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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires But until the late 20th century, subtext is where those messages stayed buried: charged little winks to audiences that may have led to genre success, but could never actually be stated out loud by any character on the page. It would take until the 1970s f...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires When Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire reached bookshelves in 1976, it was a watershed moment for vampire novels — the first time a mainstream book had prominently featured vampires that were gay, campy, and unapologetically fabulous. For that alone,...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires For that alone, you might mistake Rice for a classic vampire-infected propagandist for the cause, but the case is a little muddier than that. Rice had a famously ambivalent relationship with the Catholicism of her youth, first turning away from it in favor...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Rice had a famously ambivalent relationship with the Catholicism of her youth, first turning away from it in favor of sexy gothic monster books, then embracing it in the early 2000s to pen a series of Christ-themed religious fiction, then finally rejecting...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Even so, religious flirtation is canonically one of the few things a vampire can’t tolerate even in small doses, so this is one case in which the jury is no longer out. Verdict: Not a vampire Laurell K. Hamilton Best-known vampire books: Anita Blake: Va...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Verdict: Not a vampire Laurell K. Hamilton Best-known vampire books: Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series (1993-present) Laurell K. Hamilton’s vampire novels are like the final evolution of an undead Pokémon. Where Anne Rice made vampires sexy but still t...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Verdict: Not a vampire Laurell K. Hamilton Best-known vampire books: Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series (1993-present) Laurell K. Hamilton’s vampire novels are like the final evolution of an undead Pokémon. Where Anne Rice made vampires sexy but still t...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Where Anne Rice made vampires sexy but still took pains to remind readers that they were fundamentally the stuff of nightmares, Hamilton’s Anita Blake series is more like the merrily obscene aesthetic of a 1970s grindhouse flick. Her characters bash, slaug...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Her characters bash, slaughter, and jump one another’s bones (animated or otherwise), but it’s all in good fun. With her books, the sexy and violent vampire has reached a Looney Tunes stage of madcap romp, and audiences can’t get enough of it. But does th...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Her characters bash, slaughter, and jump one another’s bones (animated or otherwise), but it’s all in good fun. With her books, the sexy and violent vampire has reached a Looney Tunes stage of madcap romp, and audiences can’t get enough of it. But does th...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires But does that make Hamilton herself a vampire? I’d argue to the contrary. Nothing serves the vampire cause less than undermining the air of looming menace that they’ve been cultivating since the 15th century. Vlad the Impaler worked for that nickname, damm...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires No, Laurell K. Hamilton isn’t among the denizens of the undead. She’s the one thing they’ve come to fear this millennium: a good punchline. Verdict: Not a vampire Taika Waititi Best-known vampire work: What We Do in the Shadows (2014, 2019-present) Whi...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires She’s the one thing they’ve come to fear this millennium: a good punchline. Verdict: Not a vampire Taika Waititi Best-known vampire work: What We Do in the Shadows (2014, 2019-present) While What We Do in the Shadows isn’t actually a work of prose fict...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Verdict: Not a vampire Taika Waititi Best-known vampire work: What We Do in the Shadows (2014, 2019-present) While What We Do in the Shadows isn’t actually a work of prose fiction, and Waititi isn’t actually an author, who is to say what constitutes tru...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Regardless, What We Do in the Shadows, which Waititi co-created along with his fellow New Zealander Jemaine Clement (the two wrote and directed the original 2014 movie) is surely the most culturally pervasive piece of vampire-themed fiction to reach mass a...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Regardless, What We Do in the Shadows, which Waititi co-created along with his fellow New Zealander Jemaine Clement (the two wrote and directed the original 2014 movie) is surely the most culturally pervasive piece of vampire-themed fiction to reach mass a...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Just as importantly, it marks the necessary next step in the inexorable movement of vampiric lore from creeping terror to sexy camp to outright comedy with only the faintest twist of terror to remind us of its origins. Two centuries after its English-langu...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires Two centuries after its English-language birth, the vampire genre has at last been metaphorically defanged. We humans have taken its blood and sucked it dry for our amusement. And what can we say about Taika Waititi? Here is a director and writer who star...
