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To “The Swans,” a coterie of New York high society women, Truman Capote was an amusing circus act. Known for penning Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, these aristocratic ladies invited him to lavish dinner parties and fanciful getaways to indulge in his animated, gossip-filled stories. Author Laurence Leamer found himself captivated by Capote’s mélange of wit, joie de vivre, and callousness, and chronicled his falling-out with his one-percenter gal pals in the 2021 book Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love,…

Gary Bowser loves video games, but Nintendo turned him into a villain. No, not just because he shares a name with Bowser, the actual villain of the Mario franchise. The human Bowser helped mod Nintendo’s gaming consoles so people could play free, pirated versions of its video games. Then one day, he woke up with three rifles pointed at his head and $14.5 million in debt to Nintendo.What Was Your First Experience with Super Mario Bros? | io9 InterviewBowser was the subject of a Department of Justice sting operation and…

Originally released in 2022, Stray‘s tale of friendship and a search for home captivated the collective attention of the gaming world and the internet at large. Initially, that was all thanks to its biggest hook — playing as a cat. A nameless, adorable stray that had many charmed before it’d even launched. And, to my surprise, what originally sounded like a gimmick turned out to be one of the year’s most creative platformers. Refreshingly, Stray had proven me wrong. In Stray, you’re an orange tabby in an underground…

If you’re anything like me, you wanted superpowers when you were a kid. If you’re also like me, you also told yourself that was just make-believe.But what if it wasn’t?As if straight out of an X-Men comic book, more and more people seem to be making headlines for their superhuman abilities these days. From super-memory to super-speed, many of these figures and their nature-defying superpowers have challenged what we know about science and the human body.These 10 individuals would be shoo-ins for the Xavier Institute.…

Jeff Celentano’s inspirational baseball drama The Hill hit a home run all the way to the top of Netflix’s United States charts after hitting the platform on Jan. 20, 2024. Beloved by audiences (but not quite meeting the mark for critics) the movie tells the story of Rickey Hill, a young boy suffering from a degenerative spinal disease who dreams of becoming a baseball player. Moreso than his physical shortcomings, it’s his devout Christian father who stands in his way, not wanting his son to pursue a life as strenuous.…

In June 1943, 36 B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in the U.S. Army Air Force 100th Bombardment Group arrived at an airbase in England, each with a flight crew of 10 men, all of them there to battle Nazi Germany in World War II. Four months later, 34 of the 36 Flying Fortresses had been shot down, giving the group its nickname: The Bloody 100th. If that sounds like a compelling story to you, well, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks thought so, too. Along with their fellow executive producer Gary Goetzman, they grabbed the rights…

To celebrate last year's release of Starfield, Xbox has teamed up with the European Space Agency to offer a one-of-a-kind spacesuit for one lucky fan to wear when they're hopping around Bethesda's digital galaxy. What's the catch? This needs to be a spacesuit based on your very own design, as the winning entry will be brought to life by the ESA.To help you out with your interstellar fashion pursuit, you'll be able to make use of templates on the Xbox website. Otherwise, you're free to submit an original…

William Stetson Kennedy's journey to becoming a human rights activist began at a young age. Working as a bill collector for his father's store in the '20s, he saw how economic hardships unfairly affected people based on their race. Initially, Kennedy thought writing about his experience would help others. "I would write a book telling how the multitudes suffer from lack of food, clothing, shelter – and the other two-thirds of the nation (who couldn't possibly realize how much suffering was going on) would…

If you’re an avid gamer, you’re likely familiar with the wild world of cheat codes. Perhaps you’ve found a hack to ensure you can run twice as fast as your fellow players, or you’ve discovered a way to earn extra lives in your favorite game. While we’re not likely to find any hacks that are quite as magical in reality, if you’re interested in channeling your inner main character, we’ve got some real life cheat codes waiting for you below. From going to bed early to asserting boundaries with others, Reddit users have…

The OnePlus 12R will become official later this month, and as we’re waiting for that to happen, the very first real-life images just appeared. These images have been shared by the FCC, as the phone got certified. The OnePlus 12R appears in real-life images, as it gets certified in the US The device appeared on the site under the model number ‘CPH2611’. You can see the phone in the two images below. Both its front and back sides are shown. Now, this design is not exactly a secret, as the OnePlus Ace 3 already launched.…