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Games Podcasts

The Thin Line Between Thoughtful On-Ramp and Annoying Tutorial

Possibly the hardest part of making a sequel is onboarding new players while keeping things interesting for series veterans.
Ricardo Contreras
1.25.21
mental health

This Company Wants to Replace Therapy With Wearable Tech

Tech companies are making wearables to help manage anxiety and stress. But psychology experts say they’re no substitute for old-fashioned therapy.
Nick Keppler
1.25.21
Games Features

Car Seat Headrest's Drummer Made His Own Video Game Franchise, Regrets It

How a musical side-project led to a game where you hunt down the head of a major record label.
Ethan Beck
1.25.21
tech-science

A Complex Systems Theorist Explains Why the Poor Aren't to Blame for Poverty

Mathematically speaking, blaming individuals with limited resources caught in vast social systems for their misfortune doesn't make sense.
Sarah Wells
1.25.21
trans justice

Meet the Genetic Sleuths Solving Decades-Old Trans Murders

Using online DNA databases, Lee and Anthony Redgrave revived a 35-year-old case involving an unknown victim that police misidentified as male.
Natalie O'Neill
1.25.21
egypt

Egypt’s Dystopia Is a Lesson for the World

Ten years after the revolution, Tahrir Square is sanitised, the dictatorship in place harsher than the one it replaced. But while the revolutionary generation came from ruins, it is not ruined.
Jack Shenker
1.25.21
qanon

QAnon Thinks Trump Will Become President Again on March 4

QAnon has started to merge with even more extreme conspiracy theories, including the “sovereign citizen” movement.
David Gilbert
1.25.21
rudy giuliani

Dominion Voting Systems Is Suing Rudy Giuliani for $1.3 Billion

Here’s hoping Trump’s former personal lawyer has a good lawyer.
David Gilbert
1.25.21
Valentine's Day

Today Is Welsh 'Valentine's Day' – Here's Why It Should Be Celebrated

Along with similar revivals of Welsh folklore and culture over recent years, many find themselves celebrating Dydd Santes Dwynwen on January 25th.
Gina Tonic
1.25.21
Brexit

The Brexit Replacement for Erasmus Does Not Look Great

The “Turing scheme” has a budget of £100 million – £30 million less than the UK received in Erasmus grants in 2019.
Ella Glover
1.25.21
VICE K-Pop

These K-Pop Music Videos Were Banned by TV Networks for the Strangest Reasons

For Blackpink's “Kill This Love” music video, the issue centered around a seat belt.
Frankie Lantican
1.25.21
Recipe

Ragu and Pecorino Arancini Recipe

These battered and fried saffron rice balls are double-stuffed with a savory meat ragu and sharp, peppery pecorino cheese.
Marco Giarratana
1.25.21
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