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A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires We humans have taken its blood and sucked it dry for our amusement. And what can we say about Taika Waititi? Here is a director and writer who started out charmingly likable, beloved by both audiences and critics; he was happily invited into our homes; ra...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires We're spending a week diving deep into the stories behind your favorite vampires. Who says we only get to celebrate vampires at Halloween? You know what’s cooler than a vampire story? A story that’s not a vampire story, but surprise — it has vampi...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Who says we only get to celebrate vampires at Halloween? You know what’s cooler than a vampire story? A story that’s not a vampire story, but surprise — it has vampires. The surprise vampire is a rich tradition, unfolding across many different me...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Sometimes it is a prominent part of a story that’s made richer for the unexpected presence of a bloodsucker. Sometimes it is subtle, an easily missable detail that rewards only the most observant. In the best version, the vampires are always there...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Sometimes it is subtle, an easily missable detail that rewards only the most observant. In the best version, the vampires are always there, in the background, waiting for you to discover them — just like in real life. Here are some of our favorite...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Here are some of our favorite examples. Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion If Baldur’s Gate 3 was your introduction to the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons, you might be shocked to find out about a lot of stuff that’s tucked away in the world’s most...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires The great thing about Baldur’s Gate 3 is how it centers all that weird stuff — like Astarion, a haughty elf that you can either play as or recruit to your party very early on, and guess what? He’s a vampire! And dealing with his vampirism is a huge...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires The great thing about Baldur’s Gate 3 is how it centers all that weird stuff — like Astarion, a haughty elf that you can either play as or recruit to your party very early on, and guess what? He’s a vampire! And dealing with his vampirism is a huge...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires He’s a vampire! And dealing with his vampirism is a huge part of the game, should that be something you want to do. The Matrix Reloaded: The Merovingian’s Henchmen Like a lot of ideas in the Matrix movies, a seemingly throwaway line leads to a bl...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires In The Matrix, The Oracle tells Neo that things that go bump in the night are in fact real, the result of a program misbehaving, an error in the virtual world of The Matrix. In The Matrix Reloaded, we meet some of those misbehaving programs in the ...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires In The Matrix Reloaded, we meet some of those misbehaving programs in the form of the Merovingian’s henchmen. The Merovingian’s wife, Persephone, notes that they are very hard to kill — before she kills one of them with silver bullets. While the tw...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires The Merovingian’s wife, Persephone, notes that they are very hard to kill — before she kills one of them with silver bullets. While the twin ghosts get significantly more screen time in Reloaded, the world of the films gets much more interesting wh...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires While the twin ghosts get significantly more screen time in Reloaded, the world of the films gets much more interesting when you realize that they are just two members of a whole assortment of ghoulies, and a superhuman kung fu god isn’t the only c...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires The Elder Scrolls: Everywhere The fantasy of the Elder Scrolls games often presents as very straightforward. With the exception of Morrowind, each of the games starts out as a pretty up-the-middle fantasy setting, with nary a twist of any kind. Bu...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires With the exception of Morrowind, each of the games starts out as a pretty up-the-middle fantasy setting, with nary a twist of any kind. But a big reason Elder Scrolls games have an enduring fan base is down to the fact that beneath the surface, the...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires But a big reason Elder Scrolls games have an enduring fan base is down to the fact that beneath the surface, there is always weird shit to find. Like vampires! And in keeping with the open-ended role-playing philosophy the series espouses, you can ...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Preacher: Cassidy Preacher, the comic book by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon — and its subsequent TV adaptation from Sam Catlin, Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen — starts with the basic assumption that God is real, and has walked out on the job. A lot ...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Morbius Hands down the ballsiest Spidey villain to adapt in a cartoon for children that censors wouldn’t even let use the words “sinister” or “kill,” Morbius — the Living Vampire — frankly had no business being in ...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires The clever folks behind Spider-Man got around the strict content standards of their network with a loophole that might be even creepier than how vampires normally feed: by giving him little suckers on the palms of his hands that drain victims of “p...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Miguel O’Hara Miguel O’Hara, the Spider-Man of 2099, is one of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s big enigmas. Comics readers will know plenty about his whole deal, but the movie doesn’t really explain much ...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Miguel O’Hara Miguel O’Hara, the Spider-Man of 2099, is one of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s big enigmas. Comics readers will know plenty about his whole deal, but the movie doesn’t really explain much ...