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Games

The Best Video Games This Year Helped Me Feel Closer to People

12.22.22

By Patrick Klepek
Games

The Best Video Game of 2020 Taught Me Patience in an Impatient Year

12.30.20

By Patrick Klepek
Games

‘The Newsroom’ Explains Everything Terrible About This Decade’s Politics

01.03.20

By Patrick Klepek
Games

Game of the Year Is Too Easy. How About Game of the Decade?

12.31.19

By Patrick Klepek
Games

The Video Game Vending Machines That Defined a Decade

12.31.19

By Jess Morrissette
Games

Wait, Is ‘Breath of the Wild’ an Immersive Sim?

12.30.19

By Patrick Klepek
Games

The Best Game of 2019 Helped Me Finally Understand My Body

12.30.19

By Patrick Klepek
Games

It’s Been 10 Years Since ‘Demon’s Souls’

12.27.19

By Patrick Klepek
Games

Making Our Game of the Year List in Real-Time: The Finale

12.26.19

By Patrick Klepek
Games

Making Our Game of the Year List in Real-Time: Part One

12.25.19

By Patrick Klepek
Games

The Best Game of 2019 Made Me Sob at Work

12.25.19

By Natalie Watson
Games

The Best Game of 2019 Was Devastating Because I’ve Lived It

12.24.19

By Ricardo Contreras

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Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: November 12, 2025

Mercury retrograde merges with Mars, stirring quick words and sharper truths—think before speaking, stargazer, and let reflection steady you.

2 hours ago

By Ashley Fike
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Music

Ja Rule Takes High Road in Feud With 50 Cent, Still Says He’s the ‘Better Rapper’

Ja Rule shares his take on fans picking sides in his beef with 50 Cent, still maintaining that he’s the better rapper.

8 hours ago

By Caleb Catlin
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Music

3 Types of Mainstream 20th Century Rock Bands Who Would Struggle to Break Through Today

Classic rock bands of the 20th century enjoyed mainstream success that I’m not sure they would find if they were emerging today.

8 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Hardcore Punk Bands From the 1990s That Don’t Get As Much Love As They Should

Hardcore punk of the 90s was home to many bands that didn’t get the recognition they deserved beyond the scene. Here are our three picks.

8 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert
Membership

Brazilian Gamers Are Playing as Their Favorite Favela Gang Members

We spoke to the creators of ‘Squad,’ a first-person shooter that allows gamers to escape the reality of Brazil’s civil war by playing a simulation of Brazil’s civil war.

9 hours ago

By Fritz Pinnow