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GAMING
Brutality and Stealth Are at the Heart of Assassin’s Creed Shadows
We’re then guided through what an assassination looks like with the samurai Yasuke, who in this instance channels the Juggernaut from the X-men, crashing through doors and structures, slicing down guards, and easily dispatching his target with a swift stab to the gut. That isn’t to suggest that Naoe only must lean on stealth – she’s more than equipped to…
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CULTURE
The Boy in the Woods ★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
He puts his skills to good use, eventually managing to light a fire. He builds a shelter from fallen branches, forages for berries and traps and roasts a rabbit. With charcoal from charred twigs, he draws the faces of his family onto rocks. Placing them around him, he recites a Hebrew blessing. Despite railing against God, he clings to his…
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GAMBLING
Genting Bullish on New York, RWNY Casino License Prospects
Posted on: June 13, 2024, 03:59h. Last updated on: June 13, 2024, 03:59h. At its annual meeting this week, Genting Malaysia Bhd sound an optimistic tone on its operations in New York, including the prospects for Resorts World New York landing one of the three downstate casino licenses the state has yet to award. Resorts World New York in Queens.…
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MOVIE
Jude Law Explains Why He Turned Down Playing Superman in Unmade Brett Ratner Movie — GeekTyrant
Years ago X-Men: The Last Stand director Brett Ratner was developing a Superman film for Warner Bros. and Jude Law was at the top of the list to take on the role of Superman / Clark Kent in the project. Law went through the whole process of being courted for the film, but he explains that through the experience, he…
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FASHION
A new movie about fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg explores legacy of her mother’s Holocaust experience
(JTA) — Diane von Furstenberg’s design business was stagnating in the 1980s when she got a call that her mother had had a nervous breakdown in Europe. The breakdown, her mother’s companion said, may have been triggered by hearing German men speaking loudly. Her mother was cowering under a hotel concierge’s desk. Von Furstenberg, newly divorced and worrying about the…
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MUSIC
Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin Turned Into NFT
Wu-Tang Clan’s one-of-a-kind album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, has been in the news a lot lately. First, in late May, it was announced that it would be played publicly at an exhibition at Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). The exhibition runs from June 15-24. Then, the album’s owner, digital art collective PleasrDAO, filed a federal…
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SHOWS
Orphan Black: Echoes – Episode 1.07 – The Dog’s Honest Truth – Promotional Photos + Press Release
Promotional Photos Press Release Kira confronts hard truths when the printout she made of Eleanor meets Lucy, while Jules tries to turn the tables on Darros and Xander to escape the compound. Source: AMC Source link
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New Sports Books for Jewish Dads
The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw & The Burden of GreatnessBy Andy McCullough Andy McCullough, senior writer at The Athletic and former baseball scribe for the Los Angeles Times, published his first book last month, “The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw & The Burden of Greatness.” Readers will hope that for McCullough, who’s married to Stephanie Apstein, an…
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HISTORY
Kentucky’s Little-Known Ancient Underground City And Mysterious Lost Civilization
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Our journey takes us to Kentucky, where we uncover a little-known secret underground world once inhabited by an ancient civilization shrouded in mystery. Archaeological evidence suggests that someone lived in this subterranean realm long ago, but who were these people? The skeletons discovered deep beneath the ground do not belong to Native American peoples, as…
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SHOPPING
Tories appeal to Jewish community ahead of byelection, allege ‘betrayal’ by Trudeau
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are asking the Jewish community in a Toronto riding to send Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a message about his “betrayal” by voting for the Tory candidate in an upcoming byelection. Voters in Toronto—St. Paul’s will pick a new MP on June 24 to replace longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett, who retired after more than…
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