Tag Archives: Love

Book Review: ‘Misery of Love,’ by Yvan Alagbé  The New York Times Source link

Before future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers signed with the Steelers, former Steelers quarterback (and Hall of Famer) Terry Bradshaw called the move “a joke.” “What are you gonna do?” Bradshaw said. “Bring him in for one year? Are you kidding me? . . . . That guy needs to stay in California. Go somewhere and chew on bark …

After decades of rescuing Princess Peach, it turns out Mario still isn’t enough for her. Nintendo has cleared up their relationship once and for all by dropping the plumber in the friend zone. For over four decades now, Mario has been risking life and limb for Princess Peach. Seemingly every other week, Bowser concocts a new plan to kidnap the …

The Browns’ four-way quarterback competition is now underway, as Cleveland gets its training camp going this week. Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that he has “a plan that’s in pencil” when asked about the ideal timeline to name a starter between Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel, and Shedeur Sanders. “[W]e have to take …

As our lives grow increasingly digital and we spend more time interacting with eerily humanlike chatbots, the line between human connection and machine simulation is starting to blur.  Today, more than 20% of daters report using AI for things like crafting dating profiles or sparking conversations, per a recent Match.com study. Some are taking it further by forming emotional bonds, …

Wheel World is out today, a ride-your-bike-around game by Nidhogg developer Messhof. Its demo back in February covered most of the mechanics I’ve seen so far in the full game, though it did not make clear that there would be cars. I will forgive it for this, because it is mostly bikes and those bikes are very cool and fun …

It’s a familiar scene: a doting pet parent lovingly feeding their rescue dog a bowl of grain-free kibble—then later that evening, slicing into a filet mignon with equal satisfaction. Or the proud “chicken mom” who goes viral for knitting sweaters for her backyard hens…while ordering spicy wings from Uber Eats. These aren’t outliers—they’re all of us, to some degree. You …

Barbara Krasnoff is officially the reviews editor for The Verge, but although she has done a great deal of reviewing in her time, she doesn’t tend to do a lot of it in her current position. “I was originally hired here to write and edit to-do articles,” she explains. “Now, I spend most of my time editing, overseeing various projects, …

Rock star Ozzy Osbourne has died, according to multiple reports. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” his family said in a statement to the press, signed by wife Sharon Osbourne and their children Kelly, Jack, Aimee, as well as his son …

People don’t tend to have a favorable view of bezels on phones but it’s another matter entirely on smartwatches. The physical rotating bezel on Samsung’s Galaxy Watch has long been a fan-favorite. Fans aren’t happy whenever the company has decided to exclude it from a new model. Last year’s Galaxy Watch 7 didn’t have it, and if you held out …