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Most music festivals are built around finished work: artists arrive, play, and move on. Pop-Kultur’s Commissioned Works take a different approach, bringing the festival into the process of making the work in the first place. A closer look at the people behind the strand, and at Alejandra Cárdenas’ commissioned performance, reveals what that can mean…

That design is deliberate. Valve’s FAQ says a timed launch rewards bots, fast connections and people who can refresh a page on cue, and the multi-day window gives it time to check that signups come from real accounts. It is the same system Valve used for the Steam Machine.

Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Gentlemen” is upon us, once again calling attention to Guy Ritchie’s 2019 movie of the same name. Some might wonder whether the film is required viewing before diving into Season 1, given that Ritchie created “The Gentlemen” series as a spin-off of his earlier work. 

Collectibles are speculative investments. They don’t generate interest, and resale prices can swing dramatically. But still, scarcity, nostalgia and major cultural moments can create opportunities for collectors who know what to watch.

YouTube gaming violence rules leave room for GTA 6 videos to earn ad revenue, but creators will need to keep graphic scenes out of the opening seven seconds. The change comes ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6’s November 19 launch, giving gameplay channels a new editing rule to remember.

The ten English-language volumes of Fool Night — a seinen manga about dying people surgically converted into oxygen-producing plants as a government-sanctioned response to ecological collapse — will be complete on the shelf on September 15, when Viz Media releases Vol. 10 under its VIZ Signature imprint at viz.com for September 15. That is eleven…

Today, the success of NBC’s TV shows largely stems from its extensive procedural universes, “Law & Order” and “One Chicago” among them. But long before either of them premiered, NBC ran three different interconnected series that helped the network thrive.

Following a leak that revealed that Lego plans to release a new set based on the original PlayStation console, the samek

Video games and the word “quality” rarely go hand in hand these days. Sure, each year sees excellent releases with games like “Clair Obscure: Expedition 33” and “Black Myth: Wukong,” but way too many are plagued with bugs and performance issues. It’s enough to make you think you could do a better job at beta…