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“Much as I love my silly hair knot, and much as it saddens me to remove it, remove it I must,” said Claude Vorilhon, a.k.a. ‘Rael,’ leader of the Raelians and founder of the cloning group Clonaid. “While undeniably attractive, my hair-knot unfortunately was getting in the way of my message,” Rael added. Rael said that he had had no intention of removing his hair knot from his head until last night, when he viewed a taped appearance he had made earlier that day on CNN....

Moriarty brought the online harassment to light when she reposted an article titled “#IStandWithStarlight?: The Betrayal of Erin Moriarty by The Boys Fans” to her Instagram account. The Boys star highlighted the paralyzing effect of the abuse, which included unkind and sexualized taunts at her character. Moriarty’s Starlight in the series faces similar issues rooted in misogyny, but the veil separating reality and fiction does not distance Moriarty from senseless hate and criticism, which prompted Kripke’s response on Twitter....

Among insiders, Roland Betts is the outsider. Betts is a Democrat, not a Republican. He lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, not Texas. In an interview with NEWSWEEK, Betts described himself as “a friend” of the GOP presidential candidate, not an adviser, but added that the two men talk “constantly.” Betts insisted that he does not second-guess Bush’s tight circle of political handlers, but he is obviously not shy about voicing his own opinions....

The numbers speak for themselves. As of Jan. 5, the Bulls have found themselves in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 25-10 record. FiveThirtyEight’s ELO model has them slated for 53 wins and an 18 percent shot at making the Finals. That puts them in a tie with the Bucks for highest Finals odds in the conference. Per stats at Cleaning the Glass, they’re the No. 5 offense and No....

Every Summer Games, at least since Roone Arledge redesigned them, with personalities instead of competitors, television must give America its new Olympic heroine. That first week, we must have the kid–Our Girl. She needs to be good, of course; she has to be a winner. But better she be bubbly than be best. Who remembers now that it was not Olga Korbut who won the All-Around in ‘72, or that another woman swimmer won twice as many medals as Janet Evans did in ‘88?...

Created by new developer Striking Distance Studios, The Callisto Protocol is a third-person survival-horror title in which players enter the role of Jacob Lee, an inmate of Black Iron Prison on the moon Callisto. The game shares many similar elements with Dead Space, largely due to the fact that The Callisto Protocol director Glen Schofield was Dead Space’s co-creator, although the studio has been adamant about trying to differentiate the feel between the two....

The Callisto Protocol achievements are mostly straight-forward, except for the ones that involve finding all the collectibles and hidden areas in the game. There is one achievement/trophy in The Callisto Protocol that can be fairly difficult to unlock when done legitimately, and that is the Maximum Security achievement, awarded to those who manage to beat the game on the hardest difficulty setting. However, there is a way to cheese this achievement and unlock it fairly easily....

The 1927 uniforms stand out for several reasons, not the least of which is the bold “World Champions” statement that dominated the jersey. In recent years it’s become commonplace for MLB teams to commemorate a championship with a sleeve patch, but the 1927 Cardinals were the third (and most recent) club to celebrate a World Series championship with uniforms that boastfully said “World Champions,” joining the 1906 New York Giants and the 1921 Cleveland Indians....

There seems to be a rise in popularity of both old school platformers and crossover-like spinoffs. As a franchise with a strong history in both types of games, Donkey Kong has plenty of potential in the modern era. If Nintendo is currently refusing to revisit the platformer series, it may be either due to limited internal interest in such a project or a lack of ideas. There is one potentially effective way to entertain Donkey Kong fans as the gap between Tropical Freeze’s release and the next platformer’s announcement gets bigger....

Giving Gen. David Petraeus his due does not mean we have to start saying it was a great idea to invade Iraq. It remains the terrible idea it always was. And the occupation that followed has been until recently a continuing disaster, causing the death or maiming of far too many American soldiers and Iraqi civilians. Still, the fact is that the situation in Iraq, though some violence persists, is much improved since the summer....

