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Happy holidays, Pushing Buttons readers!For the past few weeks you’ve been sending in your favourite games of 2023 and what you’re most looking forward to in 2024. It’s not too late to share your thoughts on the latter, but now it’s time to share your favourites of this year.It says a lot that despite there being a total of 50 on the Guardian’s own games-of-the-year and games-you-might-have-missed lists, you’ve still come up with some fresh recommendations. When I was a kid you could reasonably play pretty much every…

Oftentimes, our very worst enemies are ourselves. As CNN notes, our brains have developed in such a way that they focus more on negative experiences than positive ones.This used to help our ancestors survive because they’d hone in on potential threats. However, in this day and age, the sources of stress have changed for many people. Instead of worrying about potentially dangerous animals, we’re anxious about work, which can lead to a lot of baseless self-criticism if it gets out of hand. Luckily, this habit is something…

Daddy Yankee, the Puerto Rican star who helped make reggaeton a global phenomenon, has said he will focus on his Christian faith following his previously announced retirement from music.The 46-year-old vocalist, real name Ramón Rodríguez, told the crowd of his plans at his final concert, held at Puerto Rico’s José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. “I am not ashamed to tell the whole world that Jesus lives in me and that I will live for him,” he said in Spanish, in remarks translated by Variety. “For many years I’ve tried filling a…

Daddy Yankee is trading in his days at the club for more days at church. As he wrapped up the final show of his La Última Vuelta (the Last Lap) world tour on Sunday in his native Puerto Rico, Daddy Yankee — whose legal name is Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez — stated to the packed crowd at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan that he was honored by their reception and gave fans a sneak peak at what lay ahead for him. “This day for me is the most important day of my life, and I want to share it with you all because living a…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), more than 80% of the global population are motivated by faith or spirituality. Faced with the triple planetary crises of pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change, what role can faith communities play in saving the planet? In a recent…

The Last Faith is a 2D, Metroidvania-styled, Soulslike in a wintery and horrific gothic world. It's now available on console and PC.In the constellation of its genre, The Last Faith is distinctly Castlevania-tinged. However, rather than a straightforward quest to kill Dracula, protagonist Eryk must explore the margins of a disturbing world to discover the secrets behind his ailing memory and decaying conscience. Eryk's journey will put him in conflict with ancient gods and mysterious religious orders. As…

Apple Inc.'s contract talks with its first unionized US retail store reached a flashpoint on Wednesday, with labor representatives filing a complaint in response to what they called bad faith negotiations. The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, which represents the Apple store in Towson, Maryland, said that the iPhone maker is stalling and hasn't responded to key proposals sought by employees. The group filed the complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, citing a “clear pattern” of…

At the start of Matt Rowland Hill’s bracingly candid memoir, we find the author locked in a bathroom about to shoot up heroin. Having observed with satisfaction that the bathroom is clean, he notes that if he could change one thing, “it would be the fact that it’s in a church filled with mourners at the funeral of a friend of mine who died from an overdose of the same drugs I’m about to mainline into my bloodstream”.Subtitled “A Memoir of Faith, Family and Addiction”, Original Sins tells of Hill’s difficult childhood as…

Posted in: Comics, Dynamite, Preview | Tagged: Comics, dejah thoris, dynamite, previewsPrepare to hop into action with Dejah Thoris #4 as she takes the leap of faith amongst Barsoom's Kangaroo Men. Will she bounce back or fall flat?Published Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:27:10 -0500 by Jude Terror | Well folks, hold on to your hats and tails as we delve into Dejah Thoris #4 from Dynamite, hitting shelves this Wednesday, June 21st. Our "beloved" Princess Dejah finds herself mingling with kangaroos. Nope, not Down Under, but on the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeGlastonbury Festival has said that it stands “against all forms of discrimination” after cancelling a screening of a film about former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.Titled Oh, Jeremy Corbyn: The Big Lie and produced by Platform Films, the film was due to be shown at the arts festival’s Pilton Palais cinema on Sunday (25 June).The film aims to challenge accusations of antisemitism made…