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This year’s BlizzCon event was full of exciting news for World of Warcraft, including a trailer for the upcoming movie and the announcement of a release time frame for the game’s sixth expansion pack, Legion. But just days before BlizzCon started, the news for Blizzard’s massively multiplayer role-playing game looked much more grim. The developer revealed that the game was down to…
“I will oppose any attempt to relocate Syrian refugees to Alabama,” Gov. Robert Bentley said in a statement.Photo by Sutherland Boswell Alabama Republican Gov. Robert Bentley announced late Sunday that his state would refuse to allow any Syrian refugees to be relocated there. “After full consideration of this weekend’s attacks of terror on innocent…
Aziz Ansari has some awesome words of wisdom for men everywhere. In a Nov. 11 interview with The Daily Beast, Ansari talked about his new Netflix show “Master Of None” and the harassment so many women face on a daily basis. The self-proclaimed feminist pointed out why it’s so important for everyone, but men especially, to…
As authorities made sense of the aftermath from Friday’s Paris attacks and the death toll count began to stabilize, reports emerged over the weekend that a gunman involved with the coordinated bombings and shootings may have entered Europe, embedded in the scores of refugees fleeing Syria. By Monday afternoon, the number of American state governors,…
The deaths from terrorism are unspeakable tragedies. It goes without saying. But the mortality due to terrorism — total deaths per capita — are very low, lower than car-wrecks or traditional murder. Likewise, the costs from terrorism — damage to physical structures, damage to economies — are high, but, when you look at the numbers,…
Last time we checked on The Binding of Isaac community, a glitch caused people to believe the game’s missing content was part of a giant conspiracy. Instead, it was just a glitch. But in the last few days, culminating in a real-life search of Santa Cruz, California, fans did band together to solve a grand…
The so-called caliphate has a special hatred for ‘apostate’ Muslims who adopt Western ways—and declared them special targets of the Paris attacks. PARIS — Although officials have been slow to release the names of the victims of the Paris terror attacks, from those that are known a portrait is emerging of vibrant young people as…
The New York Times Fear not, media ethicists: When columnist David Brooks enjoyed two bottles of champagne on a ritzy assignment for T Magazine, he wasn’t being courted by the subject of the story. That’s according to New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan, who says The Times picked up the check for Brooks’ participation…
Four weeks away from the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens—and nine weeks after the film’s merchandise hit shelves—Hasbro is running low on inventory. Star Wars sales met the toymaker’s highest expectations when new merchandise debuted on Sept. 4, and while the rush has eased since, demand is still ahead of expectations, CEO Brian…
The Taliban has a brutal reputation when it comes to women’s rights: The group made its name in part by banning Afghan women from going to school or work, or even leaving the house without a male chaperone. But a new faction of Taliban militants claimed on Sunday it would permit women to work and get an…