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Comics readers will know plenty about his whole deal, but the movie doesn’t really explain much — except for a brief scene where he’s shown to have fangs, and an offhand reference that he is kind of a vampire? Sure, he’s a jerk, but he’s still kind...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Comics readers will know plenty about his whole deal, but the movie doesn’t really explain much — except for a brief scene where he’s shown to have fangs, and an offhand reference that he is kind of a vampire? Sure, he’s a jerk, but he’s still kind...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Sure, he’s a jerk, but he’s still kind of cool. It’s kind of hard not to be cool when you’re a vampire. That’s kind of the whole quandary with vampires as a metaphor. Adventure Time: Marceline the Vampire Queen For 11 episodes, Adventure Time was...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires It’s kind of hard not to be cool when you’re a vampire. That’s kind of the whole quandary with vampires as a metaphor. Adventure Time: Marceline the Vampire Queen For 11 episodes, Adventure Time was a show with lots of weird shit, but no vampires...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Adventure Time: Marceline the Vampire Queen For 11 episodes, Adventure Time was a show with lots of weird shit, but no vampires. Then “Evicted!” introduced Marceline the Vampire Queen, and the show changed forever. Marceline was key to what the sh...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Now with vampires! Sesame Street: The Count I don’t really know why there’s a vampire on Sesame Street. I love him, though. Metal Gear Solid 2: Vamp The Metal Gear Solid games are kings of the nonchalant narrative curveball. It’s a series that ...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires I love him, though. Metal Gear Solid 2: Vamp The Metal Gear Solid games are kings of the nonchalant narrative curveball. It’s a series that takes great care to ground itself in near-future militaristic realism and hard sci-fi, only to suddenly in...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires It’s a series that takes great care to ground itself in near-future militaristic realism and hard sci-fi, only to suddenly introduce a man made of bees and a cyborg ninja. Vamp is one of those curveballs, the member of a rogue special forces unit w...
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The best surprise vampires in things you did not expect to see vampires Vamp is one of those curveballs, the member of a rogue special forces unit with a superhuman resistance to injury, the ability to run on water, and a taste for blood — with an eerie origin story for that hunger, to boot. The Bone Clocks: The Ancho...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement . The call of the couch gets stronger every year as new gadgets, movies, TV shows, and streaming services launch. As such, you may find yourself considering how to curate a spac...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement . The call of the couch gets stronger every year as new gadgets, movies, TV shows, and streaming services launch. As such, you may find yourself considering how to curate a spac...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater You’ll still have to spend money on snacks, but not nearly as much. A high-quality home cinema setup summons the most compelling parts of the silver screen into your own living room. Whatever it is you want to watch, upgrading your home theater hardware and related accessories...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater A high-quality home cinema setup summons the most compelling parts of the silver screen into your own living room. Whatever it is you want to watch, upgrading your home theater hardware and related accessories can enhance your viewing experience. LG C3 OLED TV A TV is the bea...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater Whatever it is you want to watch, upgrading your home theater hardware and related accessories can enhance your viewing experience. LG C3 OLED TV A TV is the beating heart of the home theater experience, and the LG C3 is a compelling sell for cinephiles who want the best poss...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater The C2’s 65-inch OLED screen provides unparalleled contrast, and it has a 120 Hz refresh rate, which is great for making the most of gaming at a high frame rate via the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. Like other high-end TVs, the C3 features Filmmaker Mode, which adjusts the pi...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater The C2’s 65-inch OLED screen provides unparalleled contrast, and it has a 120 Hz refresh rate, which is great for making the most of gaming at a high frame rate via the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. Like other high-end TVs, the C3 features Filmmaker Mode, which adjusts the pi...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater LG Sound Bar C (SC9) Finding the right soundbar to pair with your fancy TV can be a bit of a challenge. First, you need to decide what kind of features you want, then land on one that has a design that you like. Well, if you opted for the LG C3 OLED, you might as well get the ...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater First, you need to decide what kind of features you want, then land on one that has a design that you like. Well, if you opted for the LG C3 OLED, you might as well get the soundbar that LG made to be the perfect companion in both regards. The SC9 soundbar and wireless subwoofe...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater Well, if you opted for the LG C3 OLED, you might as well get the soundbar that LG made to be the perfect companion in both regards. The SC9 soundbar and wireless subwoofer bolster the C3’s phenomenal picture quality with amazing audio, including Dolby Atmos support. When purcha...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater When purchased through LG’s website, you’ll get a mounting bracket to fasten the soundbar to your wall — perfect if you’ve mounted your television, too. Disney Bundle Trio The chances are good that you’ve already found yourself aboard the streaming service carousel, juggling ...