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Unemployed donkeys are the key to this 7-hour communal gaming experience
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (448+ words) Playing video games is nothing new. Playing video games with other players is pretty common too. But doing it in real life, as a seven-hour group experience that's meant to be a theatrical endurance game, well, that's where the unemployed…...
YouTube relaxes monetization policy on videos with controversial content
1+ week, 5+ day ago (244+ words) YouTube is updating its guidelines for videos containing content that advertisers define as controversial, allowing more creators to earn full ad revenue when they tackle sensitive issues in a nongraphic way. With the update that went into effect Tuesday, YouTube…...
Why Natan Last says crossword puzzles are political in ‘Across the Universe’
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (772+ words) Here's a crossword clue: "Words are flowing out like rain into a black-and-white grid." The answer: "Across The Universe." The name of Natan Last's new book (subtitled "The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle") borrows from the Beatles…...
‘Call of Duty’ game developer Vince Zampella killed in Angeles Crest Highway crash
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (241+ words) Video game developer Vince Zampella, known for co-creating the popular game "Call of Duty," was killed in a crash on Angeles Crest Highway on Sunday, Dec. 21. The single-car crash happened around 12:45 p.m., at mile marker 62.70 on the highway, according to the…...
Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind ‘Call of Duty,’ dies at 55
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (241+ words) Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind such best-selling video games as "Call of Duty," has died. He was 55. Video game company Electronic Arts said Zampella died Sunday. The company did not disclose a cause of death. In 2010, Zampella founded…...
What to Stream: ‘Stranger Things,’ Jennifer Lawrence, ‘Ne Zha II’
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (254+ words) Jennifer Lawrence playing a new mother whose behavior becomes increasingly erratic in "Die My Love" and three more "Stranger Things" episodes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. " Speaking of holiday…...
Snocaps dazzle Los Angeles fans with new music and nostalgic hits
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) It's been a little over a month since Alabama-born twins Allison and Katie Crutchfield surprise-released their first album together since 2011, while simultaneously revealing their supergroup Snocaps. The project reunited the sisters from their last group, P.S. Eliot, with the support of…...
Gorillaz bring House of Kong exhibition and two Hollywood Palladium shows to Los Angeles
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (205+ words) Gorillaz will bring their immersive House of Kong exhibition to Downtown Los Angeles for a limited four-week run from Feb. 26 to March 19, 2026, taking over Rolling Greens DTLA after its well-received debut in London last year. The experience opens the virtual…...
Bikini Bottom is coming to LA and San Diego with SpongeBob SquarePants pop-up
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (300+ words) Fans can enter for a chance to win an exclusive SpongeBob Popsicle Ice Pop-themed Treasure Trove or a private movie screening in January with family and friends. Are you ready, kids? I can't hear you! A SpongeBob SquarePants pop-up is…...
How three best friends accidentally became one of indie folk’s buzziest new acts
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (808+ words) When Folk Bitch Trio pick up the phone from a night off in Brooklyn as they gear up for an upcoming show in Los Angeles at Scribble on Nov. 22, there's an ease between the three of them that's instantly noticeable,…...