Whoa! A24 is auctioning off props from Everything Everywhere All at Once, including the fanny pack, Raccacoonie, the hot dog fingers, and buttplug trophy. Proceeds go to Transgender Law Center, Asian Mental Health Project, and Laundry Workers Center. [gizmodo.com]
A California company is repurposing old electric vehicle batteries for electric grid storage. "Even after a battery no longer meets the needs of a car, however, it can still store enough energy to be useful on the electric grid." [arstechnica.com]
Every decade or so, Warren Beatty slaps together a terrible Dick Tracy TV show for TCM so that he can keep the rights to the character and Disney+ or whoever can't do a reboot/remake. Epic levels of pettiness. [tvinsider.com]
A 4K restoration of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is back in theaters. Go see it if you can - I'm gutted that it's not playing anywhere near me. [nytimes.com]
More than 2 decades after ramming Internet Explorer down everyone's throats (and triggering an antitrust suit), Microsoft is now automatically removing IE from "any Windows computer that still has it installed". [wired.com]
The NY Times long-time film critic A.O. Scott will be moving on to write "critical essays, notebooks and reviews that grapple with literature, ideas and intellectual life for the Times Book Review. [nytco.com]
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