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Miranda July’s “Somebody” App

A kickball ice cream maker, drug-detecting nail polish, Miranda July’s “Somebody” app and more in our look at the web this week

Created by film director, actor and artist Miranda July in partnership with fashion label Miu Miu, the new iOS app dubbed Somebody is a comment on how technology affects our most intimate relations. Send a text message through the app and it goes not to your friend, but a Somebody user close by (most likely a stranger) who then delivers the

message verbally, acting as your stand-in. July’s entertaining 10-minute film demonstrates the app in all its clever, cringe-worthy glory—think marriage proposals, break-ups and make-ups performed by whoever’s nearby.

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