Sport

Fantasy basketball waiver wire: Pick-ups to consider to save your imploding COVID-ridden roster

 More NBA players are either testing positive, are sitting out due to contact tracing, or are simply injured entering week four of the season. Now is about the time where you’ve already shuffled a few spots, your injured reserves are filling up, and you’re scouring your waiver wire for worthwhile fantasy pickups, not… Read more…

Tech

Republican lawmaker resigns after arrest for storming US Capitol

Enlarge / Derrick Evans in the West Virginia House of Delegates. (credit: Derrick Evans) The Republican lawmaker who was arrested for storming the US Capitol has resigned from the West Virginia State Legislature. “I hereby resign as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, effective immediately,” Derrick Evans wrote in a one-sentence letter to […]

Entertainment World

See Henry Cavill Step Into Classic Superman Suit For ‘Man of Steel 2’

A new image sees Henry Cavill step into a classic Superman costume for a sequel to Zack Syder’s Man of Steel. Bringing superhero outfits to life is no easy feat, with costume designers balancing a fine line between honoring the comics while staying true to the theme of the film (or TV show) at hand. […]

Entertainment World

‘WandaVision’ Director On Monica Rambeau Getting Powers In The Series

WandaVision director Matt Shakman talked with us about the possibility of Monica Rambeau receiving her comic book powers in the series. WandaVision is set to premiere on Disney Plus this Friday and fans couldn’t be more excited. As a result of the ongoing pandemic, we’ve been without a new entry to Marvel Cinematic Universe for […]

Games World

Random: Watch Someone Speedrun Celeste Using A Dance Pad

Speeddancing, more like. Celeste is a challenging platforming game that will make your thumbs bleed and your brain ache, but apparently that’s because we’ve all been playing it wrong: we should have been playing with our feet. During last week’s Awesome Games Done Quick stream, speedrunner PeekingBoo performed a 14:41 speedrun of Celeste’s C-Side levels, […]

Games World

Random: Cheap Clones Of NES LEGO Set Feature Duck Hunt, Contra, And Super Mario Bros

Who’s going to post the cease and desist first, we wonder? Remember that gorgeous LEGO set that came out last year, with a deliciously retro TV and NES console playing Super Mario Bros.? Yes, the one that cost over £200. Yes, the one that none of us can actually afford. Well, it seems like a […]

Tech

Disney brings back the Lucasfilm Games brand for future Star Wars titles

Enlarge / Very very recently, in a game industry not very far away… Star Wars games will now be gathered together under the revitalized Lucasfilm Games banner. An announcement today on StarWars.com highlights the new Lucasfilm Games logo, which will appear in all future titles surrounding the Star Wars franchise. A new sizzle reel highlights […]

Entertainment

Lana Del Rey Gets Defensive Over New Album Visuals, Claims She’s ‘Literally Changing The World’

Lana Del Rey is at it again! You may recall Lana (real name Lizze Grant), getting into a bit of controversy last spring when she questioned why the “culture,” in her mind, celebrated the more sexualized work of other artists (naming predominantly women of color) while she faced unfair critique. Unsurprisingly, her tone-deaf comments garnered […]

World

Why labeling Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists could hurt millions of people

A malnourished Yemeni child receives care in the malnutrition treatment department at al-Sabeen hospital on December 29, 2020, in Sanaa, Yemen. | Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images Millions of Yemenis need food, water, and health care. This move makes that harder. The Trump administration announced its intent to designate the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen as a […]