Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone reboot leans too heavily on the original

Rod Serling’s anthology series The Twilight Zone has been remade, parodied, and imitated so many times since it premiered in 1959 that almost everyone can name its episode components: something weird happens, the narrator lets viewers know a bit more about what’s going on, then there’s a twist and a moral message, which is elaborated in the narrator’s parting lines.

What makes a good episode of The Twilight Zone is much harder to articulate. But it’s clear from CBS’s first four episodes of the newest version of the series, produced and hosted by Get Out and Us writer-director Jordan Peele, that it doesn’t involve playing it safe. All four of the initial episodes parallel specific earlier episodes, and the closer they hew to the…

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The Creators Issue

On any given day, you might watch a YouTube video, laugh at a Facebook meme, upvote a Reddit submission, hear a SoundCloud banger, heart an Instagram post, read a webcomic, and consider backing some far-fetched but kind of brilliant Kickstarter project. This week, we’ll be publishing new stories every day about the creators, their tools, and the platforms they publish on.

More than ever, the web is centered around platforms that thrive off of content submitted by individual creators. Whether they’re making short films, absurdist memes, thoughtful podcasts, brilliant photos, quirky games, sharp blog posts, or just another daily vlog, it’s their creations that shape our experience of the web. They’re what keep us coming back, and they’re…

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Philips Hue kits come bundled with two Google Home Minis at Best Buy

We’ve found a few deals today that you may want to know about. There are some pretty good sales in a few different categories. Following the surprising cancellation of Apple’s AirPower, it’s no surprise to see some discounts on wireless chargers.

A Philips Hue starter kit that includes four A19 white and color LED bulbs usually costs around $170 by itself, but Best Buy is bundling this kit with two Google Home Mini smart speakers for $169.99. Philips’ lighting system tops our list of the best smart lights that you can buy, thanks to its easy setup. Since this bundle includes two Google Home Mini speakers, here’s how you can use them to control your Philips Hue system.

Samsung’s Wireless Charger Duo is currently $64.77 at Amazon. (It…

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