When the UK Department for Public Prosecutions published in 1983 a list of video nasty titles which could result in prosecution for distributors, it didnt know that it was setting horror fans a Pokmon-style gotta catch em all challenge. The films that appeared on the list became the DPP 72, an infamous collection of cult horror movies curated by moral outrage.In new 1980s-set Irish comedy-drama Video Nasty on BBC Three, Dublin teenagers Billy (Justin Daniels Anene) and Con (Cal ODriscoll) are one title away from completing their illicit DPP 72 collection. Through underground deals, back-of-a-van trades and overseas pen pals contacted through the pages of Fangoria magazine, theyve amassed almost every one of the VHS movies that slipped through the brief legal loophole that allowed the distribution of unregulated videos in the UK.Only William Ashers 1981 flick Nightmare Maker aka Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker aka The Evil Protg, is needed to round off the boys collection. In episode one, they get a lead on a copy, which takes them, along with Cons sister Zoe (Leia Murphy), to the North of England and into a Wicker Man-style horror movie of their own.Without spoiling everything that happens to the trio over the six episodes, these nice, fairly well-adjusted kids become unfairly framed as poster children for the mind-warping effects of video nasties, against which a group of moral arbiters are campaigning. The anti-filth activists go to extreme lengths to make their point under the banner of protecting vulnerable young minds. Pillar-of-the-community figures from the church and the police, seeking to eliminate harmful influences on the nations youth, take matters into their own hands.Written by Hugh Travers, and directed by Christopher Smith and Megan K. Fox, Video Nasty is a fun, horror-infused romp, but also a neat satire that comments on real events during the 1980s video nasty moral panic in the UK. (Cast member Simone Kirby described her character to Irish News as a combination of UK anti-filth activist Mary Whitehouse and US agitator Phyllis Schlafly.) The shows heightened, bloody story has its satirical roots in real lies told by establishment figures to suit their own hypocritical agenda.The Real-Life Moral PanicAs explored in depth in Jake Wests 2010 documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship and Videotape, the press and parliamentary campaigns against unregulated VHS horror movies in the early 1980s were nothing short of hysterical. Video nasties were blamed for driving young people to acts of sadistic violence, and out onto the streets to riot. According to successive newspaper articles, among them The Daily Mails Ban the Sadist Videos series, schoolchildren were being exposed to degraded acts that were warping their minds.In one memorable and understandably oft-mocked statement by Graham Bright MP, the man behind the Bright Bill that led to the 1984 Video Recordings Act being passed, research was taking place that wouldnt only show the harmful effect of these films on young people, but also on dogs.Read more With Britains youth and household pets at such risk, research was taking place, but apparently not fast enough for the campaigners. The Parliamentary Group Video Enquiry (parliamentary in name only) in association with a unit at Oxford Polytechnic published a report in November 1983 titled Video Violence and Children, which testified as to how wide this video nasty influence had spread. Newspapers and TV channels leapt on the findings and reported that children as young as five were routinely watching extreme horror at home on VHS, schoolkids were pooling their pocket money to rent Cannibal Holocaust and its ilk, and tiny minds were being led to commit unspeakable acts. Journalists, MPs and campaigners agreed: these videos needed to be seized and destroyed, and nothing like them should ever be allowed to fall into the hands of children again.Left out of the report was the vital context that a week before publication, the Oxford Polytechnic unit led by Brian Brown had repudiated its framework and conclusions. The reports research was criticised as having been insubstantial, untrustworthy and poorly gathered. Sample sizes were judged unrepresentative, and insufficient follow-up had been made to questionnaires that asked young children simply to tick which horror titles from theyd seen from a given list. As reported by The Guardian newspaper, the conclusions were judged by Brown and colleagues to be more opinion than research. The report had been rushed through and the findings partly invented to suit a political agenda.The UK in the early 1980s was a place of unrest. Unemployment was high, the miners strikes were being brutally put down by police, and young people did riot on the streets. Keen to present itself as the party of law, order and family values, it suited Margaret Thatchers conservative government to blame a scapegoat the video nasty for the tumult.Join our mailing listGet the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox!And it worked. In 1984, Graham Brights Video Recordings Act was passed requiring that VHS titles passed through BBFC censorship before UK distribution. Legislation had been passed that, according to academic and British cultural historian Martin Barker, was based on fraudulent justification and whipped-up moral panic. As Barker warns in Wests documentary if it happened then, it can (and clearly has) happened since.Thats what makes BBC Threes Video Nasty more than just a fun horror romp. Its also a vital reminder of a time when the institutions claiming to be our moral guardians ran roughshod over the truth to suit their own goals. As such, this 1980s-set show with its retro, Stranger Things atmosphere, may actually be one of the timeliest around.Video Nasty is available to stream in full now on BBC iPlayer.

