Wilfred Valenta opened his first “micro-gym” almost two years ago, repurposing a 580-square-foot office space in downtown Montreal and renting it out by the hour to fitness trainers and small workout groups. He couldn’t have known back then how fortuitous his timing was. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many big gyms to stay closed, his […]
Day: May 11, 2022
Best Of 2020: The Dark Secrets Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Stalk Market
What kind of turnip trader are you? Over the holiday season we’ll be republishing a series of Nintendo Life articles, interviews and other features from the previous twelve months that we consider to be our Best of 2020. Hopefully, this will give you a chance to catch up on pieces you missed, or simply enjoy […]
Look out for these new smartphone features in 2021
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Despite the pandemic, phonemakers continued cranking out new models in 2020. The most popular new feature added this year was compatibility with superfast 5G networks. Some reviewers found the new iPhone 12 reaching download speeds […]
TV Technica 2020: Our favorite shows and binges in a year of living distantly
Enlarge / TV stepped in to fill the pandemic-fueled gap in new movie releases with a broad array of entertaining series. (credit: Photo collage by Aurich Lawson) Warning: This story includes major spoilers for the series finale of The Good Place. Although we’ve otherwise done our best to avoid spoiling anything too major, please note […]
Top Stories of 2020, #6: Daniel Negreanu vs. Doug Polk
The rivalry has finally gone to the felt.
18 Fringes That Suit Everyone, According to Hair Experts
Cutting in a fringe can seem like a big commitment, yet it’s a hairstyle most of us have likely at least considered over the years. Fringes come in all types of shapes and cuts, and there are some that can suit everyone, with others being a little harder to pull off, depending on your face shape and […]
Best Of 2020: Sam Barlow On Bringing Telling Lies To Switch, His Directing Style, And His Next Project
“Being an intense, memorable experience up front is more important than replayability”. Over the holiday season we’ll be republishing a series of Nintendo Life articles, interviews and other features from the previous twelve months that we consider to be our Best of 2020. Hopefully, this will give you a chance to catch up on pieces […]
21 books to look forward to in 2021
As editors feverishly put to bed any remaining “Best of 2020” lists, work is well underway to review all the new books arriving in 2021. (Yes, 2020 is, mercifully, almost over.) Here is a sampling of nonfiction and fiction titles to consider reading as they will be published in the first half of 2021. “World […]
How anti-Beijing legislation became one of the few things Democrats and Republicans can agree on
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. U.S. President Donald Trump last week signed into law the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, allowing the U.S. to remove foreign firms from U.S. stock exchanges if they don’t comply with auditing requirements. The legislation […]
Best Of 2020: Switch Developers Open Up About The Impact Of COVID-19
We speak to Dotemu, Image & Form, SMG Studio and Playtonic Games. Over the holiday season we’ll be republishing a series of Nintendo Life articles, interviews and other features from the previous twelve months that we consider to be our Best of 2020. Hopefully, this will give you a chance to catch up on pieces […]