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You Are What You Owe
Americans are forever grumbling about government gridlock.
HBO’s Bloody, Bold Game of Thrones
King Robert Baratheon of Westeros enjoyed winning his crown more than he does wearing it. When he was young and strong, he overthrew the sadistic regime of Aerys Targaryen, “the Mad King.” Now he’s middle-aged and fat; married in a loveless political alliance to Queen Cersei , daughter of the wealthy, cunning Lannister family; and sitting on the Iron Throne, forged from the swords of vanquished foes and literally painful to occupy
Raising the Game
Four years ago, when releases for other home consoles trended toward ever more elaborate graphics and cutthroat multiplayer game designs, Nintendo unleashed the cartoony avatars and easy-to-understand motion control of the Wii. Its user-friendliness managed to ensnare a new generation of gamers — i.e., parents and retirees — and make the Wii one of the best-selling game machines of all time.
McIlroy’s Masters: Why Golf is the Cruelest Mind Game
All sports are competitive, but they are competitive in very different ways.
New Game
They oohed as animated football players threw one another to the ground.
What India is Up to in Afghanistan, and Why
From the fourth floor of an office building in Gurgaon, a northern Indian city of tangled highways, yammering call centers and wandering livestock, Sanjay Gupta plays a bit part in the Great Game. His company, C&C Constructions, first ventured into Afghanistan in 2002.
Singularity: Kurzweil on 2045, When Humans, Machines Merge
On Feb. 15, 1965, a diffident but self-possessed high school student named Raymond Kurzweil appeared as a guest on a game show called I’ve Got a Secret.
The Troubling Rise of Facebook’s Top Game Company
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Ask Zinedine Zidane your questions
A footballing icon and one of the most gifted players of his generation, Zinedine Zidane won every major honor in the game.