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The age of average

alexmurrell.co.uk

This article argues that from film to fashion and architecture to advertising, creative fields have become dominated and defined by convention and cliché. Distinctiveness has died. In every field we look at, we find that everything looks the same.

Welcome to the age of average.

Let’s dive in.

Tears of the Kingdom is about so much more than fighting monsters

washingtonpost.com

I know my daughter will eventually get to the epic adventure part of “Tears of the Kingdom,” and I know that, one day, she’ll even rescue Zelda, but not until she has made the game world her own and pushed its systems to their limit. Until then, I’ll happily watch her Ultrahand the most cockamamie wagon imaginable for her horse to drag up a mountainside.

Carmakers like VW are bringing back buttons because drivers loathe all the touchscreens

slate.com

“These screens are presented as this avant garde, minimalist design,” said Matt Farah, a car reviewer and host of The Smoking Tire, an auto-focused YouTube channel and podcast. “But really, it’s the cheapest way possible of building an interior.” Although they look fancy, Farah said that carmakers can purchase screens for less than $50, making them significantly less expensive than tactile controls.

Hell yes.