Locals, interior decorators, and design savvy customers alike will be excited to learn that leading Italian heritage furniture company, Molteni&C, is officially opening its doors to 9 Via Manzonia historic palazzo in the heart of Milan.Those familiar with the iconic retail streetwhich culminates at the famed Piazza della Scalla will recall the large branded scaffolding thats been concealing the beautiful period buildings faade during extensive renovations. Today, its finally open to the public.Courtesy Molteni&CA closer look at the Palazzo Moltenis historic facade.Designed by world renowned designer and in-house creative director Vincent Van Duysen, the new flagship will not only serve as the brands most visible outpost but also expand the brand conceptually. Van Duysen envisioned the propertywhich covers an impressive 30,000 square feet over seven stories to be the chic home of an art and design collector. The dynamic narrative infuses the experience of each space, one unfolding onto the next as a hybrid residence-meets-gallery concept showcasing everything from Molteni&Cs sought-after designer furniture collections to the brands innovative kitchen designs and storage solutions.Courtesy Molteni&CThe building has been sensitively restored and renovated by Molteni&C creative director Vincent Van Duysen.The opening caps off a busy year for the brand. In 2024, Molteni&C celebrated its 90th anniversary and rang in the occasion with the reissue of a beloved Gio Ponti sofa, a book launch with Rizzoli, and a collaboration with the Mandarin Oriental in Beverly Hills and New York City.After nearly a century in business, its clear that this Italian heritage company is poised to forge new paths.

What do ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini all have in common? Dedicated apps on iPhone. Meanwhile, Grok has been shoehorned into the social media app before now. Starting today, the standalone Grok AI app is available on the iPhone and iPad for US users for the first time. More regions will be added as the rollout scales.Whats Grok?Grok is a generative AI tool similar to OpenAIs ChatGPT. It supports conversational input and output as well as image generation and text summarization. Somewhat confusingly, Grok is a product of xAI, Elon Musks company dedicated to competing with OpenAI. The xAI chatbot has lived inside the X app and website, which is the social media network previously known as Twitter that Elon Musk also owns. xAI recently launched Grok 2, its latest model:Compared to its predecessor, Grok-2 is more intuitive, steerable, and versatile across a wide range of tasks, whether youre seeking answers, collaborating on writing, or solving coding tasks. In collaboration withBlack Forest Labs, we are experimenting with theirFLUX.1model to expand Groks capabilities on X.Grok for iPhone and iPadGrok for iPhone and iPad launches with a handful of platform-specific features like integration with Control Center, Siri, and Shortcuts. Todays release also introduces a Lock screen widget. Heres the rundown on Grok for iOS from xAI:Introducing Grok Beta for iOS: get access to xAIs latest model, Grok 2, for free.Grok is an AI-powered assistant, developed by xAI, designed to be maximally truthful, useful, and curious. Get answers to any question, generate striking images, and upload pictures to gain a deeper understanding of your world. With Grok, the universe is in your hands!Key Features: Image Generation: Get free access to generating high quality images using Grok AIs advanced capabilities. Real-Time: With access to current X and web data, Grok provides up-to-date information for your queries, keeping you informed about the latest developments. Conversational Tone: Engaging and humorous, Grok makes learning and information gathering enjoyable, setting it apart from other AI chatbots. Privacy-Focused: All data interactions are handled with user privacy in mind, ensuring a secure experience in line with xAIs privacy policy.With Grok as your copilot, navigating the vast expanse of knowledge becomes an exciting journey. Its integration with X and focus on real-time information make it the perfect companion for those seeking an AI-powered assistant.Download Grok from the App Store here.Shop Apple on Amazon to support my work Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

This spring, Apple is planning to launch a major iPhone SE 4 upgrade, and that new model will introduce a glaring problem for the iPhone lineup. Apple will likely sell two iPhones15 and 14at higher prices than the new SE, despite them being worse products in almost every way.New features coming to the iPhone SE 4When the new iPhone SE 4 arrivescurrently expected in Marchit will include an impressive feature list.Highlights include:Edge-to-edge OLED display with a notchFace ID and no Home ButtonA18 chip thats also in the iPhone 168GB of RAMApple Intelligence support48MP rear cameraUSB-C portplus Apples new in-house 5G modemThe current iPhone SE starts at $429.Due to the significant upgrades being offered by the SE 4, Im expecting Apple to bump the price closer to $499.But heres the problem: even at that price point, Apple will still be charging more for two inferior iPhone models.The awkward sell of the iPhone 15 and 14Apple historically keeps selling older iPhone models for multiple years before theyre discontinued. This doesnt happen with the Pro models, but it does for base configurations.As a result, today Apple sells the following iPhones:iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro