Chris Taylor

United Kingdom

Editor-at-Large at Mashable

Editor at large, @Mashable. Author, How Star Wars Conquered the Universe (https://t.co/KM1l90XkBZ). Future curious. Past conscious. Present. DMs open.

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'Doctor Who' breaks the fourth wall: A brief history

5 days ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

Other TV shows may break the fourth wall by talking directly to the audience. Doctor Who just blew it to smithereens — and it's been a long time coming. In "Lux," episode 2 of Ncuti Gatwa's second season as the Doctor, our time-traveling hero is trapped, along with companion Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu), in a cinematic universe created by an evil god (Alan Cumming).
'Doctor Who' Season 2, episode 2: 'Lux' is filled with light Easter eggs

5 days ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

In dark times, you can count on Doctor Who to bring the light. That's what happened in the madcap and meta "Lux," episode 2 of Season 2 (also known as Season 15 since showrunner Russell T Davies' Who reboot, or season 41 if you're classic).
'Doctor Who' season opener: All the references you missed

1 week ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

Doctor Who's second season on Disney+ kicked off Saturday with "The Robot Revolution." The season arc revolves around new companion Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) — latest in a long tradition of reluctant (or "kidnapped") companions aboard the TARDIS. But that's just the surface level of an episode that contains a surprising number of homages for all its shiny newness, and a real-life story behind the scenes that changed Belinda's very name.
'Doctor Who' season premiere review: 'Robot Revolution' makes us reluctant companions

2 weeks ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

For a show that clings to a six-decade-old premise — it's about the Doctor, an alien time traveler who can regenerate their body before death, the TARDIS, a time-and-space machine that's bigger on the inside, and the human companions along for the ride — Doctor Who can seem surprisingly fresh when it's done right. Why? Not because of the Doctor, as magnetically charming as the lead usually is (current charmer: Ncuti Gatwa).
How meditation makes this driver less distracted

3 weeks ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

It's one of those March mornings where dark rainclouds keep chasing the sun away. I'd rather not leave my remote work sanctum. But there's a quick errand to run in my car, and my mood brightens at one thought: that the drive will be just long enough for me to do a five-minute breath meditation via my Apple Watch. That's right — strange as it may sound to some, I meditate while driving, and have done so for years.
Meet the creators who bait scammers for fun and profit

3 weeks ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

A call from someone pretending to be an IRS agent is, for most of us, just part of the furniture of modern digital life. We hang up, we block the number, we move on. But for Ashton Bingham, then an aspiring actor in LA, one such call in August 2016 was an opportunity to have some fun. "I was getting a ton of them, and I just decided to film one as a Facebook video," Bingham says. "The call went on for an hour, and it was absolutely insane.
Bluetooth isn't secure. You need it. Here's what to do.

3 weeks ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

Harald Bluetooth, a 10th century Danish king, knew nothing of the wireless device connection technology that bears his name. But King Bluetooth died fighting a rebellion started by his son, which means both Bluetooths have a common problem: unexpected security issues caused by nefarious connections. That's not just a cautionary tale for medieval monarchs. It's also smart for us in 2025 to beware of rebellious Bluetooths.
Remote work reflections, a quarter-century after leaving the office behind

1 month ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

For a comic strip starring stick figures, Randall Monroe's xkcd has long been unusually relatable. Never more so than five years ago this month, when the strip offered its iconic response to COVID lockdowns around the world. "Experts are saying people may need to self-isolate to combat the virus," says a TV reporter in the first panel. A stick figure viewer takes a beat, then announces: "I've been practicing for this moment my whole life."Introverted homebodies everywhere could relate.
Elon Musk's DOGE are breaking things they can't fix, warn IT experts

1 month ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

Elon Musk loves wearing his TECH SUPPORT T-shirt in the White House. He wore it to his Oval Office interview; he wore it to his first Cabinet meeting. "I actually just call myself Humble Tech Support here," Musk told heads of departments whose computer systems he'd already accessed. Acting like the IT guy: this wasn't really Musk trying to be cute, or somehow downplaying all the chaos his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had unleashed in its first month of existence.
'Careless People': The explosive Facebook insider account, explained

1 month ago | mashable.com | Chris Taylor

In books by disgruntled former employees, it can be hard to hear real complaints over the sound of ax-grinding. Take ex-Apprentice star Omarosa's book from the first Trump administration, which unintentionally revealed its author to be defensive, shallow and complicit with the nightmare around her. That isn't the case with Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, former and first head of global policy at Facebook.