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UFO 50 is the best retro-gaming homage I’ve ever played

If you've spent any time with retro gaming emulators, you're likely familiar with the joy of browsing through a long list of (legally obtained) ROMs and feeling overwhelmed at a wide range of titles you've never even heard of.

The secrets of Larry Page's money man

Wayne Osborne guards the Google founder's fortune. Now his playbook is for sale. In 2014, a New York developer was in negotiations to buy two pristine islands in the Caribbean, a mile north of St. Thomas. He had made an offer of $9 million, but the deal had hit a snag.

America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason why

Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. “I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40,” Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene County, Tennessee, told me with a tinge of sadness. That was six years ago.

The 1 Surprisingly Simple Thing A Dietitian Recommends Doing At Every Meal For Better Gut Health

There are countless reasons to desire a healthy gut.

The Seven Most Interesting Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Saturn

Saturn comes second to Jupiter in many respects—in size, age, prominence of stripes—but in terms of scientific intrigue, it most certainly can hold its own. Saturn stokes scientific interest not simply as a planet, but a system.

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How Treadmill Running Differs from Running Outside

Yes, the physiology and biomechanics of treadmill running are a little different. But how you feel about it is probably more important.

How Do I Survive the Last Mile to Retirement?

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A year after the Big 3 strike, some union autoworkers face an uncertain future

TOLEDO, Ohio — For months last year, United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain had warned the Big 3 automakers that September 14 was not a suggestion, but a deadline.

All 20 Tim Burton Movies, Ranked from Worst to Best

Praise Betelgeuse: Tim Burton is back, baby. For fans of the goth icon and his own peculiar vision of blockbuster filmmaking, the past few years have not exactly been an easy time to shake senora and jump in the line.

20 Slang Terms From World War I

One of the subtlest and most surprising legacies of the First World War is its effect on our language.

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Car prices are dropping, but insurance costs are up: What to know

The cost of new and used cars is falling after a spike in recent years, but the cost of insurance is on the rise. NBC’s Vicky Nguyen joins TODAY to discuss what to know about the price tags, why the cost of insurance is going up and the best ways to save.

The Art of Taking It Slow

There are places in California that can make a person feel in tune with geological time, newly alert, on the brink of something cosmic. Walnut Creek, an affluent suburb east of San Francisco, is not one of them. Nestled in the foothills of stately Mt.

Don’t ask if AI can make art — ask how AI can be art

If you’re yearning for a fistfight with an artist, one simple phrase should do the trick: AI can do what you do. The recent explosion of chatbots and text-to-image generators has prompted consternation from writers, illustrators, and musicians.

10 Minutes of Mindfulness Changes Your Reactions

It’s a one-second lead over your mind, your emotions, your world.

Doctors Predict What COVID Cases Will Be Like This Fall And Winter

It feels impossible to go somewhere right now and not hear people coughing, sneezing and sniffling ― and that’s because COVID-19 is everywhere. If you haven’t been recently infected, you probably know someone who has.

Find Out When Your Phone and Other Devices Will Reach 'End of Life'

Even the best and most powerful gadgets have a finite lifespan, which is important to bear in mind while you're using them: It's a much better idea to try and transfer data off an old laptop before it dies completely rather than afterwards, for example.

Smuggled out of a Santa Monica safe, the top-secret documents that changed American history

Hunkered over a Xerox machine at an ad agency above a flower shop on Melrose Avenue, Daniel Ellsberg began the laborious process of photocopying the smuggled documents that he hoped would end the Vietnam War.

An Unfiltered Oral History of the Marlboro Man

How the leathery-skinned, ever-stoic figure captured the romantic ideal of the American dream, but ultimately came to represent its much darker side.

Is It a Red Flag That I Don’t Have Any Childhood Friends?

One thing I remember about childhood is how easy it was to make friends. “Do you want to play with me?” you’d ask another child in a deadpan tone, and they’d reply with either “yes” or “no.” (If I said that to someone today, they’d likely call the police.

How to Choose the Right Soundbar

You don't have to buy a new TV to improve the audio that comes out of your current set. In fact, most new TVs still have tinny and awful-sounding speakers. But it can be tough knowing where to start when it comes to upgrading your home theater's audio system.