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Located in the Eixample neighborhood of Barcelona, this rehabilitation project transforms an old industrial building into open office spaces, adapting the building to the highest standards of comfort, aesthetics, functionality, and energy efficiency. For GCA Architects, projects like this represent opportunities to reveal the layers of history accumulated in the city and enhance the circular economy of cities, prolonging the life of obsolete and inefficient structures.

Trump Indicted over His Efforts to Overturn the 2020 Election, Michigan Prosecutors Charge 2 Trump Allies for Tampering with Voting Machines in 2020, ACLU Sues FBI, Colorado Springs Police for Surveillance of Activists During 2020 Uprising, U.S. Judge OKs Trial for Lawsuit Brought by Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors, Burma’s Military Junta Grants Partial Pardon to Aung San Suu Kyi, Delays Elections, Indigenous Groups in Argentina Protest Lithium Extraction on Their Land, Sweden Says It Will Not Alter... Читать дальше...

By Amanda Mannen Published: August 02nd, 2023

A new documentary offers a complex portrait of Black transgender sex workers, with the snappy production values of a Quentin Tarantino or Spike Lee film.

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YouTube sensation MrBeast made it known to the public earlier this summer that he wants to shutter MrBeast Burger, his namesake virtual restaurant brand. Now, a filing in the Southern District of New York (sent to The Takeout by the MrBeast team) proves he’s not kidding.

If you own Half-Life 2 but never bothered with its freebie tech demo, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, do give it a whirl. Its showcase of HDR lighting might have lost the "Huh, nice" factor it had in 2005, but it’s still a satisfying slice of punchy HL2 combat, with a nod to the original Half-Life that Valve regretted not making in the main game. I know this because Valve told me, via Lost Coast's other innovation: its developer commentary.

Developers Alkemi Games made quite the impression with their lush card-battler Foretales, but they’re now pivoting into the roguelike action realm with An Ankou. The game’s explore-a-craft-y-slasher mix gives it some flavour from Hades and V Rising, only this time with a shadowy French-folklore skin attached. An Ankou hits early access on August 17th, and I’m very excited to juggle it alongside the zillion other games dropping this month.

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Justin Gaethje is on top of the world after his massive BMF title victory at UFC 291 this past weekend.

The investigation covers the tenure of all six ANC premiers

Sam Sanchez sits with his daughters Korina (center) and Samantha Sanchez at a table inside their family’s Moe’s Cantina restaurant in River North.

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In case you missed last night’s ending:

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Always interesting to hear outside perspectives on the (former) Royals, like Ben Clemens’s take on Scott Barlow, at FanGraphs:

I’ll level with you: this one won’t move the needle much. Barlow is a reliever archetype, reliably unreliable thanks to devastating stuff and lackluster command. Читать дальше...

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Military exercise in northern Australia shows how U.S. tactics are moving away from land wars.

Eddie Hall stayed behind the wheel all 24 hours of France’s iconic contest in 1950, culminating the car’s extensive motorsport provenance.

Of course Barbie is liberal. Of course it makes clumsy efforts at propagandizing. But so does almost everything in entertainment.

On this latest episode, find out how a new consumer lifestyle brand has investors mushrooming with interest.

With an ever-shifting digital landscape and the rise of AI, just how reliable are the strategies you use to grow? It's likely time to assess and possibly make changes

For many stars, the next season will have huge implications for their team’s playoff trajectory, what uniform they’ll be wearing come the offseason and more.

Andrew Brandt recognizes a second class of players who have earned recognition for their ability to get paid.

Several important refinance rates moved higher this week. Though refinance rates change daily, experts expect rates to continue to climb.

This week, a handful of important mortgage rates moved up. See how the Fed's interest rate hikes could affect your mortgage payments.

When you’re heading off to college, it’s fun to imagine how funky (and functional) your dorm will be, but the reality hits you the moment you walk in there for the first time: It’s small. It’s really small. Dreams of a clutter-free, ultra-chic living space disappear as you realize that you’re expected to live out of…