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Wednesday, 13 December 2017

The Last Jedi is out today and early reviews are looking good

The latest Star Wars film — The Last Jedi — hits theatres in Cairo today and early reviews are not looking too shabby. The Washington Post’s Ann Hornaday says it “honors the franchise with affection and humor,” while the New York Times’ Manohla Dargis says it “embraces the magic and mystery.” The Financial Times makes Jedi one of its six films to watch this week, giving it a glowing review and saying the “final battle scene is phenomenal” in this “work of human imagination.” You can read the Times’ primer “How Did Luke Skywalker become The Last Jedi?” or check out the trailer here (runtime 2:34). The film debuts today in the US and tomorrow in Canada.

Apple fans have plenty to which to look forward this morning. The company, which confirmed that it has reached an agreement to purchase Shazam, according to Reuters, will release the iPhone X in Egypt this Friday and its powerful new iMac Pro is launching tomorrow with a USD 5k per unit starting price in Amreeka. High-profile tech blogger Marques Brownlee has spent a week playing with a review unit and came away impressed — and notes that the price tag is fair compared to an equivalent PC, which he spec’ed out at USD 5,100.

A number of us are planning some time off in the coming weeks, and it seems we’re all heading for colder climes. Had we not already made arrangements / had family plans, we would heartily recommend heading to phenomenal Croatia — yes, even in winter. The Wall Street Journal concurs. Read its Dubrovnik: A Winter Escape to a Beloved Summer Town, where it says the “off season” has been turned into “the most wonderful time of the year” thanks to a new festival.

Sleep or exercise? Why do we have to choose…?

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