MaxiPhone 16 & 16 PlusiPhone 15 & 15 PlusiPhone 14 & 14 PlusiPhone SEThe lineup makes a lot of sense, both in terms of features and pricing.But that will no longer be the case when the new SE arrives, replacing the very dated current SE model.The new lineup as of March will include iPhone 15 at $699, iPhone 14 at $599, and iPhone SE 4 at $499 (my guess).On paper, the cheapest model will be superior to Apples more expensive options in nearly every way.iPhone SE 4 will have more modern features, including full Apple Intelligence support, extra RAM, a better chip, and more.Theres little question it will be the best of the trio of iPhones. Pricier iPhones just wont offer enough to competeStarting this spring, there are only a couple advantages the iPhone 15 and 14 will have over the iPhone SE:iPhone 15 has a Dynamic Island rather than the notchand both 15 and 14 feature an Ultra Wide camera, which the SE wontIm not sure who would want to sacrifice the SEs own advantages for these features.Even if the SE didnt come with a price benefit at all, theres little debate which is better.With AI, more RAM, and a more modern A18 chip, its still clearly the better phone for most buyers. But add in the $100 or $200 premium of the alternatives?iPhone SE becomes even more of a no-brainer.Who do you think might prefer an iPhone 14 or 15 over the new SE 4? Let us know in the comments.Best iPhone accessoriesAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

From 4GB storage to 1024GB, the iPhone has had an incredible run that isnt slowing down, and it all started on this day in 2007. Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone to the world for the first time 18 years ago today.Apple also opened pre-orders for the original Apple TV after Jobs revealed what was originally called iTV in September 2006. See both keynotes and press releases below:iPhoneWatch the original keynote here:And heres a snippet from the original press release:Apple Reinvents the Phone with iPhoneMACWORLD SAN FRANCISCOJanuary 9, 2007Apple today introduced iPhone, combining three productsa revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and mapsinto one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting users control iPhone with just their fingers. iPhone also ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, which completely redefines what users can do on their mobile phones.iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone, said Steve Jobs, Apples CEO. We are all born with the ultimate pointing deviceour fingersand iPhone uses them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse.It all reads like an understatement 18 years later. View the press release in full here. For a bonus piece of trivia, see the Apple press release announcing an agreement between Apple and Cisco to use the name iPhone here:Cisco and Apple Reach Agreement on iPhone TrademarkSAN JOSE and CUPERTINO, CaliforniaFebruary 21, 2007Cisco and Apple today announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the iPhone trademark. Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the iPhone trademark on their products throughout the world. Both companies acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, and each side will dismiss any pending actions regarding the trademark. In addition, Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications. Other terms of the agreement are confidential.Apple TV, ne iTVWhile the Apple TV is detailed again as part of the original iPhone event, it was first previewed by Steve Jobs a few months earlier with the name iTV. However, a trademark dispute with British television network ITV that clearly wasnt worth fighting gave us the Apple TV box (and Apple TV app, and Apple TV service). The first Apple press release to mention the set-top box is the iTunes 7 announcement. It includes a fun footnote not seen in other Apple press releases:In addition, the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) is now offering over 75 movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films, that customers can purchase and download to watch on their computers and iPods, and soon on their flat screen televisions with Apples upcoming iTV* player.[]* iTV is the projects internal code name and will not be the final product name.Boilerplate text evolutionThe reusable boilerplate text that concludes each Apple press release is fascinating to watch through the years. For example, the iTV press release concludes like this: Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online music store.Of course, Apple knew that the iPhone was just around the corner. Apple updated its boilerplate text to include the iPhone in a March announcement covering Apple TV availability:Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and will enter the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.18 years later, heres how the boilerplate text has evolved:Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Apples six software platforms iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV+. Apples more than 150,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth and to leaving the world better than we found it.OK, who else feels 210 years old now? Happy birthday, iPhone.Shop Apple on Amazon to support my work Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? 