Fire up the TV: Here’s what to stream in April
Don’t want to waste precious time looking for something to watch? Let me point you straight to the good stuff! Here’s everything new this month that’s worth a stream.
Hello, black leather, bullets and Keanu: All three “Matrix” movies are on Netflix this month. If that’s not your bag, “Happy Gilmore” with Adam Sandler is always a hole-in-one. Or treat the kids to “Hotel Transylvania” (and then “Hotel Transylvania 2”).
💊 Not a hard sell: Viagra has another uplifting benefit: Brain health. Cleveland Clinic researchers found its active ingredient, sildenafil, cuts Alzheimer’s risk by 30% to 54% by boosting neuron connections and battling bad proteins. It’s science, folks.
How often does the U.S. Geological Survey’s website update with info on recent earthquakes? Is it every … A.) 2.5 minutes, B.) 8 minutes, C.) 20 minutes or D.) 60 minutes?
This is so Goofy: Starting in June, no more sharing Disney+ passwords. Why? The Mouse needs the money. Netflix immediately added 9 million subscribers and 8% more revenue when it cracked down on password sharing.
A criminal’s best asset is his lie-ability: For years, thieves have been selling streaming sticks that promise all the paid content and services for free. The crackdown has started with William Freemon, who’s been selling jailbroken Amazon Fire TV Sticks since 2016. Have one? You’re violating copyrights and can be tracked by your IP address.
Like a boss: If you live in California, the proposed “right to disconnect” bill would fine your boss $100 every time they bug you after hours — unless it’s a real emergency. Does this also mean the boss gets $100 every time someone on staff bugs them? Didn’t think so.
🌑 Help NASA: Tomorrow’s total solar eclipse is gracing North America, and NASA’s calling for backup. Your smartphone will do just fine. Snap the eclipse using SunSketcher (iOS and Android), or keep tabs on the climate with Globe Observer (iOS and Android). If you still need glasses, some libraries are handing them out for free.
🪐 Share with your parent friends: The Snapchat+ Solar System feature is tearing apart teen friendships. It ranks how close you are to your friends based on how often you interact. Think you’re someone’s Mercury, only to find out you’re more of a Uranus? Upsetting for sure. Talk to your kids about this new feature — it’s important for their mental health.
Check your laundry room: Procter & Gamble is recalling 8.2 million bags of laundry pods made by Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel from Sept. 2023 to Feb. 2024. A packaging flaw could let the bags split open near the zipper, exposing dangerous chemicals to kids. If you’ve got ’em, return ’em!
Project Venom: Three F-16 fighter jets are getting loaded up with self-flying tech at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The $50 million “Project Venom” exists to develop self-flying drone fleets that could team up with manned Air Force planes in battle.