“This is my friend Michael. He’s from New York and he’s in love with me.” It was a line Tony Hsieh used hundreds of times when introducing me to his ever-widening circle of friends, acquaintances, co-workers and complete strangers. It endlessly amused him, and he relished the reaction. Some laughed […]
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PORTLAND, Maine — When John Duncan, 69, starts spinning stories, there’s no telling where he’s headed. Duncan tends to ramble but it’s only natural. Having lived an extraordinary life of travel and adventure, he’s earned the right. Many of Duncan’s best tales flow from the thousands of pictures he’s made […]
At the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City, American audiences at the Three Crowns restaurant, inside the Swedish pavilion, got their first taste of the pickled, eggy, dill-laden dishes of a smörgåsbord. © Door Guide Publishing The smörgåsbord’s second course includes cold cuts The spread is based on a […]
Krista Lord prepares for her read-aloud virtual session at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. Lord adds some visual interest to her scene each week. This week it was a dinosaur, other weeks she decorates the backdrop with polka dots or displays a stuffed animal. The stories are streamed to […]
Since the Apollo program ended almost 50 years ago, every newly elected U.S. president has been vexed by the same question: Where next to send astronauts? NASA’s current target is the moon, but the moon belongs to a previous generation of American pioneers. A grander, more fitting ambition for the […]
October 6, 2020—My physics professor spilled his coffee today. A few comments popped up in the chat—Apparently today’s topic is fluid dynamics, kids—and the professor was smiling. I was smiling, too, but nobody knew; in a Zoom class of 30 students, there’s no nodding to a friend across the room. […]
CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077, what many consider to be the year’s most anticipated video game, has been pulled from the Sony PlayStation Store a week after its release amid criticism from players over bugs and crashes. The game — which is also available on PC and Stadia, […]
SUNDAY The hills are alive with “The Sound of Music.” Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in this beloved 1965 film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. 7 p.m. ABC Set a spell, take your shoes off: “Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event” captures the country music […]
John Bradley From an early age, my family could tell I would be a hunter. When I learned to read, I poured over my grandpa’s old Fur Fish and Game magazines. When I was able to tag along with my dad and relatives, I was hooked for life. Your spouse, […]
Great news for the world’s Cuocopuffs. Photo: HBO Max Congrats to Kaley Cuoco, who’s managed to pivot from 12 years on The Big Bang Theory to leading up an ever-charming Harley Quinn series and starring in her own satisfying murder mystery that, through sheer force of charisma and bangs, she’s […]
Sir David Attenborough has been named the nation’s favourite online Christmas party host. Millions of Brits have admitted declining Zoom or other online video calls with friends and family because they’re suffering from VCB – Video Call Burnout – from work-related sessions. But they would be more than happy to […]
(CNN) — Cyberpunk 2077 is finally here after years of anticipation, and, well…it’s kind of a mess. CD Projekt Red’s long-awaited sci-fi role-playing game is giving players a litany of issues, including serious performance problems on the older PS4 and Xbox One consoles and tons of crashes and strange […]
Sony is pulling the much-hyped Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation stores around the world, the firm said Friday, after a flood of complaints and ridicule over bugs, compatibility issues and even health risks. The dystopian-themed title is reportedly one of the most expensive video games ever made, and its December 10 […]
Sony has pulled the Cyberpunk 2077 game from its digital store and is offering customers a refund following reports of bugs and glitches throughout the title. The futuristic open-world adventure game, which stars Keanu Reeves, was released last week on PC, the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, as […]
NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 18, 2020 David Arthur is a California native currently living in Virginia with Jeannette, his wife of twenty-one years, Bella and Max, their two beautiful children, and the family cat. He has completed his new book “Princess Bella Squirrel Saves the Fairies”: a riveting adventure […]
Couples can get stuck in a rut at any point, but during the coronavirus pandemic, cases of the relationship blahs have become especially prevalent. When you’re in a rut, things feel stagnant between you and your partner. The spark in the relationship is more like a faint flicker. You just […]
With the launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X now behind us, we’re turning our attention toward what we’ll be playing on our shiny new hardware — as well as last-gen consoles, Switch, and PC — in the months ahead. From flagship console exclusives like God of War: Ragnarok and […]
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Sumo Digital have released the online multiplayer update for 3D platforming adventure Sackboy: A Big Adventure. The update also adds the option to transfer save data from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5. Here is an overview of online multiplayer and save data transfer, via […]
Jedi take center stage in Star Wars: The High Republic. Lucasfilm The High Republic feels like Star Wars unchained. Set 200 years before The Phantom Menace, the earliest movie in the timeline, the project combining novels, children’s books and comics is liberated from the constraints of the Skywalker Saga. There […]
Podcasts are a great way to keep everyone happy and distracted during loooong months of quarantining. We asked Maggie McGuire, chief executive officer of Pinna, an audio streaming service for children, for the best kids’ podcast recommendations. Here are her top picks, both from her own company and elsewhere: 1. […]
Adam Graham, Detroit News Film Critic Published 6:40 p.m. ET Dec. 16, 2020 Milla Jovovich, big weapons, gigantic creatures. You were expecting a thoughtful drama? Well, you can’t say it doesn’t make good on its premise. In “Monster Hunter,” Milla Jovovich hunts monsters. Huge ones. The kinds of monsters you […]
There’s this outdated image of what a gamer looks like, a caricature that’s been held up by pop culture and social media. It trades in some of the more harmful stereotypes and myths about what gaming is and who it’s for. It usually centers on lonely, emotionally stunted men living […]