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Ultra-Realistic ‘NBA 2K23’ Update Adds Unexplainable Horseshit Calls

NOVATO, CA—Revealing several new features in the console game ahead of its release, developer Visual Concepts announced Thursday that the ultra-realistic NBA 2K23 update adds unexplainable horseshit calls. “We wanted the playing experience in NBA 2K23 to be as close to the real thing as possible, and we can’t do that…
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[NOTE: Do Not Run Until Fucking Queen Is Dead Or People Will Lose Their Shit] Queen Elizabeth Dead At 96
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iPhone 14 Camera To Include Director For Highest-Quality Video Yet

CUPERTINO, CA—Boasting that the high-quality video could rival almost any professional film, Apple announced Thursday that the new iPhone 14 camera would come equipped with a Hollywood movie director for the best results yet. “With the new iPhone 14 and 14 Pro, users will have access to the sharpest video capabilities…
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Showtime’s ‘American Gigolo’ sequel lacks the highfalutin glitz of the original

There’s nothing mythic about this series, which acts as a sequel to Paul Schrader’s hit 1980 movie. This American Gigolo relies too much on people caring about a film that was made four decades ago.
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Author: John Powers
Bernard Shaw, longtime CNN anchor, has died at 82

During the era that many viewers learned to watch CNN during breaking news, Shaw was its first chief anchor, reporting on stories from the shooting of President Reagan to the bombing of Baghdad.
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Author: Anastasia Tsioulcas
Community bands are back after being battered by the pandemic

There are more than a thousand community bands in big cities and small towns throughout the country.
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Amanda Shires examines the fault lines in her marriage on her new album

Shires’ album, Take it Like a Man, includes songs she wrote during a difficult period in her marriage to musician Jason Isbell. She sings and plays fiddle throughout this interview.
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Some Emotional Illusions
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There are barely any Muslims on popular TV series, a new study says

When Muslims do appear, they tend to be violent Middle Eastern men, a new study has found after surveying 200 popular series from the U.S, U.K. and elsewhere.
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Author: Anastasia Tsioulcas