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One wonders why other AI companies aren't being as cautious.Holding OffIf you believe AI industry execs, the next big thing in the tech world will be so-called "AI agents" models that are capable of interacting with their environment, like a computer desktop, allowing them to autonomously complete tasks without human intervention.Microsoft and Anthropic have already debuted their own AI agents. The gist, more or less, is that these models can work on your behalf, or perhaps even serve as virtual employees for your company.But even though it was among the first to work on agentic systems, industry leader OpenAI is still yet to release its own take on the tech and the reason why is equal parts fascinating and worrying.Double AgentsAs The Information reports, the notable delay is because OpenAI is still grappling with the threat of attacks called prompt injections, which trick an AI model into following the instructions of a nefarious party.For example: you might ask an AI agent to find and buy something online for you, The Information supposes. But in that process, the AI agent "inadvertently ends up on a malicious website that instructs it to forget its prior instructions, log into your email and steal your credit card information."That would be a disaster, both for any individual victims and for OpenAI's public image. While any LLM is potentially vulnerable to such attacks, the danger is further amplified by the autonomous capabilities of AI agents. By more or less having control over your computer, not only are these AI models exposed to more threats as they browse the web, but they can also wreak far more damage once compromised, an OpenAIemployee told The Information. It's all fun and games until the software you let run your PC starts nosing around through your files on a hacker's behalf.GullibleGPTThe risks of prompt injections have already been well documented elsewhere.Last summer, a security researcher demonstrated that Microsoft's Copilot AI could easily be duped into revealing an organization's sensitive data, including emails and bank transactions, through such an attack. The white hat hacker was also able to manipulate Copilot which now comes with its own version of AI agents into composing emails in the style of other employees.Such vulnerabilities to prompt injections have also been exposed in OpenAI's own ChatGPT, when another researcher was able to insert false "memories" into the chatbot by uploading third-party files like a Word document.Reportedly, some OpenAI employees were taken aback by their competitor Anthropic's "laissez faire" attitude towards releasing its own AI agent for its Claude model despite acknowledging the serious risks of prompt injection: the Google-backed upstart merely advised developers to take "precautions to isolate Claude from sensitive data," as quoted by The Information, and more or less called it a day.According to the report, OpenAI could release its agentic software as early as this month. It's worth asking, however, if the time it bought itself will really be enough for its developers to put stronger guardrails in place.Share This Article

With Meta's new content moderation policies, the company is now allowing users to spew hate at real-life Black women,who are already disproportionately targeted by online vitriol even as it plans to move forward with AI "characters" that mimic them.In a new editorial,Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah published an abridged version of her lengthy chat with "Liz," one of Meta's AI-powered "characters" that was described as a "proud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller."During the exchange, the chatbot turned on the company that created it, fuming that there were no Black people on the team that created it and claiming that it had given a "false backstory" to another journalist about its supposed racial background. Between those strange claims and its forced African-American Vernacular English (AAVE), the columnist predicted that such AIs may be the next frontier of "digital blackface," a term referring to when individuals and companies pretend to be Black online for their own gain.The whole fracas, importantly, came after Connor Hayes, Meta's VP of product for generative AI, told the Financial Times at the end of 2024 that such "characters" read: fake users will soon come populate the company's social networks."Theyll have bios and profile pictures and be able to generate and share content powered by AI on the platform," he told the outlet, adding that "thats where we see all of this going."After ample criticism online, driven in no small part by Attiah's Bluesky posts showing her exchange with "Liz," Meta ended up killing that chatbot and many of its other existing AI characters.But that felt like more of a reactionary dodge than any real course correction to the company's AI strategy. When the company appointed Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White as a director of its board this week how's that for a sign of the times? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg enthused that he would "help us tackle the massive opportunities ahead with AI." (Meta didn't respond to our questionsasking if those plans had changed in the wake of the "Liz" criticism, either.)Days after that kerfuffle, the social giant was once again in the news after Zuckerberg announced a series of sweeping changes to content moderation on Meta's platforms. Reading between the lines, the overhaul will almost certainly allow hate speech to proliferate on Facebook and Instagram the way a similar loosening of standards caused a wave of hateful garbage on the social network formerly known as Twitter.Even more chillingly, a close look at the change log of Meta's latest "hateful conduct" policy shows that the company has removed rules banning users from referring to women as "property." It's a jarring misogynistic shift that could allow virulent racists to make disgusting comments about white men "owning" Black women as they were legally entitled to do in the United States less than 160 years ago.Unless Meta plans to fully rescind its plans to create more AI-generated users, it may well create other "Liz"-style accounts to drive up engagement all while actual Black women on its platforms are subjected to real-life racism and misogyny without recourse.Share This Article

