Keanu Reeves Neo, man’s last hope Were you surprised by how much the first “Matrix” influenced pop culture? Yes, but what I really love is the excitement and enthusiasm and fondness people have for the movie. People seem almost grateful that they actually saw a film they liked. The [Wachowski] brothers made it refreshing to go to the movies. Your martial-arts repertoire keeps growing. In the sequels, you’re using a sword?...
“Most RPGs out there, you’re amazing at everything,” Narrative Designer Nitai Poddar told Newsweek. “I love the idea that I can finish a game where I’m afraid of robots and high places.” The Outer Worlds began with Obsidian wanting to make a new IP in a similar vein to the company’s past RPGs like Fallout: New Vegas. Story-driven gameplay that reacts to the player’s choices, forcing them to confront the consequences for their actions, is a pillar of the studio’s RPG aesthetic....
Will there be another season of The Stranger? Season 2 of The Stranger on Netflix seems to be possible but unlikely. At a press screening of the show, Coben seemed to rule out returning for more. He said: “We don’t think it’s fair to have one of those shows where they don’t give you all the answers, and you have to wait until Season 2 before you get it. This is a closed story....
AL-THANI: In Lebanon, Hizbullah and the Shia are around 40 percent of the population, so if the Lebanese government went to enforce it [the draft resolution] … we might see a civil war again. Why do they have to take on Hizbullah? They have to take the place of Hizbullah, and Hizbullah has to become a normal political party. If the Israelis withdraw, they have to give [the land] to the United Nations force, which will deliver it to the Lebanese forces....
Mourinho confirms Schneiderlin will join Everton Sturridge appears likely to start Wednesday’s first leg at St Mary’s Stadium, with Sadio Mane at the Africa Cup of Nations, Philippe Coutinho still regaining sharpness and Divock Origi having played in the 0-0 FA Cup draw with Plymouth Argyle on Sunday. After scoring 21 goals in the Reds’ last genuine tilt at the Premier League title in 2013-14, the England striker’s contribution this season has been much more limited....
The jet swooped back and forth under the Cessna, then popped up on the left side. Bowers, sensing trouble, passed Charity back to his wife. Pilot Kevin Donaldson could not contact the A-37B fighter because he had no access to military frequencies. Instead, he radioed the control tower in Iquitos to ask what the fighter was doing. Roughly a minute after, according to an account Donaldson later gave to his brother, the jet opened fire....
WATCH: Costa causes chaos with a tractor Cast your mind back to when Neymar, Brazil’s next big star, was being touted for a move to Lionel Messi’s Barcelona - the headlines were dominated with naysayers claiming it’d never work. “They’re too similar”, “they’re too different”, the club won’t be big enough for two giant egos, and so it went. History, however, has proven otherwise, with Neymar complimenting his South American counterpart with aplomb, and now looks set to take the Argentine’s mantle when the time comes to hang up his boots....
Bannon, who served as White House Chief Strategist under former President Donald Trump, has been at the symposium broadcasting War Room, his show on the right-leaning media network Real America’s Voice. “I think this is a mistake,” Bannon in his Wednesday broadcast, speaking about the symposium’s re-playing of a 15-minute film that had already been shown earlier in the event. “I want to be brutally frank. I think there’s so much work to get through the day…It’s now time to really get to the details....
In a post shared on Sunday on the popular Reddit forum r/AmITheA**hole, user throwawaySarah7 explained the story which has now received over 21,000 upvotes and thousands of comments. Explaining the story, the Redditor wrote: “I’m a stay-at-home-mom with 2 kids aged 3 years and 6 months old. My husband is an ambulance driver, he works odd hours and comes home unexpectedly, he expects dinner or lunch ready whenever he gets home, whether I’m sleeping or busy with the kids....
The exponential surge in anti-Asian hate has made what had been a distant problem all too personal. Language seems to be one of those triggers that set off the haters. All my life, I have heard or read about the opening sentiment expressed by people who were angry at hearing others speaking a language other than English in public, or were upset, for example, that local public schools implemented bilingual instruction into their curricula....
