Elmore Leonard: the Dickens of Detroit who captured the downside of the American dream

To celebrate the centenary of the great American crime writer, here are 10 of the best of his 40-plus tautly written, finely ...
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Relatable Minecraft Skit About Playing with Friends

This video presents a relatable Minecraft skit that focuses on the experience of playing with friends. The content highlights funny interactions, cooperative gameplay, and the typical situations ...
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People still write Embeth Davidtz about playing Miss Honey in 'Matilda.' At 60, she's ready for her next act.

Actress Embeth Davidtz is 60 — and taking on her first directing gig. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Film Independent) “It’s not lost on me that this milestone ...

I tried out a new version of Minecraft to see why environmental storylines help children learn

A new version of Minecraft gives players the chance to make decisions about tackling coastal erosion in scenarios based on ...
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Robert Pattinson Admits 'It's Kind of Difficult to Play a Normal Person' After Getting Used to Portraying 'Freaks'

Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence costar in their new movie 'Die My Love,' in theaters Nov. 7 Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Robert Pattinson does not exactly have the easiest time transitioning from ...
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See the Cast of “The Smashing Machine” Side-by-Side with the Real People They Play

The biographical sports drama, which hit theaters Oct. 3, also stars Ryan Bader, Oleksandr Usyk and Satoshi Ishii The movie tells the story of UFC legend Mark Kerr and his life both in and out of the ...
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Musician Thought She Had a Muscle Strain from Playing the Bagpipes. What She Learned Next Put Her 'Mind in a Spin'

Scottish bagpiper Julie Brinklow assumed the swelling in her chest was just a “bigger muscle” from playing the bagpipes Julie Brinklow / SWNS Julie Brinklow, a prominent bagpiper from Scotland, ...
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Two people dead after car crash near Arroyo Grande

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (KEYT) – Two people died following a car crash and subsequent vehicle fire near Arroyo Grande just before 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, according to the SLO Tribune. The crash occurred on ...
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Piano sales are dropping. Here's how today's generation is learning the instrument in a new way

There was a time when pianos were a fixture in many American homes. Gathering around the instrument to sing and dance was a family tradition, undoubtedly altered by the spread of streaming services ...
PC Gamer

A slot machine for gags disguised as a Vampire Survivors-like is taking over Steam, and I'm just as addicted to pulling the lever as the other 90K people playing it

One of the most popular games on Steam right now looks like it came from the mobile game ads I scroll by on TikTok. Every clip I saw of Megabonk before I actually played it seemed primed to yell "EPIC ...
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Rodeo Dunes will be golf's next great resort, and I was one of the first people to play it

Bill Coore felt something familiar. As he walked Rodeo Dunes—a massive 4,000-acre site with six planned courses 35-40 minutes northeast of the Denver airport—the legendary architect couldn’t help but ...