Everyone knows at least one super fan in their life who won’t shut up about the Trails series, Nihon Falcom’s sprawling universe of beefy RPGs with an overwhelming number of sequels, subseries, and interwoven narrative arcs spread out across multiple decades. Fortunately, the
Meek Mill has reacted to the claim from controversial professional boxer Ryan Garcia that Lil Wayne gave him a pass to use the racial slur n-word.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's media adviser Luna al-Shibl died on Friday three days after being injured in a car crash, Assad's office announced. "The presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic mourns the death of the adviser Luna al-Shibl, who passed away today after a
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday issued opinions overturning two laws limiting access to abortion, with the court finding again that the state constitution protects the right to personal autonomy, which includes a woman's decisions about her own health, body and family
Over 1,500 of the best gamers from around the world are in Saudi Arabia to compete in the world’s largest gaming festival. The 8-week event, which is made up of smaller tournaments, features more than 20 of the most popular games, including “League of Legends,” “Overwatch 2,”
Emma Roberts knows that her new movie, “Space Cadet,” is an any easy target for critics and cynics. “It’s earnest,” she says on this week’s “Just for Variety” podcast. “And people are probably going to make fun of that, but it’s like, you know what, whatever. I think that it’s
Orbán is the first European leader to visit Russia and sit down for talks with Putin since Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer visited the capital in April 2022.
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The European Union’s fight against Big Tech continued Friday when it asked Amazon to provide more information on how it is complying with the Digital Services Act (DSA), a law mandating that big companies combat harmful content on their websites and set advertising transparency
Gina Gershon recently said on the “It Happened in Hollywood” podcast (via People) that she was warned against starring in 1996’s “Bound” by her agents because the role was a lesbian character. The actor remembered her agents telling her specifically that she “can’t play a
Last June, Target and Kroger were at a 14% to 15% premium to Walmart. Today, that figure is sitting around 6% to 7%.
How can we advance cutting-edge research but consume less energy? CERN's scientists are working on innovative solutions, and superconductivity is one of the key ingredients.
The ultra-conservative archbishop was found guilty of splitting with the Catholic church.
July is here and so are its wonderfully (or not so wonderful) high temperatures. Here in the States, we just wrapped a holiday that feels…well, do I need to spell out how discordant and weird things are here right now? Probably not. Oh, hey, that’s right: Video games! Escapism
Earlier this week, heiress Shari Redstone surprised media insiders with her announcement that she was accepting a merger proposal from Skydance.
MANILA – Following last month’s near-fatal showdown over the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, the Philippines and China have resumed diplomatic contacts in a bid to defuse dangerously rising tensions in the South China Sea. On July 2, at the latest round of the so-called Bilateral
Inflation is easing and the job market has returned to the "tight but not overheated" situation seen before the COVID-19 pandemic threw the U.S. economy into disarray, the Federal Reserve said.
President Biden is slated to deliver remarks Friday at a presidential campaign event in Madison, Wis. The event is scheduled to begin at 2:15 p.m. EDT. Watch the video above.
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GTA V's multiplayer has been such a beast unto itself, it's very nearly consumed the idea of what Grand Theft Auto is these days.
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Israel's Mossad chief departs to Qatar to continue truce negotiations ■ Senior U.S. official says there's been a 'breakthrough' in truce talks after Hamas made significant adjustment in stance ■ Hezbollah deputy leader: Expanding fighting with Israel not 'viable' at the moment
Drake has been ridiculed by Kendrick Lamar fans for his 'stressed' appearance at billionaire Michael Rubin's annual White Party in the Hamptons.
This edition of State of the Union focuses on the start of Hungary's rotating EU presidency and the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Sudan. #StateOfTheUnion
Biden’s party planned to run on “Dobbs and democracy,” but their pro-abortion push is losing steam.
Elon Musk has asked a federal judge in New York to dismiss a lawsuit brought by shareholders of Twitter, the platform now known as X, arguing the delayed disclosure of his stake in the social media company was a “mistake.” The billionaire was sued by Twitter shareholders in
Researchers at The University of Western Australia's ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Transforming Energy Infrastructure through Digital Engineering (TIDE) have made a significant mathematical breakthrough that could help transform ocean research and technology.
If you scroll through the average student's digital textbook or reading, you will probably see multi-colored streaks scattered everywhere. However, new research reveals that excessive highlighting may do more harm than good.
In a paper published in Science Bulletin, a team of Chinese scientists demonstrated that TaSRT2 recognized viral protein P153 and induced wheat resistance to CWMV through inhibition of the TaSRT2-mediated deacetylation of H3K9ac and H3K79ac, which eventually activated the
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) said Friday posters outside his Capitol Hill office that featured pictures of hostages being held in Gaza were vandalized in what he called a “vile act of hate.” “My Capitol office was vandalized yesterday in a vile act of hate in which the posters
Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was among five pro-Palestinian independents elected when UK voters went to the polls on Thursday.
In a recent study published in the Journal of Dairy Science, researchers from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), the University of Copenhagen, and SEGES have shown that despite stringent movement restrictions among Danish cattle farms, Salmonella Dublin continues to propagate,
Archaeologists have discovered that Denisovan humans survived for at least 100,000 years on the Tibetan plateau . And they may have survived there as late as 32,000 years ago, meaning they could have mixed with modern humans. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
At the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week, the Future Frames program, which acts as a springboard for up-and-coming European directors, celebrated its 10th anniversary. During a panel discussion staged by Variety, organizers and backers of the program explained how Future
Story at a glance (NewsNation) — Self-driving trucks sound like something out of a science fiction movie set far in the future but they could be on Texas highways before the end of this year. Uber Freight recently expanded its partnership with autonomous technology developer
Can you remember your last in-person exam? You're waiting outside the venue with your identification, pens and back-up pens. Everyone is nervously looking at their notes or avoiding eye contact.
