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A Beginner’s Guide to Heavy Metal Nazi Hunting Online
5.2.2021
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece for the Columbia Journalism Review about the way that my lifelong interest in heavy metal and ongoing career as a metal journalist had equipped me with a very specific skill set—namely, spotting Nazis, especially when they would prefer not to be found. In this...
Black Panther: Sins of the King Writer Geoff Thorne Wants to Ask the Tough Questions
4.2.2021
Though we’re still a long ways out from Ryan Coogler’s follow up to the first Black Panther movie and the recently-announced Wakanda series heading to Disney+, there’s quite a bit going on with T’Challa in the broader landscape of Marvel stories about mortals stepping up to the plate to become...
Visa Pilots System to Help Banks Provide Crypto Services Including Buying, Trading, Custody of Bitcoin
3.2.2021
Visa is piloting a new system to enable banks to seamlessly integrate crypto features. Using Visa’s crypto APIs, banks can offer a number of cryptocurrency services to their customers, including the buying, trading, and custody of bitcoin. Visa announced Wednesday a partnership with First...
Visa announces neobank pilot focused on getting crypto tools to Black community
3.2.2021
The crypto APIs will help “provide another channel for the Black community to access crypto as a new asset class.”
[aktualita] Skylink zařadil od února pět nových stanic
1.2.2021
Nabídku Skylinku obohatilo od února pět programů – AXN White, AXN Black, Nicktoons, History HD a FilmBox Family. Od balíčku Smart jsou dostupné tři programy: seriálové AXN White a AXN Black, a dětský Nicktoons. Dokumentární History HD je dostupný od balíčku Multi. FilmBox Family nabízí snímky...
GTA V's Slink Johnson Shows Us Around The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
29.1.2021
In the debut episode of PlayStation Haven’s GTA V Real-Life Comparisons video series, actor, rapper, and comedian Gerald “Slink” Johnson, AKA Lamar Davis, gives us a tour of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Vinewood style. Warning: He gets a little physical. Read more
Rare Magic The Gathering Card Goes For Over $500,000
28.1.2021
This week, an ultra-rare Magic The Gathering Alpha Black Lotus card signed by artist Christopher Rush sold for $511,100.00.Read more
Now You Can Buy Coca-Cola Preloaded With Coffee So You No Longer Have To Mix It in Yourself
26.1.2021
Coca-Cola With Coffee (Vanilla 4-Pack) | $6 | WalmartCoca-Cola With Coffee (Dark Blend 4-Pack) | $6 | WalmartRead more
Bank of Singapore Says Cryptocurrencies “Could Replace Gold as a Store of Value” but Unlikely to Displace Fiat Currencies
25.1.2021
A new research note released by the Bank of Singapore (BOS) suggests that cryptocurrencies are more likely to replace gold as a store of value. However, the note says it is unlikely that such digital currencies can replace fiat currencies even as their appeal grows. Inefficient Unit of Exchange...
Call of Duty’s Warzone Has Seen Better Days
22.1.2021
Call of Duty’s battle royale Warzone is just under a year old. When it launched in March of 2020, I praised the 150-player online game for smooth gameplay, simplified mechanics, and fast-paced action. But all of the features that once made Warzone one of the best battle royales to drop into...
Indian Doctors Warn of Illegal Covid-19 Vaccine Sales for Bitcoin: Citizens Urged to Wait for Government Approved Vaccine
14.1.2021
Indian doctors have warned that the sale of unauthorized Covid-19 vaccines on the black market, where vendors ask for bitcoin as payment, is illegal. According to the doctors, the unsanctioned marketing of the vaccine to the elite is prevalent in the state of Karnataka. Some doctors say the Indian...
Japan-Exclusive Yakuza PSP Game Gets Fan Translation
12.1.2021
The popularity of the Yakuza franchise has exploded in the United States over the last few years, but we’ve mostly been getting games in the main series. Japan, on the other hand, has enjoyed a fair few exclusive spin-offs since the first game launched in 2005, one of which just got a...
Custom Black PS5s Go On Sale, Then Don't, After Website Claims "Credible Threats To [Their] Safety"
11.1.2021
Last week, a website popped up promising to sell brand new PS5 consoles that would be purchased, painted black, then resold for a $100 premium. That’s no longer going to happen.Read more
The State Of Diversity In Big Budget Video Games
5.1.2021
When I think about diversity in last year’s crop of big-budget games I can see the bright spots. Some of PlayStation’s marquee games, for example, featured some of the most diverse casts I’ve seen with men of color and queer women front and center as main characters. But there’s still work to...
NYT Study: Coinbase Underpaid Female and Black Employees at Much Larger Rates Than Those in the Technology Industry
1.1.2021
An analysis performed by the New York Times of internal pay data at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase unveiled disparities in salaries, showing their women and Black employees were underpaid. Coinbase Underpaid Women and Black Employees, Claims NYT Study According to the report, women employees were...
Coinbase Underpaid Women, Black Employees, NY Times Reports
30.12.2020
The Times' data included pay details for most of Coinbase’s roughly 830 employees at the end of 2018
Call Of Duty's 1980s Shopping Mall Map Gets The Little Details Right
28.12.2020
Maybe it’s the 2020 pandemic blues, but I can’t get enough of Black Ops Cold War’s retro shopping mall map. “The Pines” is a standard 6v6 multiplayer map that was added earlier this month with the launch of Cold War’s Season One. It’s a New Jersey-based mall filled with retail flashbacks. I’ve...
Cryptonews Rewind 2020: Q1 - Missile Strike, COVID-19, Black Thursday
28.12.2020
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the first quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q1
January
The year started with Ethereum (ETH)'s Muir Glacier, announced to be a successful upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet, and the Cryptoverse wondered if Ethereum 2.0 would happen...
Black Christmas for trader who misses out on $1.8 million in 1inch tokens
27.12.2020
A crypto trader's scheme to win big from the 1inch airdrop goes haywire
Sunday's Best Deals: Belei Skincare Sale, Killer Queen Black, 16GB DDR4 XPG RAM, Nintendo Switch Anker Powerbank, 1080p Webcam, Bathroom Organizers, and More
27.12.2020
A 1080p webcam and a sale on Belei skincare products lead Sunday’s best deals.Read more