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater If you want to slim down without losing out on great content, you can’t do much better than the Disney Bundle Trio. Disney Plus’ impressive catalog includes plenty of original content (and a bucketload of Marvel and Star Wars), but this deal gives you all that along with Hulu a...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater If you want to slim down without losing out on great content, you can’t do much better than the Disney Bundle Trio. Disney Plus’ impressive catalog includes plenty of original content (and a bucketload of Marvel and Star Wars), but this deal gives you all that along with Hulu a...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is the best streaming service for anime lovers or newcomers, with classics like JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure appearing alongside modern behemoths such as Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Spy x Family. You’ll not only have access to an imp...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater You’ll not only have access to an impressive catalog of quality anime with Crunchyroll — you’ll also be privy to premieres shortly after their debut in Japan, such as the highly anticipated Attack on Titan finale. Crunchyroll Premium gift card $80 Prices taken at time of publi...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater You’ll not only have access to an impressive catalog of quality anime with Crunchyroll — you’ll also be privy to premieres shortly after their debut in Japan, such as the highly anticipated Attack on Titan finale. Crunchyroll Premium gift card $80 Prices taken at time of publi...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater Give the gift of action, romance, and just about every other kind of anime genre for a year $80 at Crunchyroll Chromecast with Google TV (4K) Smart TVs tend to come with a range of downloadable apps built in, but performance is often middling at best — even in high-end models...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater If you’re looking for a compact and easy-to-use streaming device, it won’t cost you much. The latest Chromecast is a great choice that provides 4K HDR playback and comes with a voice-enabled remote, which can help you get to your favorite movies and shows faster than fiddling w...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater The latest Chromecast is a great choice that provides 4K HDR playback and comes with a voice-enabled remote, which can help you get to your favorite movies and shows faster than fiddling with on-screen keyboards. Vudu gift cards for watching movies at home Vudu is like a digi...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater Vudu gift cards for watching movies at home Vudu is like a digital Blockbuster, a storefront with a huge catalog of films that you can rent or buy, ranging from new releases like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem to beloved classics like The Nightmare Before Christma...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater Unlike some other gift cards on the market, Vudu’s don’t expire, so you can take your time and save them for a rainy day. They also double as compelling gifts for the cinephile in your life. Panasonic DP-UB420 Streaming has become the de facto way to watch your favorite movie...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater They also double as compelling gifts for the cinephile in your life. Panasonic DP-UB420 Streaming has become the de facto way to watch your favorite movies, but sometimes you want the reliability and quality of a physical disc. And what better way to enjoy them than with a de...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater And what better way to enjoy them than with a dedicated 4K Blu-ray player? There is no better way, dear reader. The Panasonic DP-UB420 is a model that won’t break the bank, yet it can handle everything from CDs and DVDs to 3D Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray Discs, so it should cover you...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater One of the DP-UB420-K’s most compelling features is its HDR Optimizer, which, once set up, tweaks your content to look its best on your TV, no matter if it’s a high-end OLED screen or a run-of-the-mill LCD panel. Roku Streambar Pro If you’re in the market for both a streaming...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater Roku Streambar Pro If you’re in the market for both a streaming device and a soundbar, there’s precisely one product we can recommend that can do both: the Roku Streambar Pro. By plugging it into your TV’s HDMI port, you’ll get great sound quality that defies its petite size, ...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater Roku Streambar Pro If you’re in the market for both a streaming device and a soundbar, there’s precisely one product we can recommend that can do both: the Roku Streambar Pro. By plugging it into your TV’s HDMI port, you’ll get great sound quality that defies its petite size, ...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater By plugging it into your TV’s HDMI port, you’ll get great sound quality that defies its petite size, and its streaming capabilities are up there with the best of them, providing 4K HDR so all of your movies and TV shows will look their best. The setup also comes with a universa...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater The setup also comes with a universal remote that features voice controls. Vizio 5.1.2 soundbar with Dolby Atmos One of the highlights of going to the cinema is the booming surround sound that envelops the theater. The Vizio M512a-H6, a 5.1.2-channel soundbar setup, attempts ...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater Vizio 5.1.2 soundbar with Dolby Atmos One of the highlights of going to the cinema is the booming surround sound that envelops the theater. The Vizio M512a-H6, a 5.1.2-channel soundbar setup, attempts to replicate that feeling (and succeeds) at a much smaller scale in your hom...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater While the soundbar unit looks like most others out there, it comes with built-in speakers that are aimed upward to bounce sound off your ceiling, simulating the effect you get in theaters. This, plus its two included satellite speakers, allows Dolby Atmos-ready content to sing....
