Top 10 news of the week: first reviews of Avatar 2, magma on Mars and more

Netizens have named 12 things you shouldn't brag about

A new interesting thread has appeared on Reddit. In it, users discuss what boasting about sounds like a wake-up call, and not a positive fact from someone else's life.

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The British Film Institute has published a list of the 100 greatest films of all time.

The British Film Institute and its magazine Sight and Sound have published a list of the 100 greatest films of all time. It is compiled every 10 years and is based on the results of a survey of critics, programmers, curators, archivists and film industry experts.

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'Stunning': First reviews for 'Avatar: The Path of Water' arrive

The world premiere of Avatar: The Way of Water took place in London. Invited viewers have so far been banned from publishing reviews, but many have left short reviews of the picture on their social networks. And judging by them, James Cameron again managed to surpass himself - the picture is striking both visually and in terms of plot.

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From the Avengers to the Jedi: the Midjourney neural network transferred 15 heroes to the Middle Ages

Netizens continue to explore the possibilities midjourney, "feeding" her requests that involve the use of well-known images. So, quite recently, the neural network showed heroes of "Harry Potter" in the samurai style, and now dreamed up on the theme of the Middle Ages, stylizing the characters of Marvel, DC and Star Wars.

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Telegram introduces registration without a SIM card and auto-deletion of all chats

Telegram is getting another major update, with which users can register an account without using their phone number - using anonymous numbers. You can buy them on the Fragment platform.

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Mars is alive: a stream of molten magma was found on the Red Planet

Mars has always been considered a dead planet - both outside and inside. The absence of tectonic movements and the global magnetic field made us think that the planet is entirely composed of solid, immovable rock. However, new observations have revealed significant gaps in understanding the geology of this planet.

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Netizens have shown amazing antiques that are still in use

Sometimes antique things almost lose their attractiveness and usefulness over the years, so no one is in a hurry to change them. Some household items or even furniture can last for decades or more. These items were reported by Reddit users.

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Oxford Dictionary names key phrase for 2022: 'goblin mode'

Following the American Merriam Webster the word of the year was also named by the compilers of the Oxford Dictionary. If popularity was noted in the USA gaslighting, then the British identified the "goblin mode" (goblin mode). This phrase received the most votes among 300,000 survey participants.

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2GIS launched Othello, a hotel booking service

2GIS launched its own hotel booking service for hotels in Russia, which was called Othello. It is available in the web version on the website and in the format of a mobile application for Android.

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The Game Awards 2022 named the best games of the year and presented Death Stranding 2

On the night of December 8-9, The Game Awards 2022 took place in Los Angeles, which can be called the "Oscars" in the world of video games. Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarök and Horizon Forbidden West competed for the main award, Game of the Year. The winner was the first - the creation of FromSoftware and Hidetaka Miyazaki.

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