Ali Nazary, head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF), based in the Panjshir valley in the north of the country, told the BBC the group wants to pursue peaceful negotiations but if that fails, they will not be afraid to fight. The Taliban said on a Twitter account on Sunday that they were sending hundreds of their fighters to the region to take control of it....
Antibodies serve a purpose in your body; they defend against bacteria, viruses, and toxins. In an individual with a healthy functioning immune system, the body views TPO as an essential, hormone-making enzyme. However, in individuals with an autoimmune condition, the body can form proteins called antibodies, which attack healthy tissues and organs, including the thyroid. If you have an autoimmune thyroid disorder, your blood levels of TPO antibodies can increase and can be detected with a simple blood test....
Cameron’s fanatic attention to historic detail is threatening to turn into a disaster of its own. Last week he grudgingly admitted he can’t finish “Titanic” in time for the Fourth of July, the biggest moviegoing weekend of the year. Despite round-the-clock work by 100 digital artists, the computer-generated imaging can’t be completed. Cameron suggested that Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount, partners in this project, reschedule the release for August, but it could be pushed back as far as Christmas....
Before Glory’s win over Melbourne City in Sunday’s elimination final, Perth striker Andy Keogh was unapologetic about his side’s rugged approach. “Football is a physical game,” he told reporters. “You don’t win games by not being physical.” Keogh: Glory better than City Glory were first to the majority of contests in their subsequent 2-0 win as they appeared better prepared for the battle at AAMI Park as City produced an insipid performance....
At least it was the question on everyone’s lips after Monday Night Football’s weekend recap with Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville on Sky Sports, where the two pundits debated whether Arsenal head coach Unai Emery should stick to his own principles or abandon certain ideas deemed unsuited to the rigours of Premier League football. Former Liverpool defender Carragher suggested that Emery needs to adapt his style to the more direct English game and ditch his insistence on asking his defenders and goalkeeper to play the ball out of the back, a tactic that Sam Allardyce described as “stupid” and “utter rubbish”....
Verratti is Xavi’s heir at Barcelona Zidane took charge of Madrid in January 2016 after the club had parted ways with Rafael Benitez and he guided the Santiago Bernabeu side to Champions League glory in his first season as head coach. Madrid, one point clear of second-placed Barcelona but with two games in hand over the chasing pack, are on track to win La Liga this term to follow up last season’s European success....
Woodburn was not tempted by England The Real Madrid star is unavailable due to suspension and even though Allen has acknowledged he will be missed, the midfielder remains optimistic over his side’s chances. “We are going to miss him, there is no point hiding from that fact. He is key to us and he is a world-class player,” Allen told the BBC. “But one of the main qualities of this group is that we are all about teamwork and we are all about resilience....
Chelsea host injury-hit United in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Monday, five months on from their 4-0 top-flight victory over Jose Mourinho’s side. Mourinho wants revenge - Hazard Carrick insists the occasion is not about a chance for revenge, but feels the gap has been vastly reduced since their last visit to Stamford Bridge. “You can’t say we have got a score to settle,” Carrick told reporters ahead of a game which is expected to see United without Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Wayne Rooney as well as the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimoivc....
As jovial and energetic as ever, his face suddenly drops as he contemplates headlining Staples Center, the O2 Arena and now Wembley Arena: “Oh sh*t… Yeah… When you put it like that, it’s pretty wild…” The now-trademark laugh then reenters the room: “Pretty good for a YouTuber!” Indeed, selling out those three arenas would be the stuff of dreams for most world champions at the peak of their powers, let alone somebody effectively doing it as a side-quest after completing his own game....
Dennis had previously had his own construction company so he decided to build the first “little” big dog, a beagle, as an interesting art project. It sat on a mound of dirt by the highway: the lonely “little” big dog. It was certainly a roadside attraction and it brought people to the carving studio and gift shop we have. So, a few years later, Dennis decided to build a bigger beagle....
