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Arts & Theater
Stories Miss the Adult Version of Toxic Femininity — OnStage Blog
Nick Lopez wrote, “Toxic femininity is real in the adult world and it’s time to start putting it in stories outside of the stereotypical high school culture.” At first I wasn’t exactly sure what he meant. We all know the phrase “toxic masculinity,” which gets dissected constantly, but “toxic femininity” is less mainstream. And when it does pop up, it…
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Business
McDonald’s is bringing back Monopoly for the first time since the ‘McMillions’ scammer was exposed for stealing $24 million in prizes
McDonald’s is bringing back its iconic Monopoly game in the United States on Oct. 6, 2025, for the first time since the infamous “McMillions” scam, which saw $24 million in prizes stolen by an insider and his criminal network. This fan-favorite promotion returns after nearly 10 years away, having been shelved following the exposure of one of the biggest frauds…
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Education
Teach Students To Think Irrationally
Teach Students To Think Irrationally by Terry Heick Formal learning is a humbling thing. As planners, designers, executors, and general caretakers of public and private education systems, we are tasked with the insurmountable: overcome a child’s natural tendency to play, rebel, and self-direct in hopes of providing them with a ‘good education.’ Reading, writing, arithmetic, etc. And this isn’t wrong.…
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Gambling
Station Casinos Reopening Poker Room Near Vegas
Posted on: September 29, 2025, 06:55h. Last updated on: September 29, 2025, 06:57h. Las Vegas is getting one of its poker rooms back. Station Casinos announced Monday that live poker will return to the Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, a 15-minute drive from the Strip. Green Valley Ranch will soon become only the first Las Vegas poker room closed during…
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Culture
The double-edged sword | Eurozine
One of the most important stories of the last decade is the influence of identity politics on the Western world. This form of politics exists at the theoretical level, as well as in public policy, but also less subtly in popular culture. The popular, or populist, expression of some of these ideas is often referred to as ‘woke’. In fact,…
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Gaming
Resident Evil: Requiem Devs Say They Can’t Tell if the Game’s Actually Scary Anymore
Resident Evil has been one of the video game industry’s quintessential, flagship horror games for years now, delivering everything over the years from unsettling, atmospheric haunting to outright jumpscares. But as its development team continues to search for new ways to freak people out, a few of its leaders are admitting that they’re not always 100% certain what elements of…
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Celebrity
Michelle Pfeiffer Becomes Grandmother
Michelle Pfeiffer was a smooth rider into the newest phase of her life. The Grease 2 actress, 67, revealed that she recently became a first-time grandmother, which has impacted how much of her schedule she is willing to devote toward her work. “I don’t have time nor the desire to go that deep for that long and not be present,”…
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Science
We may finally know what causes will-o’-the-wisps
An 1849 engraving depicting a will-o’-the-wisp SSPL/Getty Images Bubbles merging in water can spontaneously generate electric sparks powerful enough to ignite methane, which could explain mysterious flashes of light known as will-o’-the-wisps. In bogs, swamps and marshes, people occasionally see mysterious blue-tinged flashes of light above water, which have commonly been associated with ghosts or spirits. A more likely explanation…
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Mobile
vivo V60e to launch in India with 200MP camera, 6,500 mAh battery
vivo has confirmed the launch of the V60e in India, though the exact date remains undisclosed. The company has also shared key specifications, design highlights, and pricing details of the device. The vivo V60e will be the first in the V-series to offer a 200MP main rear camera with OIS. It will also feature an 8MP ultrawide camera at the…
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Gadget
Alphabet will pay $22 million to settle President Trump’s YouTube lawsuit
Alphabet President Donald Trump $22 million as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against the company over the suspension of various YouTube accounts following the January 6 riot at the US capital, as first reported by the . The suit includes other plaintiffs whose YouTube channels were banned that will split an additional $2.5 million in…
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