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Are we in a post antibiotic era?
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“The very slow rolling pandemic of antibiotic resistance has been
easy to ignore,” but that must change with today’s rising rates
coupled with a lack of novel antibiotics that address the problem,
says Christina Yek, a research physician at the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the United States National
Institutes of Health.Resistance of certain germs to antibiotics
remains one of the top global public health challenges, according to
the World Health Organization. These organisms kill an estimated 5
million people worldwide each year. In the U.S., more than 2.8 million
antimicrobial-resistant infections occur annually, including those
acquired in the hospital or picked up elsewhere. When germs become
antibiotic resistant, physicians are unable to easily treat the
infection 

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Why humanity's survival may depend on us becoming a tribe of billions
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Tribalism can be toxic, yet we need more of it if we are to meet
today’s global challenges, argues one anthropologist. His research
reveals how to create a “teratribe”

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8 AI Security Issues Leaders Should Watch
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At a time when cybersecurity is paramount, artificial intelligence
tools introduce even more complexity for IT and business leaders. The
AI tools, the large language models that power them, and the related
security threats are evolving rapidly, and it’s hard for leaders to
know where to focus when it comes to AI security. At the recent MIT
Sloan CIO Symposium, we delved into this issue with conference
speakers and CIO Leadership Award finalists.Hear their advice in this
second installment of our two-part video series. (See Part 1: “The
GenAI Blind Spot Leaders Have Now”.) In it, accomplished IT leaders
and AI experts tackle this question: What aspect of AI security should
be at the top of a leader’s list right now?“As [much as] we can do
great stuff with these new tools, the hackers can also get a lot
smarter — and much tougher to detect,” said George Westerman, a
senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, who spoke with
MIT SMR at the event.

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Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced alien civilisations
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Sufficiently advanced aliens would be able to capture vast quantities
of energy from their star using a massive structure called a Dyson
sphere. Such a device would give off an infrared heat signature - and
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This is the biggest health challenge women face in their 20s
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The habits women develop in this decade set the foundation for their
health the rest of their lives. That includes establishing care with
appropriate medical providers, learning about their family history of
disease and risk factors, and becoming responsible for their health
records, experts say. But it also means establishing healthy sleep,
nutrition, and exercise habits and paying attention to use, and risks,
of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances.“There’s no more
important relationship aside from your loved ones than the one you
develop with a clinician,” says Stacey Rosen, a cardiologist at
Northwell Health in New York. “Establishing these relationships when
you’re young and presumably healthy is the most important thing you
could do as a young person.”

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Here's Exactly When You Can Play 'Elden Ring's DLC: 'Shadow of the
Erdtree'
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The world of Elden Ring is about to get even larger with the release
of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. As you venture into the Land of
Shadow you’ll have new weapons to find, new dungeons to explore, and
over a dozen brutal new bosses to take down. Players have likely spent
weeks leveling and preparing the very best builds for Shadow of the
Erdtree, meaning you’ll want to jump in as soon as possible.
Especially considering this DLC is practically the size of an entire
game. Here’s everything you need to know about when Shadow of the
Erdtree launches. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree officially
launches on June 21, which means, depending on your time zone,
you’ll be able to start playing on the night of June 20. As shared
by the official Elden Ring X (formerly Twitter) account, here’s when
the DLC will go live in various timezones. You can check the tweet for
more time zones.

