The mixed response to Emerald Fennell’s 00s-set thriller evinces a movie-going conundrum: how do we assess entertainment that is predominantly indexed on vibes? By now, the buzz around Saltburn, Emerald Fennell’s sweaty, lascivious sophomore feature about a middle-class interloper in a vacuously rich family, has begun to...
US billionaires are trying to establish a libertarian city-state in Honduras to evade democratic constraints. As progressive president Xiomara Castro resists their efforts, the Peter Thiel–backed firm Próspera is suing the country for constraining its profits.
Xbox users booting up their console today were greeted with a large splash screen prompting them to buy it now that the new campaign is out, and some of them aren’t too happy about it.
Sergio Massa, national minister of Economy, made a surprising comeback to lead the presidential election with around 36% of the votes on October 22 after receiving 27% in the primaries two months earlier. He will now face libertarian candidate Javier Milei, who received around 30%, in the second round on November 19.
Although the official number of deaths caused by covid-19 is now 7m, our single best estimate is that the actual toll is 27.1m people. We find that there is a 95% chance that the true value lies between 17.9m and 32.9m additional deaths.
Jo Maugham, Director of the Good Law Project, posted on X: “What a brave, democratic, free speech loving, nation we have become under the so-called Conservative Party.”...
LKW-Fahrer wegen Attacken auf Letzte Generation verurteilt (www.n-tv.de) German
Is Saltburn the most divisive film of the year? (www.theguardian.com)
The mixed response to Emerald Fennell’s 00s-set thriller evinces a movie-going conundrum: how do we assess entertainment that is predominantly indexed on vibes? By now, the buzz around Saltburn, Emerald Fennell’s sweaty, lascivious sophomore feature about a middle-class interloper in a vacuously rich family, has begun to...
Billionaires Are Suing the Honduran Government for Blocking Their Profit-Making Scheme (jacobin.com)
US billionaires are trying to establish a libertarian city-state in Honduras to evade democratic constraints. As progressive president Xiomara Castro resists their efforts, the Peter Thiel–backed firm Próspera is suing the country for constraining its profits.
Valheim Plus brings numerous gameplay tweaks to the game (www.dsogaming.com)
The Valheim Plus Team released a new version of the Valheim Plus Mod which brings numerous gameplay tweaks and improvements to the game.
There's an official Witcher 3: Wild Hunt mod editor in the works for PC (www.eurogamer.net)
The Witcher 3 team has announced a PC mod editor is in the works for Wild Hunt.
Xbox consoles getting full-screen ad (www.ign.com)
Xbox users booting up their console today were greeted with a large splash screen prompting them to buy it now that the new campaign is out, and some of them aren’t too happy about it.
FDP rutscht laut Umfrage unter Fünfprozenthürde (www.spiegel.de) German
Sichergestellte Laptops im Cum-Ex-Fall verschwunden (www.n-tv.de) German
‘A new Nakba’: settler violence forces Palestinians out of West Bank villages (www.theguardian.com)
Children in Gaza ‘developing severe trauma’ after 16 days of bombing (www.theguardian.com)
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Argentina Presidential Elections 2023: Economy Minister Sergio Massa forces second round in surprising comeback (argentinareports.com)
Sergio Massa, national minister of Economy, made a surprising comeback to lead the presidential election with around 36% of the votes on October 22 after receiving 27% in the primaries two months earlier. He will now face libertarian candidate Javier Milei, who received around 30%, in the second round on November 19.
Amsterdam sex workers protest against plan to move red light district (www.theguardian.com)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 for Steam now has offline mode for Steam Deck (support.activision.com)
The pandemic’s true death toll (www.economist.com)
Although the official number of deaths caused by covid-19 is now 7m, our single best estimate is that the actual toll is 27.1m people. We find that there is a 95% chance that the true value lies between 17.9m and 32.9m additional deaths.
Outrage after Greta Thunberg arrested at London oil summit protest (leftfootforward.org)
Jo Maugham, Director of the Good Law Project, posted on X: “What a brave, democratic, free speech loving, nation we have become under the so-called Conservative Party.”...
Invincible - Season 2 Official Trailer | Prime Video (www.youtube.com)
Some out-of-context spoilers in this trailer, be aware if you’re sensitive to spoilers.
Old pinball machines are amazingly complex (youtu.be)
Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption (www.patrick-breyer.de)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/6469594...
i just want to talk about Dungeon Crawler Carl
Seriously, I love this series so much. The Audiobooks are amazing.
The Fairphone 5 is less about what comes in the box and more about what you get over the years (www.theverge.com)
The race for "Worst Dumpster Fire" is heating up. Everyone place your bets! (lemmy.ml)
Reddit Account Manager: a free tool to help you migrate to Lemmy by offloading your Reddit accounts, bookmarks, and subscriptions (lemmy.world)
What is this product, and what does it do?...
Look into the mirror, Harry (sh.itjust.works)
The Guardian gets a dedicated Europe Edition (lemmy.ml)