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The best gifts to level up a home theater While the soundbar unit looks like most others out there, it comes with built-in speakers that are aimed upward to bounce sound off your ceiling, simulating the effect you get in theaters. This, plus its two included satellite speakers, allows Dolby Atmos-ready content to sing....
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The best gifts to level up a home theater This, plus its two included satellite speakers, allows Dolby Atmos-ready content to sing. Plus, these speakers look great, with a sleek, low-profile design. CouchConsole Crumb-covered seats and missing controllers can cause frustration when you want to relax, which is why we ...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater CouchConsole Crumb-covered seats and missing controllers can cause frustration when you want to relax, which is why we recommend the CouchConsole, an organizational caddy to keep around your sofa. This snack- (and controller)-protecting companion has a modular design that can ...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater This snack- (and controller)-protecting companion has a modular design that can be tweaked to fit your needs, and it includes a convenient self-balancing cup holder to avoid dreaded beverage spills when you get a bit too excited. The CouchConsole also features a charging port,...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater The CouchConsole also features a charging port, so phones, remotes, and controllers can stay juiced regardless of the marathon movie session you plan on undertaking with your friends. Netgear Powerline 2000 There is nothing more infuriating than slow download speeds on your c...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater The CouchConsole also features a charging port, so phones, remotes, and controllers can stay juiced regardless of the marathon movie session you plan on undertaking with your friends. Netgear Powerline 2000 There is nothing more infuriating than slow download speeds on your c...
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The best gifts to level up a home theater If you primarily use Wi-Fi for your home theater devices, I might be describing your everyday reality, but it doesn’t have to be like this. The Netgear Powerline helps to mitigate these issues by creating a power plug-based tether between your router and your devices. Each Pow...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories. MBW Reacts is supported by JKBX ...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories. MBW Reacts is supported by JKBX ...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference MBW Reacts is supported by JKBX , a technology platform that offers consumers access to music royalties as an asset class. In recent months, Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl has been...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference Nor is it surprising, given his current role, that he has been pushing for price hikes at music streaming services. Both of these topics came up during Kyncl’s Q&A session at the Code C...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference Both of these topics came up during Kyncl’s Q&A session at the Code Conference in Laguna Niguel, California, on Tuesday (September 26). But what was maybe more surprising – for a techie...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference But what was maybe more surprising – for a techie like Kyncl, anyway – was his rational, level-headed explanation for why traditional music labels continue to be relevant, and continue t...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference With the arrival of digital platforms, including open ones like YouTube and SoundCloud – and with the proliferation of indie music distribution platforms like DistroKid and TikTok’s Soun...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference With the arrival of digital platforms, including open ones like YouTube and SoundCloud – and with the proliferation of indie music distribution platforms like DistroKid and TikTok’s Soun...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference In a world where anyone can record music using a desktop audio workstation (DAW) and upload it direct to YouTube, or to Spotify via a distribution platform, labels have little left to do...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference In a world where anyone can record music using a desktop audio workstation (DAW) and upload it direct to YouTube, or to Spotify via a distribution platform, labels have little left to do...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference Kyncl offered strong a counterpoint to this argument at Code Media, drawing a parallel between music labels today and the advertising industry a decade or two ago. At that time, he said...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference Kyncl offered strong a counterpoint to this argument at Code Media, drawing a parallel between music labels today and the advertising industry a decade or two ago. At that time, he said...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference At that time, he said, many predicted ad agencies were headed for the scrap-heap thanks to the arrival of Google’s AdWords, which allowed any business to set up a customized ad campaign ...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference At that time, he said, many predicted ad agencies were headed for the scrap-heap thanks to the arrival of Google’s AdWords, which allowed any business to set up a customized ad campaign ...
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Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference “In the year 2000, when AdWords came out, everybody was predicting their deaths because all the brands [could] just go direct to AdWords and buy ads… However, what happened was lots of d...