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A Tour of the Cascade Volcanoes from Space: Oregon
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The Oregon Cascade Range is ... complicated. From the surface it looks
like the chain of volcanoes that we started exploring back in British
Columbia remains the same. However, once you start looking at the deep
geologic processes that are causing volcanoes in Oregon, you quickly
realize there is a lot going on.Mt. Hood is to Portland what Mt.
Rainier is to Seattle: an ever-present sentinel that both makes a
beautiful backdrop and an ominous neighbor. Few people in the Portland
area likely realize that Hood erupted as recently as 1865! If you have
ever spent time at Mt. Hood and its famous Timberline Lodge, you can
see the remnants of some of the activity over the past 250 years up
near the summit. On top of that, the river channels leading from Hood,
especially on the south side, are choked with volcanic debris that was
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Recapping Work/24: The Human Factor
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Technology is given undue agency — it shifts, it disrupts, it
eliminates. At Work/24: The Human Factor, a virtual summit held May 2,
2024, MIT Sloan Management Review brought together experts in
artificial intelligence, change management, workplace culture, and
human resources. Their goal: to help leaders understand how teams can
thrive in a tech-dominated, AI-fueled world of work.So many efforts
focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), employeeengagement,
and the quality of work fail to make meaningful progress because power
resists change. Intentionally or unintentionally, the “deep rules”
of an organization make it clear which issues are safe to discuss.
Companies become stronger, Detert argued, only when people take on
these undiscussables.Workforce ecosystems, which weave together actors
from within organizations and beyond, have become more complex with
the introduction of AI. Altman and Kiron detailed their research into
these ecosystems, explaining how artificial intelligence is augmenting
human performance and expanding access to decent jobs — while also
undermining worker autonomy and equity.

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The Most Intriguing Horror Game of the Year Is Weighed Down By
Unimaginative Gameplay
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Still Wakes The Deep is all about atmosphere, tone, and thrills. It
sets out to be an authentic homage to seminal 1970s horror classics
from visionaries like John Carpenter and Ridley Scott. And across its
six-hour campaign, it effectively replicates much of what made these
auteurs revelatory masters of their craft when they first jumped on
the scene.When stacked up against the likes of 1979’s Alien or
1982’s The Thing, this survival horror game predictably has a hard
time living up to the classics. However, strong performances from its
cast, an unsettling and aesthetically cool backdrop, and moments of
genuine relatable terror do just enough to make it a fun riff on a
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Israel's War of Regime Change Is Repeating America's Mistakes
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The term “regime change” has fallen out of favor in the past two
decades, and it is not a term that Israelis use to describe the war
they are waging in Gaza. But regime change is precisely what Israel is
seeking. Its military operation in Gaza aims to destroy Hamas as a
political and military entity and eliminate the de facto government
the group has overseen for nearly two decades.The Israeli campaign is
an understandable response to the horrific attacks of October 7, in
which Hamas-led terrorists killed around 1,200 Israelis, took some 250
hostage, and deeply traumatized the Israeli public. In the aftermath
of the attacks, Israeli leaders rightly concluded that it was
unacceptable for Hamas to continue running Gaza—just as American
leaders decided after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 that they could no
longer accept the status quo in Afghanistan, where the Taliban was
harboring al Qaeda, and that they had no choice but to carry out
regime change there.

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PlayStation Plus Just Quietly Added A Classic Retro Star Wars Game
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The LEGO games are unavoidable hits. Few series not produced by
Nintendo have been as reliable at providing a family-friendly
experience deep enough for kids and parents to enjoy all the same. And
LEGO’s reliance on recreating some of pop culture’s most enduring
movies and TV shows has meant a game for every kind of gamer.While
LEGO Star Wars games have seen quite a bit of evolution over the
years, there’s something still so fun about the more focused,
level-based games released early on in the series. Now, the best game
in the classic LEGO style — LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
— finally available on PlayStation Plus.

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Honor Thy Father: The Saga Of A Drug Smuggler's Son
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Clyde Walton Cobb might not have been the best father figure, but he
was a hell of a pot smuggler. Between 1977 and 1981, Cobb, who used a
suntan oil business as a front, and along with a group of “saltwater
cowboys,” generated $300 million by smuggling marijuana from
Cartegena, Colombia to the rivers and swamps of the Florida panhandle
with a vast network of airplanes and shrimp boats.Inside Sunburn
Cannabis’ headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cobb shows off a
photo of his father, wearing shorts and a Rolex while smiling next to
an 800-pound swordfish. A giant American flag covers one wall, a few
hot pink Make America Great Again hats speckle a desk, and two weapons
are in reach—a bazooka and a Super Soaker. Sunburn is a
good-ol’-boy cannabis brand, not the woke, politically correct
corporate kind preaching about how marijuana is “Nature’s
medicine.” Sunburn’s ethos is far more personal: Only in America
could the son a drug smuggler exceed his father’s wildest dreams.

