Beavis and Butthead. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. An eyesore of a glowing rainbow unicorn thing. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has seen its fair share of “goofy” skins during its nine-month lifetime. The reception to those has been mixed to say the least, with the lines between player expression and competitive gameplay often being blurred by the equipping …
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Washington, D.C., resident Tyler DeSue woke up tired and craving breakfast Saturday morning, so he did what many people in that situation would do: He used Uber Eats to put in an order for burritos. When his driver took longer than usual, DeSue checked the app and noticed something seemed wrong — the delivery driver’s GPS location had stopped short …
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Farms selection Cocoa plantations used in this work were distributed throughout Colombia and were separated into three agroecological zones on the basis of climatic conditions, topography and soil composition. The selected agroecological zones were: (1) Santander, a mountainous region with the largest production rates of cocoa in the country, (2) Huila, an inter-Andean dry valley region and (3) Antioquia, a …
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Welcome to Decoder! This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of Platformer and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. I’ve had a lot of fun guest-hosting a few episodes of Decoder while Nilay is out on parental leave this summer. If you listened to the last couple of Monday shows, you know I’ve been doing a series with founders who …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Researchers utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a surprising pattern in the rotations of ancient galaxies. 🌀 Approximately 60% of these galaxies rotate clockwise, challenging previous beliefs about galactic rotations. 🌌 A bold hypothesis suggests that our universe might be within a massive black hole, reshaping current cosmic models. 🔍 Alternative explanations, such as …
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After the death of two children from measles in less than a week, Prof. Eyal Leshem, director of the travel medicine and tropical diseases center at Sheba Medical Center, told The Times of Israel that he was calling upon “every community leader who knows the children in their community are unprotected and are at risk of contracting a deadly disease …
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Well, that was a great way to start off a new season and the new Frankenball era at Tottenham Hotspur! Spurs RAF Captain and former midfielder Scott Parker and newly promoted Burnley came to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and got their butts handed to them by a final score of 3-0. Richarlison, who started the match, had a brace including …
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Natchez’s NYT Bestselling author Greg Iles has died Published 1:55 pm Friday, August 15, 2025 Greg Iles is a New York Times best-selling novelist from Natchez (Submitted) NATCHEZ — New York Times Bestselling author and Natchez resident Greg Iles died at approximately 5 a.m. Friday. Iles succumbed during his efforts to battle multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. In an …
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This is a little late this season, so sorry about that! Those of you who have been around this site for a while know that we love a good prediction. With the new Premier League season scheduled to kick off TODAY with Liverpool vs. Bournemouth at 3:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. BST, it’s time for our annual Community Premier …
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Two years after launching, social network Bluesky is revising its Community Guidelines and other policies, and asking for feedback from its users on some of the changes. The startup, a competitor to X, Threads, and open networks like Mastodon, says its new policies are meant to offer improved clarity and more detail around its user safety procedures and the appeals …
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