Cook Maarten
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Founder Cook and Becker. Games, Art, Literature, Film, Politics, Memes.
PlayStation will likely earn more on the 30% platform fees for GTA VI for example than most of their first-party output. Strengthening that PlayStation ecosystem - locking in users, making sure people spend on games there - makes more sense than an extra $30 mil from a PC release.
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The Chinese Bonhoeffer. The CCP may do well and read up on the history of Rome...
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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China Is Throwing Christians in Jail, but This Pastor Refuses to Back Down
As Xi closed congregations around the country, Ezra Jin found ways to keep Zion Church goingâand growing. It set him on a dangerous crash course with Beijing.
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-is-throwing-christians-in-jail-but-this-pastor-refuses-to-back-down-fd4c88dd?mod=hp_lead_pos7
about 20 hours ago
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Kevin M. Kruse
1 day ago
In 1952, Richard Nixon's career was nearly derailed by revelations that he had access to a slush fund of $18,000 -- less than a quarter million today." People used to give a shit about that kind of thing, you see.
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The watch vs the clothing style of the people camping out for said watch.
2 days ago
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There is a certain sadness to scalping as the economics only work out if you're very young, unemployed or lack marketable skills. If you offset a decent hourly wage against camping out for 24-hours, dealing with potential buyers, going to the post office etc.
3 days ago
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De overheid ziet alles, en alles is in beeld, maar dan? Het grote Niets. Nederland anno 2026. Vergeten dat je ook echt iets moet doen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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In de Rotterdamse probleemwijk Carnisse lachen de pandjesbazen de woningcontroleurs âvierkant uitâ
Woonmisstanden: In de wijk Carnisse wonen arbeidsmigranten illegaal in overvolle panden voor te hoge huren. Rotterdam slaagt er niet in om woonfraude met arbeidsmigranten terug te dringen, blijkt uit ...
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/05/15/in-de-rotterdamse-probleemwijk-carnisse-lachen-de-pandjesbazen-de-woningcontroleurs-vierkant-uit-a4925510
4 days ago
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The money is in energy generation and energy storage.
4 days ago
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Trumps visit to China: The Uygur concentration camps and human rights violations aren't even mentioned once. Not by politicians, not by media, by no one. Taiwan has already been sold-out (no surprise). A complete moral failure, and the days of the US leading the free world are over.
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Chris Lewis Lee - available for work
13 days ago
Some work has fallen through, so I need some new freelance work asap. Please share if you can đ
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Trump et all got played so hard by the Chinese, I had The Office (UK) level second-hand embarrassment.
5 days ago
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Looking forward to this one. Being able to turn off the insufferable NPC character banter in 5 was a godsend. Would be an interesting feature if developers could offer NPC variations per audience type. The middle-aged get readable instructions, and the young get yelled at by influencers.
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Eric Ravenscraft
5 days ago
still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them
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I remember seeing a Judas build in 2018 (and being intrigued of course). Curious to see what it became.
www.eurogamer.net/bioshock-cre...
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"I can only tip my hat to those guys" - BioShock creator Ken Levine praises Baldur's Gate 3 amid fresh talk about his ambitious plans for next game Judas
During a lengthy chat with IGN, BioShock creator Ken Levine has teased more details about his upcoming immersive sim FPS Judas as work continues.
https://www.eurogamer.net/bioshock-creator-ken-levine-praises-baldurs-gate-3-teases-judas
6 days ago
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Why report on that Xi-Trump summit at all? You're just printing an endless stream of lies and things that will not come to pass.
6 days ago
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We don't have scandals anymore.
7 days ago
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If you haven't yet: Play Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. Fantastic game, best Indy since Raiders of the Lost Ark.
7 days ago
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Man, gamers do not react well to finding out their taste is mid and their opinion worthless.
8 days ago
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I'm looking for artists that are good with mist and mood. Charcoal (style). Links to bio's appreciated.
9 days ago
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Idea for an app where you have a minimum character count instead of a maximum so that you're forced to argument a point coherently. Otherwise you can't post. AI as the first arbiter in what your posting is verifiable untrue with links to sources.
9 days ago
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I thought The Bone Temple was pretty good, albeit a little too graphic for meâand I know it is a zombie film. This is a complaint I have about a lot of modern films and TV: too explicit (in everything).
9 days ago
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Zelensky, Navalny, Tusk, Kallas... : it's interesting that all Europe's moral leaders are coming from Eastern Europe. Zelensky is our modern day Churchill.
10 days ago
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Jeff Lazarus
11 days ago
Alt headline: Trump extorts a private company for $400 million toward his illegal plan to revamp public spaces to his personal taste.
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Trump administration eyeing $400M settlement from TikTok for DC 'beautification': Sources
The administration is nearing a $400 million TikTok settlement over alleged children's privacy violations, which would fund D.C. "beautification" projects, sources say.
https://abcnews.com/amp/US/trump-administration-eyeing-400m-settlement-tiktok-dc-beautification/story?id=132707914
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I think The Artful Escape already gave me what Mixtape is giving, and I'm not a huge nostalgia guy taste-wise. Although I am in the mood now for Everybody Wants Some!
11 days ago
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VGDensetsu
11 days ago
Here are just a few of the many illustrations by Keita Amamiya that you can see at the exhibition currently dedicated to him in Osaka.
