NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Sanderson, whose epic “Wind and Truth” is a highlight of the upcoming Release seasonsees nothing wrong with the idea of “escapism”. “It’s just the ability to go into another world and empathize with other people’s problems, problems that aren’t our problems. It’s a really valuable tool in our lives,” the […]
Sony has announced the games coming to PlayStation Plus next month – including a Harry Potter title. As usual, three games are available to all PlayStation Plus members: Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, Little Nightmares II and MLB The Show 24. They will be available from September 3rd. And this is your reminder to get the […]
NEW YORK — Brandon Sanderson, whose epic “Wind and Truth” is a highlight of the coming publishing season, sees nothing wrong with the idea of “escapism”. “It’s just the ability to go into another world and empathize with other people’s problems, problems that aren’t our problems. It’s a really valuable tool in our lives,” the […]
By 2017, 59 new companies had set up shop nearby, including Uber, Square, and Zendesk. Several luxury apartment buildings were built. The boom helped boost the city’s budget, but also contributed to a sharp rise in housing costs. Many of the tech companies also provided free food, so employees didn’t spend as much money at […]
A court in Thailand on Thursday found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison. The victim was also dismembered as part of the sensational proceedings. The Koh Samui provincial court had initially imposed the death penalty on Sancho, but commuted […]
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Thursday found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison. The victim was also dismembered as part of the sensational proceedings. The Koh Samui provincial court had initially imposed the death penalty on Sancho, […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS Do you really supportindependent journalism Percival Everett’s “James,” a reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved Jim, is a finalist in the fiction category for the 11th annual Kirkus Prize. Kirkus Reviews, a leading book review magazine, announced the finalists in the fiction, nonfiction and […]
BANGKOK (AP) — A military court in Myanmar has sentenced a local journalist to life in prison and sentenced one of his colleagues to 20 years under an anti-terrorism law, the publisher said Wednesday. The sentences against Myo Myint Oo and Aung San Oo of the independent online news service Dawei Watch appear to be […]
Harry Potter: The Magic Awakens – Key Image. Just over a year after the international release of Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, publisher Warner Bros. has announced that the game will be discontinued in the Americas, Europe and Oceania in October. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened took a circuitous route to make it to PC. It was […]
A jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday found a former elected county official guilty of killing an investigative reporter who had written articles critical of him, a case that highlighted the increased risks facing journalists in the United States. Robert Telles, former Clark County public administrator, was found guilty of murder with a deadly […]
