This Half-Life mod remakes Valve's classic shooter to be both longer and wider, and it has radically altered my perception of the original
Half-Life: Extended is a surprisingly effective reinterpretation of Black Mesa.
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Trump may announce Gaza cease-fire plan during Mideast visit, Gulf sources say
President Trump is frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent policies in Gaza, NBC reported. Netanyahu has taken issue with the new Houthi deal and public statements on Iran's nuclear program
Trump urges Ukraine to meet with Russia in Turkey to negotiate 'a possible end to the bloodbath'
President Trump on Sunday urged Ukrainian leaders to agree to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Turkey later this week to negotiate an end to the 3-year conflict. "President Putin of Russia doesn't want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants
Pope Leo’s debut: ‘Clear connections’ to Francis, but ‘he’s his own man’
As much as Leo he has echoed Francis, the first American pope is fast emerging as his own man.
The Murder Capital Speak Outside Berlin Venue That Canceled Their Show Over Palestinian Flag Display
Like their fellow Irishmen Kneecap , post-punk band the Murder Capital have been facing some pushback over their public advocacy for Palestine and their condemnation of the Israeli government’s ongoing genocide. During recent shows, they’ve been waving a Palestinian flag
The axis of illusion: How Russia and Iran are partnering to manipulate Trump
Russia and Iran are using Trump's desire for quick wins to their advantage, stringing him along with false hopes of diplomacy while advancing their own goals, and Trump's choice of a real estate developer as envoy is further strengthening this axis.
Taliban suspends chess over gambling concerns
Chess will be suspended until religious considerations are addressed, a spokesman said.
Thousands attend 80th anniversary of Mauthausen concentration camp liberation
The Mauthausen concentration camp commemoration has been held and celebrated since 1946 by the survivors of the camp and their associations.
Los Angeles Apparel to open first NYC store at 480 Broadway
Dov Charney’s Los Angeles Apparel will launch its first New York store at KPG Funds’ 480 Broadway between Broome and Grand streets. The 24,687 square-foot space, formerly home to TopShop, stands in the heart of Soho’s burgeoning retail scene. All of Los Angeles Apparel’s
Taliban bans chess in Afghanistan over gambling concerns
The sport is declared illegal under the government's morality law.
Zach Bryan/John Moreland Beef Intensifies: ‘Getting Kicked Off a Zach Bryan Album Is Way F—ing Cooler Than Being on a Zach Bryan Album… I Don’t Like That Person’
Singer-songwriter John Moreland says he has no regrets after his collaboration with Zach Bryan was yanked from streaming versions of the latter superstar’s latest album, in response to Moreland having taken a shot at him on social media. In fact, Moreland is doubling and
Tom Cruise Says He ‘Suggested’ Stanley Kubrick Cast Nicole Kidman in ‘Eyes Wide Shut’: ‘Obviously She’s a Great Actress’
If it weren’t for Tom Cruise, someone else might have played Alice in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 erotic thriller “Eyes Wide Shut.” In a rare interview with Sight and Sound (via Us Weekly), Cruise said when he first met with the prolific director to discuss what would be his final
Amber Heard announces birth of twins in Mother's Day post
The US actress revealed that she had welcomed daughter Agnes and son Ocean and was "elated beyond words".
Hamas in talks with US about Gaza ceasefire and aid, says senior Palestinian official
CAIRO - Talks between Hamas and the U.S. administration regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave were underway, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Sunday.
Greener labeling tool marks step forward in protein chemistry
A new, easy-to-use method to modify and label proteins quickly, precisely and at low cost has been developed by chemists at The Australian National University (ANU).
New revelations on sword manufacture in 19th-century Dahomey, West Africa
ANSTO scientists from the Australian Center for Neutron Scattering were members of an interdisciplinary team led by the University of Sydney, who examined six 19th century West African swords, using a non-invasive multimethodological approach to reveal the composition and
Watch Vampire Weekend Cover Their Generation’s Indie Hits At Just Like Heaven 2025
Since they began touring their latest album Only God Was Above Us , Vampire Weekend have been enjoying doing multiple shortened covers toward the end of their sets. Those are usually audience requests, performed unpracticed with various degrees of success . Last night they
US' Bessent hails 'substantial progress' in trade talks with China
GENEVA - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that there had been \"substantial progress\" in talks between his team and that of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Geneva on defusing a trade war between the world's two largest economies.
