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Column | ‘Ball and gun’ gamers and the plague of uninformed expertise
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (90+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Sports games and shooters are often excellent. But the conversation around them…...
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Jan. 4 crossword, ‘City Limits’
2+ week, 1+ day ago (191+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Happy 2026! Welcome to yet another year of Washington Post Sunday crosswords. Before…...
A tiny U.S. territory in the Pacific doubles down on a giant Chinese casino
2+ week, 6+ day ago (108+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Supporters of a casino project say it's an economic lifeline for Saipan;…...
Column | Vince Zampella didn’t just make hit games. He changed the medium.
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (103+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The visionary developer, reported dead at 55 this week, oversaw Call of Duty…...
Analysis | Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Dec. 14 crossword, ‘Themeless No. 27’
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (110+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. During a recent Twitch broadcast of the Boswords Themeless League, Will Shortz…...
Column | With ‘Expedition 33’ crowned at the Game Awards, the little guys won big
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (90+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The Game Awards" recognition of "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33," "Hollow Knight: Silksong" and…...
Column | How to disappear completely into silence
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (572+ words) A hushed interior by Vilhelm Hammersh'i, a recent acquisition in Chicago, brings Vermeer into the modern era. What soundtrack would you choose to go with this 1907 painting by Vilhelm Hammersh'i? Exactly right: No soundtrack. No noise. Just the inside equivalent…...
Russia blocks Roblox game site, and the kids aren’t alright with that
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (85+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. After the latest restriction on the internet, officials describe receiving "many" letters…...
Analysis | Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Dec. 7 crossword, ‘I’m Thinking of a Number’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (85+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Celebrating a special milestone with a meta. I mentioned last week that…...
Review | The 10 best video games of the year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (112+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. After years of delays, the game industry issued a flurry of deeply…...