Midnight Suns‘ Venom story trailer only vaguely hinted at how the symbiote would player during gameplay. Now, Firaxis Games has fully unveiled the character’s mechanics, showing how uses his unique powers to contribute to the team. As was briefly spotted in that story trailer, Venom is built around his Ravenous meter. Ravenous makes Venom stronger and he starts every battle with a full bar. He gains one tick of Ravenous meter at the start of every turn, but his attacks consume one tick, too. Each tick lends him 17% more damage and there are three total. The strategy comes with…
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Dungeons & Dragons is the most popular fantasy tabletop roleplaying game in the world. It allows players to escape into new, exciting worlds with limitless possibilities. And in a world where many adults are not regularly encouraged to use their imaginations, D&D gives everyone, regardless of age, a chance to play and imagine. The game has been around since 1974, and since then it has been through many changes, but one thing remains the same: People just can’t stop playing it, which has led to an upswelling of the very best D&D podcasts. If you loveD&D, then you know how…
A sense of stagnation pervaded the summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, as negotiators failed to reach agreement on key issues such as fossil fuel financing Environment 22 November 2022 By Madeleine Cuff A delegate sleeps during the plenary session of COP27 on 20 NovemberThomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images Hosting a climate summit for 40,000 people in the desert, in the midst of a food and energy crisis, is no mean feat. But sympathy for COP27 host Egypt was running thin within hours of the first delegates arriving at the main venue in Sharm El Sheikh earlier this month. The…
We’ve seen celebrity progeny on American Idol before: Aretha Franklin’s granddaughter Grace tried out for the singing competition last year. Jim Carrey’s daughter, Jane, auditioned in 2012. And Jordin Sparks, daughter of former NFL player Phillippi Sparks, won Idol’s sixth season. Now, in the February 19 premiere of American Idol Season 21, we’ll check out another Idol hopeful with a famous family member: Lyric Medeiros, daughter of Glenn Medeiros. In case you weren’t tracking pop music in the 1980s — or weren’t even alive in the 1980s — Glenn rose to fame as a teenager with his 1987 version of…
There are two types of Christmas gift shoppers: the kind who have everything bought and wrapped by the first week of November or those who leave it until the last minute and spend Christmas Eve placing said presents into gift bags. Neither is right or wrong, but if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s this: In the frenzy of dreaming up gifts for others, it’s perfectly acceptable to play fantasy with the gifts you’d like to receive, too. And team Who What Wear has certainly been indulging in virtual window shopping of the highest luxury of late. Read The…
Two alleged Chinese intelligence officers were charged in New York Monday after the FBI used a double agent to document their apparent efforts to interfere in the US prosecution of a major telecommunications company.The Justice Department charged He Guochun and Wang Zheng with obstruction of justice, and He with money laundering, after they allegedly paid a US informant they believed they had recruited $61,000 (roughly Rs. 50,48,700) worth of Bitcoin to supply internal documents related to the case against the company.The indictment did not name the company, calling it a global telecommunications firm based in China.The details of the case…
Just ahead of her appearance in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Janelle Monáe has released “Float,” a swaggering track that will serve as an anthem for the weekend’s festivities and beyond. “Float” features Fela Kuti’s son Seun Kuti and his band Egypt 80. Co-produced by Monáe’s frequent collaborators Nate “Rocket” Wonder and Nana Kwabena with Sensei Bueno, the track features bombastic production as Monáe raps, “I’m light as a feather, I’m light as a feather, yeah, baby, I float/ It’s hard to look at my resume, hoo and not find a reason to toast.” As an equally talented actor, musician, and activist,…
Cocaine Bear review – nothing more, nothing less than a bear on cocaine 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json =…
The early pandemic years overlapped with some of California’s worst wildfires on record, creating haunting, orange-tinted skies and wide swathes of burned landscape. Some of the impacts of these fires are well known, including drastic declines in air quality, and now a new study shows how these wildfires combined with midwinter drought conditions to accelerate snowmelt. In a study published Jan. 20 in Geophysical Research Letters, a DRI-led research team examined what happens to mountain snowpacks when sunny, midwinter dry spells occur in forests impacted by severe wildfire. The researchers found a substantial increase in wildfires burning in California’s snowy…
23 Feb 2023 Books to Read for Fans of Patrick Rothfuss If, like us, you are still eagerly awaiting the final book of the Kingkiller Chronicle series you may be feeling a bit down as it has been well over five years since the latest book in the series was published. Alas, we may not know when Rothfuss will grace us with the last book, but we do know of some great new Fantasy books you should read in the meantime! Check out these new books for fans of Patrick Rothfuss. The Bridge to Magic (The Sundered Web Book 1)…
