Briefly: Cosplay Conundrums, Superhero Movies Ranked, Cheap Makeup

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: The curious case of cosplay Stockholm syndrome, superhero movies ranked, the Aussies lining up for Tesla’s unseen Model 3.

  • Priceline is slashing cosmetics by 40% on April 6 and 7. Click here for details.
  • At its heart, cosplay is about dressing up as a character you love. But sometimes, the costume comes first and the love comes second — a kind of cosplay Stockholm Syndrome that manifests after inhabiting a character’s skin for a day. Kotaku investigates.
  • Earlier in the week, the Federal Court ruled that Valve was guilty of breaching Australian Consumer Law for failing to provide refunds for faulty games. We’ve now been given access to the full reasons for the judgement against Valve. Here’s precisely why they lost the case.
  • Over 200 Australians have lined up to pre-order Tesla’s unseen Model 3. Business Insider has the story.

The Cheapest NBN 50 Plans

Here are the cheapest plans available for Australia’s most popular NBN speed tier.

At Lifehacker, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.

Comments


2 responses to “Briefly: Cosplay Conundrums, Superhero Movies Ranked, Cheap Makeup”