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5 TV Shows That Infamously Rushed Their Endings

5 TV Shows That Infamously Rushed Their Endings

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5 TV Shows That Infamously Rushed Their Endings Television can be a rough business—just look at what’s happening right now, with social distancing guidelines shutting down productions across the country. Even under normal circumstances, how Hollywood runs means that shows have to end before their time, leading to botched storylines and clumsy epilogues. Here are…Read more... Go to Source
CDC Strips Page on Hydroxychloroquine of ‘Unusual’ Guidance for Doctors

CDC Strips Page on Hydroxychloroquine of ‘Unusual’ Guidance for Doctors

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CDC Strips Page on Hydroxychloroquine of 'Unusual' Guidance for Doctors The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed text on their website to remove guidance for physicians on the possible usage of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, two drugs touted as a wonder cure for covid-19 by Donald Trump, on patients.Read more... Go to Source
Wednesday’s Best Deals: PlayStation Plus, Huckberry Spring Flash Sale, Anker PowerPort, Weighted Blankets, and More

Wednesday’s Best Deals: PlayStation Plus, Huckberry Spring Flash Sale, Anker PowerPort, Weighted Blankets, and More

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Wednesday's Best Deals: PlayStation Plus, Huckberry Spring Flash Sale, Anker PowerPort, Weighted Blankets, and More A Huckberry spring flash sale, a buy one get one half off CBD oil tincture promotion, a steep markdown on 12 months of PlayStation Plus, and an REI Bigger Deals event are but a few noteworthy discounts among Wednesday’s best deals.Read more... Go to Source
Twitch Overhauls Its Vague Attire Policy With Further Specificity on Underboob

Twitch Overhauls Its Vague Attire Policy With Further Specificity on Underboob

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Twitch Overhauls Its Vague Attire Policy With Further Specificity on Underboob A devoted troop of boob patrollers has sunk a lot of time into reporting boobs on Twitch over the years, aided largely by Twitch’s Delphic “attire” guidelines. Until now, attire was to be “publicly appropriate for the context, location, and activity” of the broadcast and, more confusingly, appropriate for a “mall”…Read more... Go to Source
10 X-Files Episodes to Watch That Are Still Scary as Hell

10 X-Files Episodes to Watch That Are Still Scary as Hell

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10 X-Files Episodes to Watch That Are Still Scary as Hell These are strange days we’re living in, which makes it the perfect time to revisit The X-Files, available on Hulu. Lately, we’ve been focusing our binge-watch efforts on the monster-of-the-week episodes that scared us so bad we might as well say they scarred us—because they’re still giving us nightmares. Here are 10…Read more... Go to Source
Stadia Is Free

Stadia Is Free

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Stadia Is Free Well, that was fast. Google has made Stadia free for the next two months. No charges—just a handful of games, including Destiny 2, absolutely free to anyone with a Gmail account and a supported web browser or phone.Read more... Go to Source
Cyclone Harold Wreaks Havoc Across the Pacific—And It’s Not Done Yet

Cyclone Harold Wreaks Havoc Across the Pacific—And It’s Not Done Yet

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Cyclone Harold Wreaks Havoc Across the Pacific—And It's Not Done Yet Just days after hitting Vanuatu, Cyclone Harold struck Fiji on Wednesday. These island nations are coping with fallout from coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean extreme weather will take it easy on those in its path. That’s certainly been the case with this monster cyclone.Read more... Go to Source
Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right

Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right

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Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right Clearview AI, the dystopian face recognition company that claims to have amassed a database of billions of photos, signed contracts with hundreds of law enforcement agencies, and shopped its app around to the rich and powerful, has extensive links to the far right, according to a Huffington Post investigation. In…Read more... Go to Source
11 Tabletop RPG Sourcebooks That Are as Fun to Read as They Are to Game With

11 Tabletop RPG Sourcebooks That Are as Fun to Read as They Are to Game With

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11 Tabletop RPG Sourcebooks That Are as Fun to Read as They Are to Game With Even though technology is allowing for plenty of ways to try and keep your tabletop and boardgame groups going during social distancing, the fact of the matter is it’s really hard right now to actually play tabletop RPGs. That doesn’t mean you can’t spend some of your free time engaging with those worlds though,…Read more... Go to Source
Watchmen, Avengers: Endgame, Wicked + Divine, and More Highlight the 2020 Hugo Finalists

