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Super Komachi

Secret Of Mana Veteran Recalls How Game Releases Have Changed

The lovely looking Doraemon: Story of Seasons launched this week in Japan (jumping right to the top of the charts, no less), and Shinichi Kameoka, boss at developer Brownies, has been reminiscing about video game eras past and how releases have changed over t…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Ta-Nehisi Coates: Reparations are not just about slavery — but also centuries of theft and racial terror

On the heels of Wednesdays historic hearing on reparations, we speak with renowned writer Ta-Nehisi Coates on the lasting legacy of American slavery, how the national dialogue about reparations has progressed in the past five years and his testimony in favor …

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Google

Google app adds a share button for search results

The answer to most questions is just a Google search away, but if you're answering a question someone else has asked, it's not easy to share the answer with them without copying a usually very long link. Google is attempting to fix that on mobile devices in t…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

eSports

F1 2019 Review: Gameplay Impressions, Videos, Features, Modes and Esports Appeal

Codemasters Formula One's flagship video game series from developer Codemasters hasn't had any problems putting out quality on a yearly basis, a trend F1 2019 continues with relative ease. Which isn't to say the series doesn't evolve each time. The highly…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Refugees

‘Seige and starve’: Syrian refugees trying to survive

The opposition in Syria is accusing the government of using "siege and starve" tactics, to force war refugees from a camp in the desert. Around 14,000 people have left Rukban camp in the past three months. Its unclear how many of the remaining 27,000 are re…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Alibaba

Working more than 10 hours can increase risk of stroke – Economic Times

WASHINGTON D.C. : Are you among those who clock in more than 10 hours at work? Take note! people who work long hours have an increased risk of stroke, especially if they work those hours for 10 years or more, finds a recent study. The study published in…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Brexit

New British PM may enliven Brexit, but will not change EU: Tusk

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A new British prime minister may spice up Brexit, but will not change the European Union’s stance toward Britain’s exit from the bloc, the chair of EU summits Donald Tusk said on Friday. Fervent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson or foreig…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Trickle-Down

Rail to the Rescue

Despite its flaws, Seattle's light-rail system demonstrates a replicable strategy for U.S. cities seeking to expand both rail and affordable housing in equal measure. Twenty-five hours is a long time. With it, you could file your taxes twice; roast, burn, th…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Star Wars

Kevin Feige Says It’s Up to Sony to Do a Venom/Spider-Man Crossover

Mark Hamill hopes The Rise of Skywalker will be his final turn in Star Wars. It seems like Halloween 2 is all but ready to start shooting. Peter Parker has a superheroic heart-to-heart in new Spider-Man: Far From Home footage. Plus, new snippets from Midsomma…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Food Industry

Weekend reading: plant-based and cell-cultured meat alternatives

I can hardly keep up with what’s happening with plant-based and cultured-meat products. Here’s my latest collection from various newsletters and other sources. Take a look at the ones that interest you. This is a quick way to get a broad picture of where t…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Secret Of Mana Veteran Recalls How Game Releases Have Changed

Ta-Nehisi Coates: Reparations are not just about slavery — but also centuries of theft and racial terror

Google app adds a share button for search results

F1 2019 Review: Gameplay Impressions, Videos, Features, Modes and Esports Appeal

‘Seige and starve’: Syrian refugees trying to survive

Working more than 10 hours can increase risk of stroke – Economic Times

New British PM may enliven Brexit, but will not change EU: Tusk

Rail to the Rescue

Kevin Feige Says It’s Up to Sony to Do a Venom/Spider-Man Crossover

Weekend reading: plant-based and cell-cultured meat alternatives

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