Last E3, Cory Barlog revealed a wildly ambitious plan for his update on God of War: the game would take place in a single, uninterrupted shot. This year, the director shared that, in the early days of production, some members of the development team were hesitant to take on the ambitious plan. So, to show […]

The Spiritual Successors of the Wu-Tang Sword Style The Spiritual Successors of the Wu-Tang Sword Style A new generation of Wu disciples are keeping the legendary hip-hop group’s legacy alive. Source: daily.bandcamp.com/2019/06/17/wu-tang-successors-list/

The Secret History Of ‘Def Jam Vendetta,’ The First Hip-Hop Video Game The Secret History Of ‘Def Jam Vendetta,’ The First Hip-Hop Video Game Def Jam Vendetta turned 15 this year and a new iteration of it has been teased. The creators and some of the rappers involved speak on the game’s legacy. Source: www.okayplayer.com/originals/def-jam-vendetta-first-hip-hop-video-game.html

Rappers Might Start Going To Jail Because Of Their Lyrics Rappers Might Start Going To Jail Because Of Their Lyrics Rap music is often an art that imitates life. However, there appear to be new legal lines surrounding that freedom of expression. Today, the United States Supreme Court declined to… Source: ambrosiaforheads.com/2019/04/rapper-convicted-for-lyrics

The Mind-Bending Story of How ‘The Matrix’ Came to Be The Mind-Bending Story of How ‘The Matrix’ Came to Be Before its release, audiences had never seen anything like the Wachowskis’ sci-fi action flick—and they were about to be blown away. Source: www.wired.com/story/the-matrix-legacy-book-excerpt/

Does Democracy Demand the Tolerance of the Intolerant? Karl Popper’s Paradox Does Democracy Demand the Tolerance of the Intolerant? Karl Popper’s Paradox Photo via Wikimedia Commons In the past few years, when far-right nationalists are banned from social media, violent extremists face boycotts, or institutions refuse to give a platform to racists, a faux-outraged moan […]

Take a tour through the New York of The Division, while being introduced to the various types of architecture that make up the city.

Abandoned Fishing Village in China Reclaimed by Nature Abandoned Fishing Village in China Reclaimed by Nature In the mouth of the Yangtze River off the eastern coast of China, a small island holds a secret haven lost to the forces of time and nature–an abandoned Source: mymodernmet.com/zhoushan-gouqi-island-hou-tou-wan-abandoned-fishing-village

The Physics of Catching a Gnarly 80-Foot-Tall Wave The Physics of Catching a Gnarly 80-Foot-Tall Wave Surf’s up, dude. Source: www.wired.com/story/the-physics-of-catching-a-gnarly-80-foot-tall-wave/

Can Today’s Whale Species Survive the Age of Humans? Can Today’s Whale Species Survive the Age of Humans? We don’t even know how many whale species exist, so which will be winners and which losers is hard to guess. Source: www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/08/can-today_s-whale-species-survive-the-age-of-humans-/

Fire (and lots of it): Berkeley researcher on the only way to fix cryptocurrency Fire (and lots of it): Berkeley researcher on the only way to fix cryptocurrency Nicholas Weaver says bitcoin and other digital coins recapitulate 500 years of failure. Source: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/02/researcher-counts-the-reasons-he-wants-cryptocurrency-burned-with-fire/

2C-B Is the Drug Taking Over the UK’s Clubs 2C-B Is the Drug Taking Over the UK’s Clubs For decades, only psychedelic connoisseurs knew about 2C-B, but in recent years knowledge has spread, leading more and more dealers to sell it on the darknet. Source: www.vice.com/en_uk/article/d3mwgx/what-is-2cb-and-its-effects