Turning Taylor into a meme risks making the conversation about justice seem like a temporary fad.
Behind America’s Mutual Aid Boom Lies A Long History Of Government Neglect
The tradition of mutual aid is as old as the country itself because social inequity is baked into the system.
TV Legend Hugh Downs Dead At 99
“The Guinness Book of World Records” said the former TV host logged more hours than any other TV personality for years.
Coronavirus-Stricken Actor Nick Cordero May Need A Double Lung Transplant
The actor’s wife told “CBS This Morning,” “I grab his hand … and I’m waiting for the day that he holds my hand back.”
Duffy Accuses Netflix Film ’365 Days’ Of Glamorizing Kidnap And Rape
The British singer called out the streaming platform for eroticizing “kidnapping.”
Michael Bay’s Pandemic Thriller Faces A Snag, As Union Blocks It From Shooting
Michael Bay is making a pandemic movie–because of course he is. But the film is now facing new controversy, as one of the biggest trade unions has told its members to not work on the film.
Deadline reports that SAG-AFTRA has informed members to avoid the movie, Songbird, because it “failed to complete the signatory process and is therefore not signed to any applicable SAG-AFTRA agreement.” The production company apparently did not file the necessary paperwork regarding health and safety measures related to COVID-19.
The producers, Invisible Narratives, told Deadline that they expect this “Do Not Work” order to be resolved in due to course after it completes some paperwork.
FedEx Calls On Washington’s Football Team To Change Racist Name
Meanwhile, Nike appeared to remove all of its apparel featuring the NFL team’s logos from its website.
Recompile, A 3D Metroidvania With Hacking Mechanics, Is Coming To PS5 And Xbox Series X
Recompile, a 3D Metroidvania game with a unique sense of style, is the latest title to be confirmed for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The game is not coming to PS4 or Xbox One, which makes it a rare next-gen exclusive indie title.
The game, which mixes combat and 3D platforming with physics-based hacking (and you can apparently hack and change just about anything you encounter), will feature multiple endings depending on how you place. Players will control, according to the press release, “a rogue piece of semi-sentient code, trapped in The Mainframe–a sprawling digital wasteland dead-set on deleting trespassers.”
Publisher Dear Villagers also released a new trailer to celebrate the announcement and show off how the game will look on next-gen systems, below. It features the Aoife O’Donovan song Jupiter.
Beyond A Steel Sky Releasing On PC This Month After A 26-Year Wait
Beyond A Steel Sky, which recently released on Apple Arcade, is finally nearly here for PC fans. The sequel to Revolution’s incredible 1994 point-and-click adventure game Beneath A Steel Sky releases for Steam on July 16.
The game returns players to the world of the original game, and once again has you playing as Robert Foster. Like the original, it features art from Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons, and it’s set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk Australian city. The game is a direct sequel, with many Easter eggs for returning fans.
The Apple Arcade version features gorgeous visuals and relatively intuitive controls, but many longtime series fans are no doubt excited to play the game on PC.
The game is yet again developed by Revolution Software, best known for the Broken Sword series. A sequel to Beneath A Steel Sky was initially promised as a stretch goal in the Kickstarter for Broken Sword 5, and although the game’s pledges did not reach the goal, Revolution decided to make the game anyway.
GameSpot will have a review of Beyond A Steel Sky live closer to the game’s PC release.
Deals: RTX 2070 Gaming Laptop $1399, 30% Off 25″ 1ms 240Hz GSYNC Monitor
There are some excellent deals today for PC gamers. Today’s best gaming laptop deal is an MSI GL65 RTX 2070 for only $1399. It was available briefly last week but went out of stock quickly. The GTRacing Gaming Chair, which we rated the best budget gaming chair of 2020, has been marked down to the lowest price we’ve ever seen. Finally, there’s a killer Dell 25″ monitor, arguably the best 25″ gaming monitor on the market, at a supremely low price. Check them out here.
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