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Kjell Nilsson Dies: Lord Humungus In ‘Mad Max: The Road Warrior’ Was 76
Kjell Nilsson, the Swedish born weightlifter and actor best known for playing the villainous masked marauder Lord Humungus in the classic 1981 Mad Max film The Road Warrior, died in Queensland, Australia, Thursday, July 2, following a four-year battle with kidney disease. He was 76. His death was announced by family on his Facebook page.…
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Slay the Spire 2 gets 15 powerful new multiplayer cards, while making life easier the first time you install a mod
Slay the Spire 2 has received a bunch of potent new cards specifically for co-operative multiplayer. They span all five of the game’s classes, from the aloof and stargazing Regent to the venomous and underhand Silent (Silent! My beloved, etc). The update in question is out now via the roguelite deckbuilder’s Steam beta branch, and…
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Madonna’s Confessions II Is Here
Conventional wisdom suggests the last great Madonna album was 2005’s Confessions On A Dance Floor, a disco-opera of sorts created with producer Stuart Price to function like a full DJ set. That’s the album that gave us the all-timer Madge single “Hung Up,” which our own Scott Lapatine concisely blogged about way back when it…
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Altitude: how does it affect players and how big is England’s disadvantage?
England play in Mexico City on Sunday, 2,240m above sea level, and research shows high-speed running is harder and recovery is slowerEngland have made it into the last 16 of the World Cup, and will face Mexico on Sunday (1am Monday BST). But they will also be up against another opponent: altitude.We take a look…
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While you’re watching the World Cup, the feds may be watching you
It’s a big year for America. It’s the semiquincentennial, otherwise known as America250, and the United States is cohosting the World Cup. But spectators at these events – and the millions of people who live in the cities hosting them – may not realize that they, too, are being watched. From Kansas City to New…
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The full list of Sheffield pubs showing England vs Mexico – thestar.co.uk
The full list of Sheffield pubs showing England vs Mexico thestar.co.uk
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NSW government ‘absolutely thrilled’ to welcome OpenAI … until someone mentioned the Terminator films
Emails sent between MP Anoulak Chanthivong’s staff take cautious approach to AI giant arriving in Sydney – despite the government’s encouragementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW technology minister’s office removed a reference to being “absolutely thrilled” about OpenAI opening a Sydney office after staffers joked a dystopian Skynet could…
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US withdraws troops from Nigeria after Islamic State mission
The US said the joint operation, which began in December last year, was a success.
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Hydration isn’t complicated: Just drink water
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. Europe is melting, the eastern US is currently trapped in a “heat dome,” the Midwest has the corn sweats to…