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Experiencing Sympathetic Joy Promotes Cooperation and Deepens
Connections
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Re-watching your favorite movie is delightful but watching it with a
friend who's seeing it for the first time can bring even more joy.
Experiencing a friend’s surprised reactions and laughter can make
you feel the same, making the moment as much about their enjoyment as
it is about the film itself.Many cultures have a specific term for
this concept of deriving happiness from the joy of others. In Yiddish,
it is called "fargin," and in Pāli and Sanskrit, it is referred to as
"muditā." These words capture the essence of sharing in others' joy,
and even though the English language lacks a single term for this
feeling, it’s known as sympathetic joy.

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Marvel's Biggest Movie Scandal Just Took a Shocking Turn For the Worse
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Marvel is no stranger to long-gestating projects. Captain America:
Brave New World has been delayed and reworked long enough to warrant a
title change, and its McDonald’s toys are releasing months before
the actual movie. But that’s nothing compared to one of Marvel’s
most exciting projects suffering delay after delay and obstacle after
obstacle over the course of five years. Though the studio hasn’t
abandoned the movie, the whole affair has become remarkably
personal.Blade, the Mahershala-Ali-starring remake of the classic 1998
movie, was announced in July 2019. Since then, the film has
experienced delays both out of its control (a global health crisis,
the dual writers’ and actors’ strikes) and self-inflicted. So far,
six screenwriters have tried to crack Blade’s story, including True
Detective mastermind Nic Pizzolatto and former X-Men ‘97 showrunner
Beau DeMayo.

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'Starfield's Massive Expansion Plans Prove Bethesda Doesn't Understand
What Gamers Really Want
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Just a few days after Bethesda revealed a trailer for Starfield’s
Shattered Space DLC during the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase, studio
director Todd Howard announced that more expansions are on the way —
and there may be more than even the game’s fans were expecting. In a
new interview, Howard says that Bethesda may have given up on its
previous games too early and hopes not to repeat that mistake in the
future.In an interview with YouTuber MrMattyPlays, Howard says that
Bethesda is already working on the next expansion coming to Starfield
after Shattered Space, and even gives a hint of when players could
expect it. Howard says the studio hopes to release expansions on a
“more or less” annual basis for “hopefully a very long time.”
And while that’s about as vague as a statement can be, we did get
some indication of how long “a very long time” could be, from the
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'House of the Dragon's Epic New Opening Credits is Ripped from Real
History
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Nothing says Game of Thrones more than Ramin Djawadi’s epic title
theme, so it was no surprise HBO kept the music for the prequel series
House of the Dragon. The pounding instrumental track played under an
exploration of a map of Westeros in Game of Thrones, introducing
viewers to the regions and great houses at play. House of the Dragon
Season 1 shifted its focus to the mighty Targaryen family, with rivers
of pouring blood showing how important familial connections were to
the upcoming civil war.Now, with the Dance of Dragons officially
underway, House of the Dragon Season 2 has changed its approach again,
this time going with embroidered depictions of key plot points. Check
out the new opening below, then keep reading to learn how this new
credits sequence is enmeshed in real-life history.

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This Esports Concept Shows What Apple Vision Pro Could Do for
Competitive Gaming
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Watching esports from different angles on multiple virtual screensjust
makes a ton of sense.One of the biggest selling points of Apple’s
Vision Pro is the idea of a big virtual screen — a big-ass theater
for gaming, watching movies, and increasingly, for watching live
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S46

10 Years Later, Fujifilm Is Finally Releasing a New Wide Format
Instant Camera
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Fujifilm releases an almost endless number of Instax Mini instant
cameras like the recent retro-looking Instax Mini 99, but has only
sold two wide-format Instax Wide instant cameras to date. After 10
years, Fujifilm is releasing the Instax Wide 400.The Instax Wide 400
replaces the decade-old Instax Wide 300 that was released in 2014,
which itself succeeded the Instax Wide 210 launched in 2009. Think
about that for second, and how different 2014 was. TikTok hadn’t
come out yet; USB-C and wireless charging were but dreams that
wouldn’t become universal for a few more years; VR and mixed reality
headsets like the Quest were still duct-taped-together prototypes.

