Even in this economy, Epic Games is thriving. The company’s remarkably popular battle royale game Fortnite has reportedly earned $1 billion from in-app sales in just two years. This, according to Digital Music News, which also reports the game brought in $44.3 million in April alone through its iOS and Android purchases. That’s up significantly from
With society under lockdown and consumers becoming increasingly sensitive to enclosed spaces, Uber was always in a precarious position and now it appears the axe is swinging. Less than complementary financials were released in recent weeks, and now the Wall Street Journal is suggesting 3,000 jobs could be lost at the firm as 45 offices
It’s controversial, maybe, but sobriety doesn’t have to be hard. It doesn’t have to be a weight you carry about and worry about and think about all the time. It’s possible to rewire some things in your brain—to change your beliefs—by being open to change and feeding yourself new information. Once your beliefs change, new
Photography by Alyssa Lau and Eric Yun.Talk to Ashley Callingbull about her skin ink for half an hour, and you will have a powerful conversation about resilience, strength and self-love. By Natasha Bruno Date May 18, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Some people simply like how their tattoos look when they see themselves in the mirror. But
Petar Chernaev Millions of people want a better idea of how to handle their money. Personal finance experts have lots of tips and info on managing your money, from sticking to a budget to avoiding credit cards. But is the advice out there always the right advice for you? Maybe not. Maybe a budget isn’t
Zoinks! Scooby-Doo and the gang from Mystery Inc. get a modern update with a few throwback nods. Scoob! begins as an origin story, then launches into a surprisingly action packed adventure. Classic Hanna-Barbera characters join the fray with mixed results. The goofy innocence of the beloved cartoon takes second stage to slick CGI animation. Scoob!
What was promoted as America’s first “socially distanced” concert went ahead on Monday (May 18) in Arkansas, and now there are photos to prove it. The show — a solo performance from Travis McCready, frontman of the country-rock outfit Bishop Gunn — was initially scheduled for May 15. But the concert at Fort Smith’s TempleLive was
TODAY: In 1930, Lorraine Hansberry born, the first African-American woman to have a play performed on Broadway, is born. Even in retirement, Philip Roth wrote thousands of pages: Benjamin Taylor on stoicism and scandal in the life of a literary icon. | Lit Hub “It is the job of the poet to bring forth the heart’s
Real talk: It’s not always easy finding chic plus-size clothing IRL. Way too often, the options are frumpy, cheaply made or look like they came straight out of a time capsule from the 1980s (and not in a good way). But, there are *tons* of retailers that are finally coming around to the idea that women
(CNN) — The coronavirus pandemic has been the most financially disastrous force in the century-old history of commercial air travel. The crisis has also thrown up some unusual aviation landmarks, as airlines employ unprecedented measures for unprecedented times. In March, a Qantas A380 made an historic direct flight between Australia and London, to circumnavigate a
Play video content “Context with Brian Austin Green” Brian Austin Green‘s opening up about his marriage with Megan Fox, saying signs of trouble first came to him in a dream … but then became a sad reality. The “90210” actor addressed rumors on his podcast Monday that things are rocky at home — on the
The ‘nineteenth-century novel’ covers Jane Austen’s Regency fiction, the comic exuberance of Dickens, the social critiques of Elizabeth Gaskell, the realism of George Eliot, the Gothic inventiveness of late Victorian writers, and the birth of detective fiction. Below, we introduce twelve of the greatest nineteenth-century novels, with some curious facts about them. Jane Austen, Pride
Tekashi 6ix9ine is mad that his new song “GOOBA” isn’t #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In in a new “investigation” from him and his team, he has now accused Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande of buying their #1 for “Stuck On U” and the Billboard charts themselves of being manipulated. Accusations against the charts
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank had a nightmare quarter thanks to massive losses at its Vision Fund investment arm and it might need to raise a few yen quickly. Most of SoftBank group is doing fine. Its Japanese operations, its stake in Alibaba and ARM have no worries, and it finally managed to complete the merger of
There are countless little moments throughout 2018’s Love, Simon that will tug at your heartstrings, but the biggest emotional payoff comes in the final act, as the titular Simon boards a Ferris wheel—and in doing so, gives the viewer a quiet moment to reflect on the fact that an unabashedly queer teen movie like this
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After Singapore Airlines posted its first ever loss, aviation analyst Brendan Sobie says the firm has sufficient liquidity to weather the pandemic, even if the crisis continues for more than a year. He also predicts that an aggressive price-cutting environment will arise in markets like Southeast Asia when lockdowns start to ease, as cash-strapped airlines
We’ve lost another big screen star as character actor Geno Silva has reportedly passed away. With a career spanning decades, one of Silva’s most notable roles includes playing the hitman who dispatches Tony Montana in Scarface in one of cinema history’s all-time biggest moments. According to reports, Silva died at his Los Angeles home on