A World of Warcraft mobile game has been reportedly shelved by developers Activision Blizzard and NetEase.…
Day: August 3, 2022
Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58
Mr. Tait studied computer science as an undergraduate at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh before moving to…
On Election Day, G.O.P. Raise Doubts about Arizona Elections
Republican candidates and conservative media organizations seized on reports of voting issues in Arizona on Tuesday…
Rzewski for Lovers? A Pianist Mines a Prickly Modernist’s Gentler Side
The renowned composer and pianist Frederic Rzewski, who died last year, was celebrated for the committed…
How the Indian Action Spectacular ‘RRR’ Became a Smash in America
The Telugu-language Indian action spectacular “RRR,” or “Rise, Roar, Revolt,” was already a worldwide box office…
At the BlackStar Film Festival, a Revelatory Understanding of Cinema
Don’t call it the Black Sundance. Though it was dubbed that by Ebony magazine, the BlackStar…
America’s Chinese Tech Ban Didn’t Stick
In 2019, the White House declared that phone and internet equipment from Chinese technology companies should…
The Pedal Steel Gets Its Resurrection
That evolution is accelerating: The modern steel icon Greg Leisz played on half of Daft Punk’s…
Theater at Geffen Hall to Be Named for Two Key Donors
In late 2020, as coronavirus infections surged and cultural institutions shuttered, the fate of the long-delayed…
A ‘Reversible’ Form of Death? Scientists Revive Cells in Dead Pigs’ Organs.
The pigs had been lying dead in the lab for an hour — no blood was…