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Limited edition of 20. Grey paint on MDF board. Asking price $950. Luc Tuymans. Let's just say that this isn't my favorite work by Tuymans.
12 days ago
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Chad Loder
12 days ago
Multiple women serving sentences for nonviolent crimes at the minimum security prison where Ghislaine Maxwell is now serving time were punished for speaking to reporters about the special treatment Maxwell receives. At least two women were transferred to higher security facilities as punishment.
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Exclusive: Inmates describe being punished for speaking out about Ghislaine Maxwell | CNN
Ghislaine Maxwellâs fellow inmates speak to CNN about Maxwellâs special treatment in prison and how they were punished for criticizing Maxwell. MJ Lee reports on OutFront.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/us/video/ebof-mj-lee-ghislaine-exclusive-maxwell-prison-special-treatment
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Cook and Becker
13 days ago
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15 days ago
Exfil with one of the limited-edition
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fine art giclées with fluorescent screenprinted details! Each Runner shell print is an exclusive edition of only 60(!) copies and includes a hand-signed Bungie team Certificate of Authenticity
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If, like me, you can't wait for Christopher Nolan's upcoming The Odyssey film, play Hellblade 2. Holy shit does that game serve up some impressive audiovisuals. Total vibe.
15 days ago
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The modern Met Gala has always been a done-deaf affair, but in 2026 itâs especially a Marie Antoinette painting-a-target-on-your-back thing for the rich.
www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
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Met Gala 2026: Lauren Sånchez Bezos, Rihanna and Beyoncé on the Red Carpet
See how Lauren SĂĄnchez Bezos, Anna Wintour and more interpreted the dress code âfashion is artâ
https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/met-gala-2026-red-carpet-theme-9585aba1?st=FQydsA&reflink=article_copyURL_share
15 days ago
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The acceleration of the unseriousness of capital â meme stocks, crypto, prediction markets, the entirety of Tesla, the Trump administrationâ this ponzi economy basically, will not end well.
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16 days ago
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The sound design in
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is INSANE. Right up there with the scifi greats such as Alien.
17 days ago
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I wonder if Pokémon cards or crypto is the largest unofficial currency right now.
17 days ago
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Tesla now has to become the Weyland Corporation, or it will crash the global economy as a stratospheric meme stock.
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Elon Muskâs Tesla Pay Package Valued at $158 Billion for 2025
Shareholders approved the compensation last year to encourage Musk to spend time at the company.
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/elon-musks-tesla-compensation-last-year-surpassed-158-billion-3c84f683?mod=business_feat4_autos_pos2
17 days ago
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I value Banksy's art only slightly over Bored Apes.
18 days ago
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I am ridiculously excited for The Odyssey this year. Hoping for extra BWAAAPBWAAP!
18 days ago
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I thought that according to the US supreme court, he can't? He already forgot, didn't he?
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19 days ago
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The absolute, most simple thing you can do to fight tyranny - the most low effort act - is to not buy off Amazon.
19 days ago
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So the only economic gains in America are reaped by the rich. The rest is getting poorer, and the national debt keeps ballooning.
www.wsj.com/opinion/econ...
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AI Saves the Trump Economy
The tech investment boom helps to offset damage from tariffs.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/economy-gdp-ai-investment-tariffs-pce-index-480c8431?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
19 days ago
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I don't think I ever played this Neo Geo game, but it has been locked in my brain ever since seeing it on TV as a kid. Probably because of its Akira "inspired" backgrounds in the opening level.
19 days ago
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is one of the few modern scifi universes to really give us a brand new future aesthetic. Away from Bladerunner/Alien grit or Y2K etc. Look at what megacorps hide behind their colorful logos. Those in Marathon were at least better designed.
www.ft.com/content/2138...
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Google outpaces rivals as Big Techâs AI spending plans rise to $725bn
Meta stock drops on capex increase while Alphabetâs cloud business grows faster than rivals Amazon and Microsoft
https://www.ft.com/content/2138e81c-4d86-46f4-8ca0-287f8b737cdf?syn-25a6b1a6=1
20 days ago
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A budget of âŹ2.200 billion for the EU seems more than acceptable to me. Especially looking at what is achieved with that budget, compared to Dutch national and regional governments in the past decade.
20 days ago
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AI is good at predicting what would logically follow. Language has grammar, music has structure. Handy guardrails. It's interesting that out of all the arts, I've found AI weak at choreography, because how do you predict a dance routine such as here at 4:22?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6_m...
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GENER8ION - STORM starring Yung Lean
YouTube video by GENER8ION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6_mbnsh6VU&list=RDx6_mbnsh6VU&start_radio=1
21 days ago
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Itâs interesting that AI mostly reveals that we value no oneâs work but our ownâexcept for people in advertising, who donât even value their own work.
21 days ago
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Why play something else?
24 days ago
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God didn't create Michael Jordan to play baseball.
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26 days ago
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God didn't create Michael Jordan to play baseball.
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26 days ago
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Having friends, feeling useful and sleeping well is proven to be X times more effective for longer living than popping 28 supplements daily and doing drugs, but you can't make money off sleeping people.
26 days ago
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I don't think Americans who are not at least bilingual can truly grasp the staggering amount of damage this administration is doing to the US internationally, and it's own security. You really, really have to believe you don't need friends in this world. Which is Trump to a tee.
28 days ago
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