CBS Takes a Pre-Upfront Victory Lap
Here comes 72 hours of ballyhoo and bluster about the state of the television business. Spoiler alert: Every platform making a upfront presentation this week in New York will find the way to pitch themselves as No. 1 in something. But the network with the strongest story to
Box Office: ‘Thunderbolts*’ Nears $275 Million Globally, ‘Minecraft’ and ‘Sinners’ Notch Major Milestones
What kind of staying power will “Thunderbolts*” have at the box office? That’s the big question after the film’s second weekend, where “Thunderbolts*” collected $34 million overseas and $67.1 million globally. So far, “Thunderbolts*” is persisting far better than recent Marvel
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We should listen to Warren Buffett — and learn from him
“The more prosperous the world becomes,” Buffett declared, “the more prosperous we’ll become — and the safer we’ll feel and our children will feel some day.”
Trump’s firing of FEMA leader plunges disaster agency into uncertainty
The dismissal of acting Federal Emergency Management Agency head Cameron Hamilton plunges an already fraught agency into deeper uncertainty. Hamilton was fired from the agency Thursday after he said eliminating FEMA would not be in the “best interest” of the American people —
How to Watch the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards Online
The BAFTA TV awards are back this year at London’s Royal Festival Hall and will be broadcast on iPlayer and BBC One in the U.K. starting Sunday, May 11 at 7 p.m. BST. Viewers in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the Nordics can tune in through BritBox on demand beginning 2 p.m.
BAFTA TV Awards 2025 Winners List (Updating Live)
The great and the good of the U.K. TV industry have descended on London’s Royal Festival Hall for the British small screen’s biggest night of the year, the BAFTA TV Awards. Among the shows up for awards are Netflix’s smash hit “Baby Reindeer,” Apple TV+’s acclaimed spy series
What it’s Like to Livestream Yourself Recording an Album, According to DDG
The rapper talks about his new project, Blame the Chat, and how the worlds of content creators and musicians overlap
UK supermarkets suspend supplies from Lincolnshire pig farm over cruelty claims
Workers at farm owned by UK’s biggest pig meat producer Cranswick filmed killing piglets by banned ‘blunt force trauma’ • Warning: graphic content Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons have suspended supplies from a Lincolnshire pig farm linked to abuse against pigs. Secretly
TV’s Upfront Week, Once Cheery, Gets Crabby, Cramped and Contentious
Making a buck in the TV business isn’t as easy as it used to be. As a result, the glitzy showcases that networks put on for their advertisers aren’t as much fun as they once were, either. TV’s annual “upfront” has been a staple of the Madison Avenue calendar for decades. Since
Box Office: ‘Thunderbolts*’ Rules Quiet Weekend With $33M, ‘Sinners’ Continues to Wow
With no new nationwide event pic on the marquee, Marvel Studios' ensemble superhero pic easily stayed No. 1 in its second weekend. 'Friendship' makes plenty of pals at the specialty box office.
Some Reddit users just love to disagree, new AI-powered troll-spotting algorithm finds
In today's fractured online landscape, it is harder than ever to identify harmful actors such as trolls and misinformation spreaders.
14 years later, the best way to play Dark Souls is with the new Seamless co-op mod
FromSoftware’s legendary action RPG is better with friends.
Watch Turnstile Perform Never Enough Songs Live For The First Time At Free Hometown Show
Turnstile’s new album Never Enough is arriving next month. Before it’s out, the Baltimore hardcore band has a few of US shows planned, including stops in Los Angeles, Oxnard, and Brooklyn. Last night they did live debuts of some of the LP singles during an epic free hometown
New Jersey Democratic Rep. slams ICE, HSI over Newark facility visit
Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Sunday went after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) over recent events at an ICE detention center in Newark, N.J. “There were so many instances where this could’ve all been deescalated, but it was
Barrasso: 'I don't believe' suggested habeas corpus suspension will 'come to Congress'
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said he doesn't believe that the White House's suggested habeas corpus suspension will reach Congress. During an appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press" on Sunday, host Kristen Welker mentioned statements made by White House deputy chief
What Scares TV Advertisers Most? Fears of Trump Tariffs, Sports Spending Will Drive 2025 Upfront
Advertisers curious about whether to spend billions on TV commercials this year need to figure out what frightens them more — is it a fear of the unknown or a fear of missing out? Madison Avenue is grappling with a host of question marks in the early part of 2025, and
Girls' voices are needed to tackle misogyny and the manosphere—but they are being ignored
The Netflix series "Adolescence" has sparked important conversations about the role of social media in spreading harmful content. It has widened the public's understanding of the rampant uptake of digitally disseminated misogyny, the legacies of Andrew Tate and those like him,
