It’s Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary, and in celebration, Valve has released a special update that adds the Episode One and Episode Two expansions to the base game so you can play it all straight through, along with a two-hour documentary, developer commentary, and much more. The game is also free on Steam until November 18. Valve’s announcement itself is an...
ACR Poker announces the return of its Winter Online Super Series from November 10th-25th with $20 million in guaranteed prize pools and a special $35,000 Leaderboard Competition. Designed to cater to all skill levels, the WOSS will feature over 230 events across a wide variety of games including Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Turbo, Hyper-Turbo, Mega Stacks, and Progressive Knockouts. Key highlights...
This week saw the classic shooters Unreal and Unreal Tournament, with publisher Epic’s blessing, made permanently free and accessible via the Internet Archive. Meanwhile, Blizzard held a stream celebrating the 30th anniversary of Warcraft, at which it revealed that the first two games in the RTS series have been remastered and are now available in a brand-new Battle Chest that also...
Earthing (also called grounding) can be a controversial topic. Many report improved well-being and fantastic health benefits, including better sleep and less pain. However, critics emphasize the need for more solid scientific studies supporting this practice. Let’s delve into the evidence. What is Earthing? Earthing or grounding involves putting the body into direct and uninterrupted contact with the earth. This...
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists working in the Colombian Amazon have been documenting tens of thousands of rock art motifs and collaborating with Indigenous elders and ritual specialists to interpret their meanings. These ochre paintings, found at numerous sites, depict native wildlife such as jaguars and anacondas—animals that play significant roles in creation stories—and scenes of people transforming into...
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Amazon is calling this an early Black Friday sale and of the various offers that it includes, we focused in on the Google phones. The Pixel 9 series is £100 off across the board (except the foldable, which is £300 off), while the 8-series is up to 50% off. Starting with the base Google Pixel 9, you get the new...
Trauma ripples through time at the London Film Festival About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a...
Tyler Taormina: 'The soundtrack is one of the germinating seeds of the work' About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.”...
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