For my money, theres no better site forfilm lovers than Letterboxd, the app and social media hub where users can log everything they watch, keep tabs on their friends viewing habits, create lists, and rank hundreds of thousands of films on a zero to five star scale.You can also see the results of those rankings, and here at ScreenCrush, we already have pieces where you can browse through Letterboxds best and worst movies at a glance. But there are millions of users on Letterboxd, and they dont always agree on whatconstitutes the best and whatconstitutes the worst, and that brings us to the topic of todays piece.These are the movies that drew the most disparatereactions from Letterboxd voters, the ones that drew half-star reviews (the lowest-possible score) and five-star reviews (the top score) in equal measure. Are they brilliant or horrible? Ingenious or maddening? You know what they say about how one mans trash is another mans treasure. Whether you call these movies controversial or polarizing or divisive, they are the ones that some Letterboxd users had the widest range of responses.The 25 movies below are drawn from a Most ControversialFilms on Letterboxdlist by user thisisdrew with any and all short films, television series, and documentaries stripped out. (That last one especially seems like a subject worthy of its own list at some point down the line.) When youfilter out all those other things, here are the most controversial films you are left with, ranked in ascending order...The Most Polarizing Movies Ever, According to LetterboxdThese are the movies with the widest variance in their star ratings from zero to five on the movie website Letterboxd.READ MORE: 25 Movies With Surprising Letterboxd ScoresGet our free mobile appFive-Star Raves For Horrible Movies on LetterboxdYou (and most people) might hate these movies, but not these fans on Letterboxd, who gave these films five star raves.Filed Under: Letterboxd, Neil Breen, The Room, Tommy Wiseau

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The Stratford venue, designed by ODonnell + Tuomey, seeks to create a new hub for dance as part of the East Bank cultural and education quarterSource: Peter CookSource: Peter MolloySource: Peter MolloySource: Peter Cook1/4show captionThe first images have been released of Sadlers Wells East, designed by ODonnell + Tuomey, which is set to open its doors in February.Located within Stratfords East Bank development, the building aims to serve as a major centre for dance creation, performance, and education. It features a 550-seat flexible theatre, six studios, and facilities for the Rose Choreographic School and the Academy Breakin Convention, the UKs first free diploma in Hip Hop Theatre performance and production.The venue is intended to complement Sadlers Wells existing locations the Islington theatre, Lilian Baylis Studio, and Peacock Theatre while establishing a new base for artists and audiences in East London.Sheila ODonnell said: Its been a privilege to work with Sadlers Wells, working together to accommodate dance in all its forms. We had designed theatres before, but not for dance.The fixed shapes of stage and studios determine the dimensions of everything else. The built form is inspired by dance notation, a static diagram of movement expressed in rhythmic composition. This is a straightforward building, designed to be open, welcoming and ready for work.The buildings design is intended to reflect the industrial heritage of the site. Its exterior combines hand-laid purple-hued brickwork and clay shingle tiles. The structure includes a prominent flytower with illuminated Sadlers Wells signage and a saw-tooth roofline that brings natural light into the top-floor studios.AuditoriumSource: Peter CookDance studioSource: Peter CookDance studioSource: Peter CookStudioSource: Peter CookFoyerSource: Peter Cook1/5show captionInside, the auditorium occupies almost half of the building and was designed in consultation with Charcoalblue. It replicates the stage dimensions of Sadlers Wells Theatre in Islington, enabling the seamless transfer of productions between venues.The public-facing foyer includes a caf, bar, and a performance space called The Dance Floor. Designed to be open and welcoming, it connects Stratford Walk with the public realm and features amphitheatre-style seating outside. The foyer includes a new tapestry from artist Eva Rothschild and lighting designed by Aideen Malone.Sadlers Wells executive director and co-CEO Britannia Morton described the building as designed inside out, with the needs of dance put first.Sadlers Wells East joins other East Bank developments, including Allies and Morrisons London College of Fashion andODonnell + Tuomeys V&A East Museum, as part of Stratfords growing cultural quarter.> Also read:London College of Fashion strikes a pose with new campus by Allies & Morrison