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What Developers Choose to Simulate in a Simulation Game
Choosing between interesting mechanics and real world accuracy is a balancing act all simulation games have to contend with.
Ricardo Contreras
8.5.20
games blogs

'Please Don't Listen to My Music,' Artists Tell Pewdiepie
"Just woke up, found out Pewdiepie listens to me and others, Pewdiepie please don’t listen to my music. Okay, back to bed."
Gita Jackson
8.5.20
Tech news

COVID-19 Is Making 'Magic: The Gathering' Change the Game
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an explosion of online play, leading 'Magic' maker Wizards of the Coast to implement some card bans.
Matthew Gault
8.5.20
Lebanon

Beirut Blast Will Send Lebanon ‘Rushing Towards Collapse,’ Say Experts
“Without help, Lebanon is going to become a failed state."
Tim Hume
8.5.20
qanon

Welp, the GOP Now Has 15 QAnon-Linked Candidates on the November Ballot
Since the start of the pandemic, President Trump has shared at least 90 tweets from 49 QAnon accounts.
Tess Owen
8.5.20
Politics

Kanye Has a Senior GOP Strategist Helping Him Get on the Ballot in Colorado
“Would you help me get Kanye West on the ballot in Colorado? No, I am not joking, and I realize this is hilarious,” she wrote.
Cameron Joseph
8.5.20
protest

The 17-Year-Old Activist Fighting to Save Free Travel for London Kids
When Transport for London announced that discounted travel for under-18s would be scrapped during the pandemic, Olivia Faria took a stand.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
8.5.20
London Rental Opportunity of the Week

Rental Opportunity of the Week: A Grim Bedsit in London's Worst Neighbourhood
The only things to do in Clapham are "be Australian", "be an estate agent", or "do group workouts in a park".
Joel Golby
8.5.20
healthcare

Red States Keep Voting to Give Government Health Care to Poor People
In states without Medicaid expansion, it can be virtually impossible to qualify for the program unless you’re pregnant, an extremely low-income parent, or deeply ill and disabled.
Emma Ockerman
8.5.20
World News

Argentina's Underground Abortion Network Won't Let a Pandemic Get in Its Way
Coronavirus has upended the intimate work of Socorristas en Red, a collective of volunteers who help women get abortions. But it hasn't changed their ultimate goal: a dramatic cultural shift in how Argentina treats women seeking to end their pregnancies.
Natalie Alcoba
8.5.20
DoorDash

DoorDash Gives Drivers an Extra $0.78 a Day for Working During Pandemic
The announcement was made in relation to a local ordinance in San Francisco that requires delivery drivers to disinfect high-touch surfaces in their vehicles and be compensated for doing so.
Kevin Truong
8.5.20
mind

An Actually Useful Guide to Not Being On Your Phone All the Time
If you’re struggling to detach yourself from your various devices during this pandemic—or, if you can't do that out of necessity, but would like strategies for constantly looking at a screen without wanting to crack it into pieces—here are some tips.
Rachel Miller
8.5.20
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