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Tesla's $20,000 EV Might Be a Stripped-Down Version of Its
Best-Selling Car
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Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, may have dropped a big hint about the
company’s first affordable EV.During Tesla’s 2024 annual
shareholder meeting, Musk hinted at the potential scope for an
affordable EV, saying “You could imagine if there was... say, a
Model Y that cost less than $20,000, it would sell like five million
units.” Musk added that the situation wasn’t possible currently,
but figuring out how to make affordable vehicles would be a game
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Netflix's Biggest Sci-Fi Show Will Soon Face An Unexpected Rival Movie
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The coming of the aliens known as Trisolarans (or the San-Ti, as
they’re known in Netflix’s 3 Body Problem) will take at least 400
years, but within just a few short years on Earth, there will be at
least four different interpretations of how that glacial alien
invasion unfolds.As David Benioff, D.B Weiss, and Alexander Woo mount
their plans to adapt the next two volumes from the trilogy of books
that began with The Three-Body Problem, another movie version of Cixin
Liu’s epic is in the works. And, it’s possible that this new
Three-Body movie will be out before Netflix completes its full version
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This Humanoid Robot Can Learn How to Fight and Play Piano Just By
Watching You
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Instead of designing a humanoid robot with AI reasoning and neural
networks, you can just teach it yourself.Researchers at Stanford
University developed a robot that can imitate what you’re doing in
real-time thanks to a simple webcam setup. Called HumanPlus, the
team’s robot can learn how to box, play piano, return a ping pong
ball, and type, all by shadowing what a human does.

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A brief history of Stephen Hawking's greatest equation | Aeon Essays
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A black-hole-powered jet of electrons and other subatomic particles
streaming out from the centre of galaxy M87, travelling at nearly the
speed of light. Photo courtesy NASA HubblesiteA black-hole-powered jet
of electrons and other subatomic particles streaming out from the
centre of galaxy M87, travelling at nearly the speed of light. Photo
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The Most Polarizing Sci-Fi Movie of the Year Finally Got a Release
Date -- But There's One Problem
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Only a select few people have seen Megalopolis, Francis Ford
Coppola’s impossibly audacious sci-fi epic, but already it’s the
most polarizing movie of the year. Early test screenings built buzz
over the film’s “baffling” tone and unique inaccessibility,
while reviews out of its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
are firmly split 50/50 with some calling it an audacious cinematic
achievement and others calling it hot garbage. (As one of the lucky
few to see it at Cannes this year, I can confidently say that it’s
both.)After Megalopolis found buyers for distribution in Europe’s
top five territories, the rest of the world waited with baited breath
over whether they’d get to see this divisive movie for themselves.
IMAX pledged to give the film a global release, but without a North
American distributor, it was unclear whether the movie would ever get
released in the United States — until now.

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June's Summer Solstice Strawberry Moon Will Be Weirder Than Usual
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With the full Strawberry Moon looming large on the southeastern
horizon, June 21 will be the darkest full Moon night of the year.June
2024’s full Moon is the Strawberry Moon, and this year it coincides
with the summer Solstice, which makes its appearance a little stranger
— and darker — than usual. Read on to learn what’s going on
with this year’s Strawberry Moon, how to get the best view, and how
June’s full Moon may also have lent its name to a romantic tradition
in the Middle Ages.

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The Most Controversial Form Of Scientific Discovery May Also Be The
Most Effective
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Self-experimentation may be controversial, but it has contributed
significantly to modern-day medicine.Science presenter and journalist
Dr Michael Mosley was well known not only for his expertise, energy
and passion as a broadcaster but also for trialling experiments on
himself. From swallowing tapeworm eggs to having areas of his brain
switched off, Mosley joined other medical pioneers who weren’t
afraid to make use of their own bodies in the quest to learn more
about them.

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One Line in 'House of the Dragon' Just Created a Big 'Game of Thrones'
Plot Hole
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Season 2 takes a brief detour at Winterfell, and teases one of the
biggest threats to the Seven Kingdoms.House of the Dragon certainly
has the feel of a self-contained story, but the prequel series is
still very much beholden to the events of its predecessor, Game of
Thrones. Whether you pledge allegiance to Team Black or Team Green,
the battle between these two families is just one of many significant
struggles in Westeros. The Dance of Dragons will have huge
repercussions on the realm, but Thrones fans know that a much bigger
war — one that will affect every faction in the Seven Kingdoms —
is brewing.