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 8 “He Ain’t Heavy.”] The good news: Mel (Liza Lapira) saves her brother Edison (Travis Salter) in the latest episode of The Equalizer, with help from Robyn (Queen Latifah). The bad news: Things are still tense between the women. Could that change soon? They’d fought over Mel training Delilah (Laya DeLeon Hayes) behind Robyn’s back, but now she’s on board. Still, as Robyn admits to Dante (Tory Kittles), she’s struggling to move past what she sees as a betrayal. But hey, at least Mel’s relationship with her sister…
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica have shed more than half-a-trillion tonnes annually since 2000 — six icy Olympic pools every second. Parts of Earth’s ice sheets that could lift global oceans by meters will likely crumble with another half degree Celsius of warming, and are fragile in ways not previously understood, according to new research. The risk, which will play out over centuries, may also be greater than expected for a significant portion of the world’s population in coastal regions. New research suggests that the number of people threatened by sea level rise has been underestimated by tens of…
It takes a lot of confidence to completely revamp your look, especially when you’re in the public eye. Selena Gomez knows a thing or two about that. The 30-year-old songstress and Rare Beauty founder has managed to successfully define her style from the street to the red carpet, but as they say, “it takes a village.” Gomez can credit much of her evolution to stylist Kate Young, who she began working with in 2015 while promoting her Revival tour. The rest of her glam squad includes makeup artist Hung Vanngo, hairstylist Marissa Marino, and manicurist Tom Bachik. While she has…
Australia’s biggest health insurer Medibank Private Limited said it expected the number of customers affected by a massive data breach to grow, after it discovered policy records of a further 1,000 customers had been stolen.Medibank, which provides coverage to one-sixth of Australians, said last week an unidentified person had shown the company stolen personal information of a 100 customers, including medical diagnoses and procedures.On Tuesday, the company said it had received more files from the criminal, showing information including personal and health claims data of more patients as well as files with some Medibank and international student customer data.”Given the…
Reunited post-hardcore act Botch have announced a Fall 2023 US tour, their first full outing in more than 20 years. Dates kick off October 5th with a three-night stand at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon, and run through a December 12th show in San Francisco. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 17th at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. You can also pick up tickets for sold-out shows via StubHub. Botch, who are pioneers of mathcore and metalcore, made their return with the comeback single “One Twenty Two” last August. The Washington-state band hadn’t released new music in 20 years,…
Why Fire Island deserves the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if…
Libraries are essential to bookworms. Aside from free access to books, they act as community centers and safe spaces for many who crave for quiet refuge for reading and other educational activities. But as much as they are a lifesaver, libraries are affected by budget cuts and librarian salary slashes, which greatly diminishes the services they can offer to their patrons and communities. At the height of the pandemic, though, many finally realized libraries’ importance in their distance-learning education. Libraries gave free access to books and internet to students from low-income backgrounds. They also provided computer access to those who…
A major earthquake struck southern Turkey early on Monday, causing extensive damage and killing thousands there and in neighboring Syria. Rescue workers have been searching the rubble of buildings for survivors, who face bitterly cold winter temperatures, as well as electricity and water outages—and the terror of continuing aftershocks. The magnitude 7.8 temblor struck close to Nurdağı—not far from city of Gaziantep—at 4:17 A.M. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was also felt in Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus. The quake was followed by a magnitude 7.5 aftershock several hours later, as well as numerous smaller aftershocks. (The…
Always know where the exit is. Fantasy Island Season 2 Episode 7 plays on the fallacy that knowing how to get out of a situation means you can. Isaiah hangs his future on knowing when he’ll die, believing he cannot commit to a life with someone else unless he can promise to spend some length of time with them. Amber’s defense mechanisms — honed in a chaotic childhood — give her an almost compulsive escape fixation, but in the end, the Island forces her to face what she’s been running from. It’s easy to forget in Fantasy Island’s tropical sunshine…
“How are you doing?”—a seemingly straightforward question that is often loaded for Tara Zier, an individual living with Stiff Person Syndrome. Before she can even answer, people often assume she’s okay. An easy misdiagnosis when looking into the brunette’s warm eyes, bright smile, and observing her tall, sinewy physique. “That feels odd because of how sick I feel,” she reveals. Not wanting to complain or be a burden, she usually responds with, “I’m hanging in there,” even if it couldn’t be farther from the truth.From the bed to the living room and back again — the only places you’ll go…
