For decades in America, the most popular movie genre was the Western. Audiences loved gun-slinging sheriffs, dashing outlaws, thundering cattle drives, horseback pursuits, and majestic landscapes. More Westerns were produced in the 1950s than all other movie genres combined, but while they have attracted smaller crowds since then, they still have a persistent appeal. Early …
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In the US Navy, I learned about honor, courage, commitment and sexism
Stephanie Flores (she/her) is a Navy veteran and communications manager for Common Defense , a veteran-led grassroots organization that promotes progressive values. She is an advocate in the areas of mental health, racial justice, immigration and power structures, and has served as Congressional Hispanic Caucus Public Policy Fellow, New Leaders Council Dallas Communications Chair, and …
WandaVision episode 9 might be a disappointing finale for some fans, warns director
WandaVision episode 9 has all the pieces in place for a hugely exciting, captivating finale. Director Matt Shakman, though, is warning some fans to temper expectations – especially if they expect certain theories to come to pass. “I know there are so many theories out there; there will be a lot of people who will …
Valheim Update: Dedicated Server Upgrades And Wolves Are Less Likely To Make Babies
A new patch is available now for the hit Norse multiplayer game Valheim . Among a handful of smaller changes, it makes a big change for dedicated servers and also tweaks the game balance so wolves are less horny. Starting with the dedicated servers, this new update makes it so dedicated servers now always use …
Call of Duty: Warzone’s Outbreak event needs more zombies ASAP
When signs first pointed toward zombies infiltrating Call of Duty: Warzone , it seemed like a perfect pairing. After a few seasons of inconsequential map updates such as the confusing subway system (which unceremoniously closed down ), the open stadium (cool?), and a loot train that nobody cares about, adding zombies sounded like an easy …
Why Disney+ only needed 16 months to crack 100 million subscribers
In the Walt Disney Company’s latest shareholder call, we expected to hear good news about its popular Disney+ service—especially as a highlight for a company otherwise besieged by the realities of a pandemic. Sure enough, the news was incredibly good for the company’s upstart streaming service, with CEO Bob Chapek confirming a tidy threshold: over …
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is Tetris 99’s next event theme
Bungie Confirms New IP To Launch By 2025 And Plans To Expand Destiny Into “Additional Media”
Destiny developer Bungie has big plans for the future. The company has re-confirmed its plans to launch its mysterious new IP by 2025, while the company is expanding the physical size of its Bellevue, Washington office and opening a brand-new publishing outfit in Amsterdam. Additionally, Bungie has teased plans to extend the Destiny franchise beyond …
Days Gone Steam page reveals system requirements, SSD recommended
Fresh from the announcement that Days Gone’s arrival on PC heralds a new wave of PlayStation exclusives on the platform , Sony Bend’s adventure now has a Steam page with a spring 2021 release window. It confirms some PC features in vague terms: ultra-wide monitor support, unlocked framerates and improved graphics (increased level of details, …
World News in Brief: February 21
* China on Sunday reported seven new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for Feb. 20, compared with eight cases a day earlier, the health authority said. All the new infections were imported cases, the National Health Commission said in a statement. There were no new deaths. * All adults in Britain will be offered a …