rearing Its Ugly Head 30 Years Later
10.2.2021
Clarice Starling first appeared onscreen in 1991's The Silence of the Lambs; the 2001 feature Hannibal followed, and the CBS series Clarice debuts this week. The lead’s immediate association has always been with the killers she pursues for the FBI—but rewatching Lambs offers a reminder of...
Another Good Actor Has Somehow Signed Up For The Borderlands Movie
9.2.2021
Halloween and Christmas with the Kranks star Jamie Lee Curtis joins Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart as the latest actor to be cast in the upcoming Borderlands movie, Collider reports (h/t Variety).Read more
I Want IO's Upcoming 007 Game To Be Just Like Hitman's Train Level
8.2.2021
The final level of Hitman 3 is an exciting and aggressive fight that moves across the length of a long cargo train filled with bad guys and guns. It’s also a bad Hitman level, but it might be our first sign of what an IO Interactive 007 game might look and play like. And that has me excited. Read...
Animating a CSS Gradient Border
8.2.2021
This little trick for gradient borders is super useful:
.border-gradient {
border: 5px solid;
border-image-slice: 1;
border-image-source: linear-gradient(to left, #743ad5, #d53a9d);
}
Here’s some basic demos from our article on the subject. Sephanie Eckles was sharing around the idea...
What Your Genshin Impact Crush Says About You
5.2.2021
Anime games are about thirst, and Genshin Impact fans are among the thirstiest. They keep sending the game’s hottest characters to the top of Twitter’s trending topics with alarming frequency. Whether you’re one of these thirsty weebs, or you’re trying to understand why your friends can’t shut...
The Best New-Ish Movies You Have To Watch This Month
5.2.2021
Top Pick: Tenet (Blu-ray, Digital) | $15 | AmazonRead more
Let's See How Judgment On PS5 Looks Compared To The PS4 Version
5.2.2021
Judgment originally debuted as a PlayStation 4 exclusive in 2018. It looked great! As announced this week, the game is going multiplatform and bound for the PlayStation 5.Read more
A Hat Generates Big Controversy In Latest Sky: Children Of Light Update
5.2.2021
The latest update to thatgamecompany’s Sky: Children of Light introduced a new hat that has stirred up controversy among the game’s Chinese and Korean fans, with both sides claiming cultural significance related to the cosmetic item and refusing to give an inch on social media.Read more
The Mistake That Changed the History of Blade Runner
4.2.2021
These days, Blade Runner is considered one of the all-time masterpieces of science fiction. The combination of Philip K. Dick’s idea, Ridley Scott’s direction, Harrison Ford’s performance, and a laundry list of technical masters behind the scenes created a film that has stood the test of time....
Serena Williams's Interior Decor Is a Nerd's Delight
4.2.2021
Serena Williams is Architectural Digest’s new cover star. In the feature, written by former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth, Williams walks AD through her Miami enclave, designed by sister Venus’s design firm V Starr. It’s a lot. Read more
It's Official, Lego Is Making A Sonic The Hedgehog Set
4.2.2021
Early last year the Lego Ideas program began looking into the possibility of turning a fan-made Sonic Mania Green Hills Zone design into a real Lego set. This morning The Lego Group makes it official. Lego Sonic the Hedgehog is happening. Read more
Dune: Imperium: The Kotaku Review
4.2.2021
Because the movie business is in a state of absolute chaos right now, the Dune reboot, which was supposed to be the big holiday movie of 2020, is now going to be the big holiday movie of 2021 instead. Just don’t tell this accompanying board game, which went ahead and released in December 2020...
10 Apple TV+ Originals to Watch Before Your Free Trial Ends
3.2.2021
Last year, Apple offered a free one-year subscription to their streaming service, Apple TV+, with the purchase of any eligible Apple device, giving millions of Apple customers the chance to see if the streaming service is really worth paying for. The cost of “free” made it worth the try for many...
Studio Ghibli Is Building A Real-Life Howl's Moving Castle
3.2.2021
The already cool-sounding Studio Ghibli theme park now sounds even better. Aichi Prefecture, where it will be located, revealed that a real-life Howl’s Moving Castle will also be built on the grounds.Read more
Why Studio Ghibli Turned To CG Animation For Its Latest Movie
2.2.2021
It was bound to happen. And it shouldn’t be a complete surprise. The latest Studio Ghibli film Earwig in the Witch is a CG animated feature film. Last month, director Goro Miyazaki told Kotaku how that happened.Read more
Yakuza Spin-Off Judgment Heading To Next-Gen Consoles On April 23
2.2.2021
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s Judgment is getting the next-gen treatment on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on April 23, Sega announced today. It will come bundled with all previously released DLC for $39.99.Read more
Earwig And The Witch, Studio Ghibli's Debut CG Feature, Is A Good First Effort
1.2.2021
Earwig and the Witch opens with a familiar scene. An old Citroën races down the road, immediately invoking Hayao Miyazaki’s 1979 anime The Castle of Cagliostro. But here, the Citroën 2CV is yellow and in hot pursuit, with its grill turning into needle-like teeth, barreling towards a woman with...
'Shop Contest: Muncher, Winners!
30.1.2021
Last week we met Muncher, a new ghost from the upcoming Ghostbusters film. He’s a big jolly-looking blue blob. But the internet was all obsessed with tall vampire ladies and Bernie Sanders, as usual, so Muncher got overlooked. But not around these parts!Read more
Hitman 3 Has Some Weird Easter Eggs, Like A Talking Hippo
30.1.2021
The Hitman games have always had some weird secrets and Easter eggs. And Hitman 3 continues the tradition, including some truly strange and cool secrets, like a talking hippo, a UFO abduction, and a hidden ending.Read more