Henry Cavill is back as Superman. Following a cameo in the post-credits scene of Black Adam, The Witcher actor confirmed his return to the role, via an Instagram video. “I wanted to make it official that I am back as Superman and the image you see in this post and what you saw in Black Adam are a very small taste of what’s to come,” he said, outlining his future in the DC Extended Universe. The update comes after reports from last week, which claimed that Warner Bros. was planning a sequel to 2013’s Man of Steel, and was looking…
Few words could sum up the whirlwind past year in the life of Italian glam rockers Måneskin as well as RUSH!, which also happens to be their perfectly-titled third album (out Jan. 20). Inside the massive 17-song release lives all the pent-up thrill and abandon that has made the quartet (singer Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi and drummer Ethan Torchio) the buzziest band in rock over the course of the past 12 months.After winning the behemoth international songwriting competition Eurovision in 2021, the band went on the fast track becoming overnight global rock ambassadors. In the…
Why I love Carl Franklin’s One False Move 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if (msgIsString)…
Moral Code by Lois and Ross Melbourne (Nonlinear Publishing LLC) Dear Reader, Dr. Keira Stetson has 2 passions: ethical AI and creating tech that helps children. She and her AI assistant, Elly, embed Keira’s trademark Moral Operating System into billionaire Roy Brandt’s SmartDust to rein in its power. But Brandt’s tech has been kept secret for a reason. Keira and Elly must fight to use this newfound tech for good and keep it out of the wrong hands … before it’s too late. 100% of proceeds generated through the sales of Moral Code will be donated to help fight the…
In the 1970s a young gorilla known as Koko drew worldwide attention with her ability to use human sign language. But skeptics maintain that Koko and other animals that “learned” to speak (including chimpanzees and dolphins) could not truly understand what they were “saying”—and that trying to make other species use human language, in which symbols represent things that may not be physically present, is futile. “There’s one set of researchers that’s keen on finding out whether animals can engage in symbolic communication and another set that says, ‘That is anthropomorphizing. We need to … understand nonhuman communication on its…
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the All Creatures Great and Small Season 3 finale, “Merry Bloody Christmas.”] The Farnon brothers are huggers now. As the third season of the Masterpiece drama All Creatures Great and Small concluded Sunday night on PBS, Samuel West’s Siegfried Farnon bid farewell to his younger brother Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) with a surprisingly demonstrative embrace. Tristan, expecting a simple handshake as he was about to board a train and leave England’s Yorkshire Dales to begin his World War II military service, appeared shocked and then overcome with emotion at the gesture. “Are we huggers…
The Colorado river is the lifeblood of the US Southwest, but today it is drastically depleted due to overuse, megadrought and climate change. Here’s how to rescue it Environment 22 November 2022 By Chelsea Whyte Water levels at Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the US, are falling fastMichael Friberg “The river was nowhere and everywhere,” wrote naturalist Aldo Leopold of the Colorado river delta, the region where waters originating in the Rocky Mountains meander into the Gulf of California in Mexico. Having explored the area by canoe in 1922, Leopold described the vast wetlands as a swirl of “a…
Photography by Getty Images From Cher’s iconic 1985 glam to Lady Gaga’s campy gold foil lashes, these are the most unforgettable Met Gala beauty moments of all time. By Lauren Knowles Date January 19, 2023 With the announcement of this year’s Met Gala theme — “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” — and its corresponding (yet complicated) dress code, “In honour of Karl,” consider the buzz for the 2023 Met Gala fully underway. The curiosity and speculation surrounding the looks to come and how the theme will translate onto the Met red carpet in May leaves us feeling nostalgic each…
Musk has also restricted the use of his Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine and made statements that have been interpreted as supporting Russia’s claims to Ukrainian territory. Musk’s other company, Tesla, relies on China as a market, as a manufacturing center, and as a source of raw materials, leading to concerns that he may be pressured to reduce or remove content critical of Beijing. In October, he was criticized for inserting himself into China’s dispute over the future of Taiwan.Twitter has been used in the past to influence national politics in several countries. The Guardian reported this week that an Israeli company…
Can’t keep up with every new rock and metal song that comes out each week? Leave it to Loudwire and our Weekly Wire playlist, which is refreshed each Friday afternoon with 50 newly released tracks.This week sees the release one of the year’s most anticipated albums — Godsmack’s Lighting Up the Sky — and the band has issued a pyro-heavy music video for the track “Soul on Fire,” which tops our Weekly Wire playlist.Steel Panther’s new record On the Prowl also dropped today, so take a listen to the power ballad “On Your Instagram,” a song only this band could pull off.Elsewhere,…