L ast Friday, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco had Madison Square Garden roaring with laughter with bits about Amazon deliveries scaring him when they arrive at midnight, the total oddness of New York City’s so-called rat czar, the voracious moles devouring his yard, and his wife’s (allegedly) bad driving. He pulled faces, …
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It’s a blustery, drizzling day in New York City and at Columbia University, students scattered across the Great Lawn are beginning to run for cover. But on the 13th floor of the International Affairs Building, the gentle pattern of rain is almost completely drowned out by the hum of students …
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For being one of the most influential cultural forces in the history of gaming, it’s kind of a thing for people to shit on Nintendo. Its current console, the Switch, is home to some of the greatest games ever made, but in its seventh year on the market it’s looking …
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For the past year, Cornell University PhD student Momodou Taal, 30, has taken part in various pro-Palestine demonstrations on campus, with many calling for the school to divest from weapons manufacturers selling products to Israel during its bombardment of Gaza (and now Lebanon). But unlike thousands who have supported such …
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J ust before dawn on Sept. 24, 2007, a red, white, and blue Gulfstream II fell from the sky over the Yucatán Peninsula. The private jet had taken off without passengers from Rio Negro, Colombia, for Cancún, Mexico, more than 1,200 miles north, but crossed radar as a suspicious flight, …
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It’s kind of crazy that, despite having her name in the title, Princess Zelda has never actually been the star of her own Legend of Zelda game. Routinely relegated to the damsel in distress, even when she plays a pivotal role in the narrative, Zelda herself has only been playable …
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Riot Games has released the official anthem for the 2024 League of Legends World Championship, “Heavy Is the Crown,” by Linkin Park. One day away from the beginning of LoL Esports’ biggest event of the year, Riot has shared the anthem which will accompany the top 20 teams through the …
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Caroline Ellison, the former girlfriend of convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced to two years in prison for her role in the fraud scheme that led to the collapse of FTX. Ellison had pleaded guilty to money laundering and fraud charges, and had been the prosecution’s star witness during …
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Since the 1980s, director James Cameron has pushed the limits of visual effects in his blockbusters, from the Terminator and Avatar franchises to The Abyss and Titanic. The innovations that made these movies possible have also made him a beloved, acclaimed, and very wealthy artist. But his latest technological jump …
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It’s been a little more than 10 years since Riot Games shared the first anthem for the League of Legends World Championship, Imagine Dragons’ 2014 track “Warriors.” The song from the then-rising band spearheaded a decade of epic music collaborations crowning League of Legends‘ biggest competitive moments. Now, the honor …
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