Dec 7, 2023

Today on the 5: You probably saw at least a few stories about Beeper Mini, the latest attempt to solve the iMessage problem for Android users. While it sounds much more secure than Nothing Chats, I'm still not sure why anyone would use it or pay for...

Dec 6, 2023

Today on the 5: Completely by accident, it turns out I watched the first and last movies that writer/director Matthew Bright was involved in. On paper, Tiptoes doesn't seem like it would be a stranger film than Forbidden Zone is, but then you watch it...

Dec 5, 2023

Today on the 5: Over the weekend I watched a movie I've heard of for a while now, 1980s bonkers musical Forbidden Zone. After finishing one of the more off the wall movies I've seen in a bit, I thought this was probably the oddest thing that this writer likely ever did. I was wrong, but that will have to wait for...

Dec 4, 2023

Today on the 5: One of the topics that came up on a recent episode of This Week in Tech revolved around the implosion of Twitter and the struggle for other networks to replace. One aspect of that discussion centered on building a community and the work involved in doing that. I found it surprising that some of the hosts...

Dec 1, 2023