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Daily Archives: August 2, 2018
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Honey, the Jersey Shore cast is home! Nearly a decade after they all first met in Seaside Heights as young fist-pumpers, the beloved cast is returning once again to New Jersey for the second installment of MTV’s Jersey Shore Family Vacation. After jet-setting to Miami last season, the comical crew is packing their […]
For East and South Asian countries worried about China’s growing regional dominance and looking for an alternative for economic partnership, consider your old friend the United States. That’s the message Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has tucked in his portfolio as he travels to Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia this week […]
During the fall of the Maya civilization over 1,000 years ago, kings were killed in public, captives were taken hostage, and in one notably violent event in the city of Aguateca, Maya fled their homes during a surprise assault, without time to even grab their belongings. Though warfare can’t be […]
A moment from day four of Lollapalooza 2017. Michael Hickey/Getty Images This weekend Lollapalooza will invade Grant Park in Chicago, bringing musical acts like The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, Chvrches, St. Vincent and LL Cool J. If you can’t make it to the Windy City to see the festival, […]
Fans have been ready for the Top Gun sequel since Tom Cruise and company first shouted about their need for speed. Now, over thirty years later, those same fans are going to get another taste of it with Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel. With each addition to the cast list, […]
On Wednesday, when troops in Zimbabwe opened fire on thousands of people protesting a marred election two days before, it was a shot heard round the world. The violent crackdown was a clear signal that President Emmerson Mnangagwa had not delivered on a promise to Western countries of a credible, […]
In a proper arcade, VR shines. Andrew Hoyle/CNET There’s something surprisingly enjoyable about looking around and seeing Bowser’s giant, angry face bearing down at you like a stampeding bull with a steroid addiction. That’s the situation I found myself in when I tried Mario Kart VR in a London arcade […]