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Path of Exile 2 Shadow class preview: Rogues do it from behind!

• Shadow brings stealth and traps to Path of Exile 2.
• Clones repeat attacks and can amplify damage.
• The class launches with version 1.0 on 11 December.

A preview of Path of Exile 2’s new Shadow class describes a stealth-focused rogue built around setting traps, creating shadow clones and striking before enemies can react. The class adds an assassin-style play experience to the game, with abilities that can combine for large attacks. The writer played…

Helene’s flood legacy, a white dwarf’s double rings and rock’s lasting hits

A couple’s experience in Asheville shows how climate change is reshaping the risks of settling in familiar towns. Astronomers find two debris rings around a white dwarf, while music stories revisit Kate Bush, Cliff Burton and hard rock classics.

Forget ‘Squid Game,’ Netflix’s Brutal Psychological Thriller With Only 16 Episodes Is Even Better

• *The Glory* follows a woman’s long-planned revenge for school bullying.
• Its 16 episodes build tension through relationships and careful manipulation.
• The series examines privilege, failed institutions and the cost of revenge.

Netflix’s *The Glory* is a 16-episode revenge drama about a woman who spends years planning to confront the classmates who bullied her and the institutions that failed to protect her. The article argues that its focused, character-driven story makes for a more cohesive and intimate kind of brutality…

5 Incredible Anime Arcs That Are 10/10, No Notes

• The article highlights five anime arcs praised for their storytelling.
• The Promised Day brings many characters together to confront Father.
• The Golden Age explores ambition, betrayal and changing relationships.

The article selects five anime story arcs it considers close to perfect, arguing that a strong arc raises the stakes, tests characters and builds towards a meaningful emotional payoff. It says these arcs can stand out even within flawed series, and that their impact often comes from the…

Commander Shepard’s Actor Accidentally Immortalized One Mass Effect Race as Steve Buscemi

• Meer’s salarian voice began as a Steve Buscemi impression.
• His early recordings helped shape Mass Effect’s alien voices.
• He expected to voice aliens, but landed the role of Shepard.

Mark Meer, the voice of male Commander Shepard, says an early demonstration helped shape how the Mass Effect alien races sound. His first salarian was a Steve Buscemi impression, and the cadence carried through the series. Jennifer Hale, who voiced female Shepard, said Meer helped define the sound…

MGM’s 113-Minute Sci-Fi Thriller Officially Lands on Streaming

• *Species* began streaming on US Prime Video on 1 November.
• The 1995 thriller earned about $113.4 million worldwide.
• Its story centres on a dangerous human-alien hybrid.

The 1995 science fiction horror thriller *Species* arrived on Prime Video in the United States on 1 November 2026, 31 years after its cinema debut. Its streaming release brings a commercially successful, provocative take on alien invasion back to audiences. Directed by Roger Donaldson, the film follows Sil,…

Your old iPod could be a sleeper flash drive

• Old pre-iOS iPods can store and transfer files.
• Enable Disk Use through Finder or a Windows app.
• FAT32 works across platforms but erases the iPod and limits files to 4GB.

Pre-iOS iPods can be reused as portable storage by enabling Disk Use, letting owners transfer files between computers without buying a separate drive. It offers an old device a second life, though its modest capacity and slow USB 2 connection make it less practical than a modern flash…

In 1978, Eddie Van Halen became a guitar genius. One year later, he wrote a tune even he couldn’t play

• “Spanish Fly” showcased Van Halen’s acoustic guitar technique.
• The 1979 piece countered claims that studio tricks made his playing.
• Van Halen later said he struggled to play it as he wanted.

Eddie Van Halen’s acoustic instrumental “Spanish Fly” showed that his guitar virtuosity was not dependent on electric effects or studio tricks. Released on Van Halen II in 1979, it helped answer claims that the precision of his playing was manufactured and demonstrated his distinctive tapping technique on a…

Why John Malkovich didn’t want to be John Malkovich in 1999: “It could have been anybody”

• Malkovich was hesitant to play himself in the 1999 comedy.
• He thought several other actors could have taken the role.
• The film made a modest profit and earned three Oscar nominations.

John Malkovich was unsure about starring as himself in the 1999 surreal comedy *Being John Malkovich*, fearing the film could fail or leave him permanently tied to its unusual premise. His reluctance reflects the risks of making a film centred on a star who was not convinced he…