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Games Features

How a Metroid Fan Turned a Threatening Legal Letter into a Job Making Games

Milton Guasti had spent a decade remaking Metroid 2, until Nintendo shut it all down. Then, a developer making a Metroid-style game came knocking.
Patrick Klepek
2.26.20
2020

Democrats Are Freaking Out That Bernie Could Cost Them the House

None of the 42 members in the seats that House Democrats have on their “Frontline” program for vulnerable incumbents have endorsed Sanders.
Cameron Joseph
2.26.20
UFOS

This Company Will Point Satellites at Earth and Use them to Look for UFOs

Hypergiant Industries has clients like NASA, Shell, and Booz Allen. It says it can use machine learning from satellite imagery to detect anomalies.
Sarah Scoles
2.26.20
Cocaine

The World's Biggest Legal Coca Industry Might Get Shut Down

A right-wing power grab in Bolivia could spell the end of a system that has likely kept the drug war in check.
Deborah Bonello
2.26.20
climate

These Botanists Are Searching for Endangered Plants With Drones — Then Scaling Cliffs to Save Them

Meet Hawaii's Indiana Joneses of rare plant conservation.
Katherine Tutrone
Emma Fidel
Michael Shade
2.26.20
Money

How I Get By: A Month in the Life of a Walmart Employee

A Walmart cashier talks about managing work and multiple health problems while trying to get around without a car.
Anna Merlan
2.26.20
Entertainment

In 'Alive From New York,' Pete Davidson Makes 'SNL' the Punchline

If his Netflix special shows how far he'll go as a current 'SNL' cast member, what is Davidson willing to say after he leaves?
Ashwin Rodrigues
2.26.20
How-To
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How to Make Oven-Baked Chilean Empanadas

Chef Victoria Blamey of Gotham Bar and Grill in NYC makes oven-baked Chilean empanadas in the Munchies Test Kitchen.
democratic primary

It's Unclear Why Democrats Were Asked About Their Personal Mottos, But We Ranked Them Anyway

An authoritative ranking of the answers to the dumbest question the candidates got on Tuesday night.
Paul Blest
2.26.20
relationships

I Lost Half My Penis to Cancer. This Is How I Have Sex

"The first thing I noticed was the absolute lack of sensation."
Mark Hay
2.26.20
Coronavirus

The Coronavirus Is Starting to Hit the U.S. Military

A 23-year-old soldier and a military spouse, both in South Korea, are infected with Covid-19.
David Gilbert
2.26.20
London Rental Opportunity of the Week

Rental Opportunity of the Week: Please Do Not Rent This Murder Flat

No other building in the history of this column has said, to me, “someone was tied to a chair with an extension cable here”.
Joel Golby
2.26.20
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