Celeb lookalike craze is about more than good looks and bragging rights

New Xbox Campaign Reminds People Xbox Is More Than Just The Console

Ahead of the holiday season, and presumably to help drive sign-ups to Game Pass, Microsoft has rolled out a new ad campaign called "This Is An Xbox." The basic takeaway is that, as Microsoft has ...

Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago

Pentagon UFO office received more than 700 reports in past year

The Pentagon's UFO office has received more than 700 reports, a newly declassified assessment reveals. It's a dramatic increase in witness sightings and accounts that adds to a growing list ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

More than 100 seek compensation over cruise virus

More than 500 people became ill after an outbreak of norovirus on Ventura earlier this year.

The House GOP is more aligned with Trump than ever: From the Politics Desk

About two-thirds of the House GOP majority taking office next year joined Congress in 2017 or later. They only know a world where Trump has been a leader of their party.

'We've had more visitors in two days than 30 years'

Residents in Shelf react to "crazy" interest after rare bird sighting puts village on national news.

Starmer says he wants to ‘look forward’ and not talk about slavery reparations

UK prime minister would rather work with nations on ‘future-facing challenges’ at Commonwealth summit. . Keir Starmer has insisted he wants to “look forward” rather than have “very long endless ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Microsoft’s earnings are about to look pretty weird. Here’s what to know.

Microsoft has shuffled its reporting categories, meaning investors shouldn’t compare Wednesday afternoon’s segment results to the consensus view.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Dodgers' Max Muncy ties MLB postseason record with on-base streak -- and it looks like a good omen for L.A.

Muncy has reached base in 12 consecutive plate appearances

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Manchester United’s £2m a year for Alex Ferguson as staff were axed was not a good look | Ewan Murray

Ferguson’s legacy at Old Trafford is assured but revelations over his earnings for ambassadorial duties leave a sour taste. Wayne Rooney had stolen the show in a 2-0 Manchester United win. The ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

New Dragon Age: The Veilguard Launch Trailer Gives Players A Good Look At The Bad Guys

With the Halloween launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard just days away, developer BioWare has released a launch trailer to give players one final preview of the franchise's latest entry. ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 24

Up is down in the Premier League as Man City struggle and Man United look good

Manchester City resemble a team in crisis and things are coming together for Manchester United. Surprise! That and more in ESPN's Weekend Review.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Fed’s Barkin says economy looks ‘pretty good,’ but labor market bears watching

“The labor market might be fine or it might continue to weaken,” Barkin said.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

As nuns disappear, many Catholic hospitals look more like megacorporations

No Catholic hospital in the U.S. is led by a nun — and many of the largest systems would be unrecognizable to their founding nuns.

Kay Koplovitz Wants to See More Entrepreneurs Who Look Like Her

Once the most powerful woman in television, the founder of Springboard has spent the past 20 years identifying and funding female-led start-ups.

Business - The New York Times - November 2

Eliminating Kitchen Clutter Has Never Looked More Stylish

Some of the biggest offenders tend to be small appliances like coffee makers and toasters. Designers are creating new ways to maximize space.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 5

Can you ‘undo’ political polarization? Left and right might be closer than we think, study finds

University of California, Berkeley, research shows people are committed to protecting democratic institutions despite differences. You know that uncle whose political takes threaten to turn family ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

MicroStrategy, the largest corporate bitcoin holder, to raise more than $40 billion to buy more bitcoin

The plan is to use the additional capital ‘to buy more bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset,’ the company says.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Bill Gates is surprised more people don't ask him these 'boring' questions: They're 'more important than the GDP'

Bill Gates fields a lot of questions about AI and climate change. He's surprised more people don't ask him about topics like global health, he says.

Business - CNBC - November 2

Annual UFO report finds 21 cases of more than 700 received need more analysis

Among the 757 reports received, 4% had unusual descriptions, like "green fireball" or "a jelly fish with [multicolored] flashing lights."

Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door

The ambitious identity-verification project Worldcoin, now called World, wants a future where humans are “orb-verified.”

Tech - Wired - October 17

Europe’s far right will look at Austria and say: this is how we do it | Cas Mudde and Gabriela Greilinger

The success of Herbert Kickl’s FPÖ is no surprise – it had been normalised by the centre right for years. Let that be a warning. While Europe may be “ sleepwalking into a far-right trap ”, Austria ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Turtle Beach's Modular Xbox Wireless Controller Looks Cool And Is Cheaper Than Expected

Turtle Beach is releasing a modular wireless Xbox controller called the Stealth Pivot that launches November 26, and preorders are available now at Amazon. Compared to Turtle Beach's Stealth ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 29

Fantasy Football RB Report: Chase Brown looks more and more like 'the guy' for the Bengals

Fantasy football analyst Pranav Rajaram breaks down the latest RB intel from Week 8 to help you gain an edge in your leagues moving forward.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

Meta again testing facial recognition software to fight 'celeb bait' scams

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is testing facial recognition software to combat “celeb bait” scams on its platforms, as well as to allow users to more easily regain access to ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Timothée Chalamet crashes his own lookalike contest in New York

Actor shows up at event of Willy Wonka and Paul Atreides costumes, where police broke up crowd and made an arrest. Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own lookalike contest in ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Timothée Chalamet crashes lookalike contest in New York City

The hum of a peaceful New York City afternoon was broken by chaos Sunday as Washington Square Park played host to a viral Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition.

'Pack of cigs and a Bic lighter': Why are celebs glamorising smoking again?

The cigarette is having a resurgence in pop culture and smoking is being glamorised in film, TV and music.

Write-ins hardly win, but these characters, celeb, and non-candidates are popular options

Sometimes, voters write in themselves, a favorite Disney character, or a president that died hundreds of years ago. In nearly every case, the write-in never wins.

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Winner of Paul Mescal lookalike contest in Dublin receives €20 ‘or three pints’

Competition to resemble Normal People star is markedly lower-stakes than chaotic Timothée Chalamet event in New York last month. Two weeks ago, a mobbed competition to find a Timothée Chalamet ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

From Chalamet to Mescal: why are celebrity lookalike competitions everywhere?

All of a sudden, in cities across the world, A-list lookalikes are coming together for reasons not quite known or at least understood. Something strange is happening. All around the world, in areas ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

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