Through the franchise’s evolution, the Fallout games have explored both pseudo-isometric and first-person perspectives that offer unparalleled player freedom and customization. However, another key appeal is the fact that its fiction relies on an alternate history where the United States never left the Atomic Age. Interplay’s original Fallout titles were set on the West Coast, and the main series eventually moved to the East Coast after Bethesda fully acquired the IP in 2007; deserts, mountains, and urban jungles constituted many of these memorable landscapes over time....

These influences allow each region to stand out using recognizable landmarks and themes, from the towering skyline of Unova’s Castelia City reminiscent of Manhattan to the Pokemon League of Galar being based on a football league. Even Pokemon themselves pull from the lands each region is inspired by, from Kalos’ fashionable poodle Furfrou to Alola’s ghostly Decidueye line that pulls from local owl species and culture. While it’s exciting to see where Game Freak will travel to next, it would also be interesting to see the developer do more with the idea of revisiting these regions it put so much work into designing....

With Steph returning to the new Life is Strange game, it’s natural for players to possibly anticipate other cameos in the quiet mountain town of Haven Springs. It wouldn’t be the first time Life is Strange has incorporated previous characters into newer games, either, as Chloe’s stepfather, David, makes an appearance in Life is Strange 2. The Life is Strange: True Colors “Wavelengths” DLC where players take on the role of Steph also teases a cameo from a previous game....

As bank busts go, the mushrooming scandal over the Bank of Credit and Commerce International may be the great-granddaddy of them all. The collapse of BCCI, in what is said to be a multinational fraud of historic dimensions, allegedly involved bribery, corruption, money laundering, gunrunning, drug smuggling, terrorism and upwards of $5 billion in lost or stolen assets in more than 70 different countries. It has now set off a search for scapegoats in Washington, where it is widely believed the U....

German politicians seem to think so. They are back to their old game of gridlock on much-needed tax reform. Now that the euro has strengthened a bit, and people have stopped blaming the current tax laws for the currency’s weakness, it seems that some officials are ready to play politics again. But that game may be a dangerous one. What if the very conditions that some economists say are beginning to rein in U....

Vince McMahon had to decide who would be his company’s next figurehead, with four time WWE Champion Hulk Hogan due to head for the exit door. Hogan was considering retirement post-WrestleMania VIII on April 5, 1992, incredible as that might sound now. I was for a myriad of reasons, not the least beaing bad publicity over his appearance on The Arsenio Hall show on July 16, 1991. During that interview he lied about his steroid usage, against company orders....

In the days of T20 cricket, where reverse sweeps and scoop shots are the norm, the batsman who values their wicket stands out like beacons. Some of my (impatient) cricket mates, think Test cricket is boring. I don’t agree. It’s the ultimate Test of a players technique; mental strength and stamina, with both bat and ball in hand. It’s called ‘Test’ cricket for a reason. 90 overs in a day, most times under a blazing sun, and it’s a true test of how good you are....

Back in the paper era, the selling point of magazines and newspapers for sports fans was the quality, and potentially reputation, of your talent and their writing. Journalists could spend a week, a month, writing up an article which based on the editorial criteria of "The Publisher" made front page or got stacked behind the obituaries. In the digital—now mobile—age, things have changed. Journalists no longer need to be at the game to report on it....

Even after some shifts in the Warzone meta, the MAC-10 is still one of the most popular weapons. It is no longer an SMG for every situation, but when it shines, it truly shines. Many players will use it as a secondary weapon to take on close-quarters battles. Coupled with a solid backup for longer ranges, a MAC-10 that allows for some running and gunning is an incredible asset to have....

Well, if you’re one of those who are wanting more, the WWE Network has what you’re looking for. And this week, the subscription service continued to deliver on all fronts. Comedy, classic matchups, weekly wrestling programming, and special December collections kept us entertained throughout the week. So if Mondays and Tuesdays on the USA Network just aren’t doing it for you at the moment, maybe these programs will give you what you need....