Watchmen, Avengers: Endgame, Wicked + Divine, and More Highlight the 2020 Hugo Finalists

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Watchmen, Avengers: Endgame, Wicked + Divine, and More Highlight the 2020 Hugo Finalists It may be a weird time for big events, but sci-fi and fantasy’s prestigious Hugo Awards—which honor many avenues of creativity, including novels, comics, fanzines, and screenplays, as well as artists, editors, podcasts, and more—are moving full steam ahead...online. And the 2020 nominees are here!Read more... Go to Source
Relive the Hype of Avengers: Endgame’s Opening Night Reactions With This Thrilling Video

Relive the Hype of Avengers: Endgame’s Opening Night Reactions With This Thrilling Video

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Relive the Hype of Avengers: Endgame's Opening Night Reactions With This Thrilling Video Right now, going to the theater isn’t just an absolute impossibility, in many places, the thought of being in a tightly-packed room full of people, no matter how excited, is enough to fill you with a sense of dread. Just a year ago when the world was sitting down to watch Avengers: Endgame, that wasn’t the case, and…Read more... Go to Source
Peak Design’s Travel Tripod Just Earned a Permanent Spot in My Camera Bag

Peak Design’s Travel Tripod Just Earned a Permanent Spot in My Camera Bag

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Peak Design's Travel Tripod Just Earned a Permanent Spot in My Camera Bag When it comes to traveling and trying to pack light, I always seem to run into a dilemma: cram the tripod in my bag or leave it at home. Ideally, I’d always want a tripod around for taking things like landscape shots or long exposures, but the bulky nature of most tripods usually means it’s the last item that gets cut…Read more... Go to Source
5 Binge-Worthy TV Shows You Can Make Workout Games Out Of

5 Binge-Worthy TV Shows You Can Make Workout Games Out Of

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5 Binge-Worthy TV Shows You Can Make Workout Games Out Of Social distancing is affecting our bodies just as much as our minds. Without the ability to hit the gym or go to an exercise class, our physical routines have been upended. You might be substituting extra sessions of your favorite shows, or trying something new. Why not try a little workout while you watch?Read more... Go to Source
Boris Johnson Moved to ICU and Given Oxygen After Coronavirus Symptoms Get Worse

Boris Johnson Moved to ICU and Given Oxygen After Coronavirus Symptoms Get Worse

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Boris Johnson Moved to ICU and Given Oxygen After Coronavirus Symptoms Get Worse UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a London hospital Monday night after his symptoms from covid-19 got worse, according to multiple reports out of Britain. Johnson has received oxygen treatment but British government officials insist he has not been placed on a ventilator.Read more... Go to Source
Martin Shkreli Asks for Three Month Prison Furlough, Supposedly to Help Fight Coronavirus

Martin Shkreli Asks for Three Month Prison Furlough, Supposedly to Help Fight Coronavirus

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Martin Shkreli Asks for Three Month Prison Furlough, Supposedly to Help Fight Coronavirus Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive and possible goblin-kobold hybrid best known for acquiring the rights to and jacking up the price of HIV drug Daraprim before scoring seven years in a cell for securities fraud, is trying to get out of prison by claiming he might be of use in the fight against the novel…Read more... Go to Source
Board Games Are Having A Bad Time

Board Games Are Having A Bad Time

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Board Games Are Having A Bad Time As we’re only now starting to see in video games, with The Last Of Us 2 being the most high profile casualty (so far), global Covid-19 lockdowns are wreaking absolute havoc on the ability of companies to make and sell games. But if you think it’s bad for video games, spare a thought for anyone involved in board games.Read more... Go to Source
Conservative-Dominated Courts Kill Wisconsin Election Delay, Absentee Voting Extension

Conservative-Dominated Courts Kill Wisconsin Election Delay, Absentee Voting Extension

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Conservative-Dominated Courts Kill Wisconsin Election Delay, Absentee Voting Extension The Wisconsin state Supreme Court on Monday blocked Democratic Governor Tony Evers’ last-ditch effort to halt primary elections on Tuesday, ensuring that in-person voting will commence tomorrow despite the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court shot down extended absentee voting deadlines in a…Read more... Go to Source