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20 Years Ago, the Most Underrated Horror Survival Sequel Redefined the
Entire Genre
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Henry Townshend wakes up one morning to find himself trapped in his
own dingy apartment. The front door is mysteriously covered in chains
and padlocks, and Henry has no means of communicating with the outside
world. That is save for a mysterious hole in his bathroom wall that
acts like an evil Mario pipe, whisking him away to nightmarish
hellscapes.Thus begins The Room (no relation to Tommy Wiseau’s 2003
cult classic), the fourth entry in acclaimed survival horror series
Silent Hill. While the game is viewed as the black sheep in the
franchise, its ambitious gameplay — despite uneven execution of
subversive ideas — was a pioneer of contemporary survival horror
games that almost managed to outdo the franchise’s biggest rival.

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The Strangest Sci-Fi Cult Classic of the '80s Is Making an Unexpected
Comeback
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In terms of how we view science fiction movies today, the 1980s was
easily the most influential and formative decade. But, interestingly
enough, by 1983 after the release of Return of the Jedi, the massive
influence of the Star Wars franchise on blockbuster sci-fi movies had
morphed into a new phenomenon: the anti-Star Wars sci-fi epic.
1984’s Dune and 1986’s Aliens are two great examples of this
miniature trend, a moment where great directors like David Lynch and
James Cameron attempted to wrest the storytelling themes and
aesthetics of space-based sci-fi cinema away from the Star Wars mold.
And sandwiched smack-dab in the middle of this moment was a cult flick
that bombed in 1985, but went on to become a classic.Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen, Enemy Mine was released on December 20, 1985, one
year after Petersen’s fantasy classic, The NeverEnding Story. And
now, the contemplative world of Enemy Mine is coming back, thanks to
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 showrunner, Terry Matalas.

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'The Acolyte' Will Finally Follow Up on Its Most Urgent Cliffhanger
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The Acolyte took a huge detour last week with an episode set in the
past, revealing the heartbreaking experience that put twins Osha and
Mae Aniseya on different paths. But now that we’ve seen what
happened on Brendok (at least from one point of view), we can get back
to the adult twins as Mae’s mission for revenge brings her face to
face with Wookiee Jedi Kelnacca. Here’s everything you need to know
as the latest Star Wars series hits the halfway mark.The Acolyte
Episode 4 premieres on Tuesday, June 18, on Disney+. Star Wars shows
usually premiere on Wednesdays, but The Acolyte’s release time was
bumped into primetime, which slots it into Tuesdays.

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'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle' Will Improve on the Movies in One
Epic Way
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Since it was first revealed in January, Indiana Jones And The Great
Circle has looked like a faithful recreation of everything that makes
the films special. A recent interview with the developers of the
upcoming Xbox exclusive explains how the folks behind the recent
Wolfenstein games managed to create such an authentic love letter to
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ original vision.In an Official
Xbox Podcast interview with MachineGames’ Jerk Gustafsson, the
game’s director, and John Jennings, the game’s production
director, the two leads spoke about the unprecedented access they’ve
had to Lucasfilm that has allowed them to properly live up to the
legacy of the franchise both tonally and visually.

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25 Years Ago, the Most Influential Time-Loop Thriller You've Never
Seen Reenergized the Genre
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As far away as it may feel, the end of the ‘90s was a time of
seismic cultural shifts and collective apocalyptic anxiety. The
impeachment scandal roiled the Clinton administration, Princess
Diana’s sudden demise dominated headlines across continents, and Y2K
paranoia made the potential collapse of society loom large.The
decade’s pressure-cooker energy gave rise to one of the most
innovative eras of independent and international cinema, with films
such as Rushmore and Cronos propelling filmmakers like Wes Anderson
and Guillermo del Toro into the spotlight. One movie in particular,
though, a shot of adrenaline straight out of Berlin, encapsulates the
sinking feeling of running out of time that defined the looming
millennium, and its frenetic presentation can be traced to its impact
on the contemporary indie scene.

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