On February 2, 1949, 75 years ago, a train arrived in New York harbor. It was not on the rails serving some dock, but rather small boxcars tucked into the hold of the S.S. Magellan. The ship docked at Weehawken, N.J., amid great fanfare — scores of U.S. Air Force planes saluted in a flyover, []Read More
The role-playing game, largely powered by participants’ imaginations, continues to attract fans half a century after it was launchedEveryone remembers their first Dungeons & Dragons character. For Sam Gyseman, it was a dwarf called Sven Olafson. “For some reason I thought dwarves were all Scandinavian,” says Gyseman, who lives in the Midlands and works for the local city council. “He had a long beard and a huge, double-headed axe.”For Erik Olsen, his character in his first game was a cleric...
The new councillor for Yaxley and Farcet said he wants to raise the profile of the villages and address issues people had raised with him during the campaign
Real-world rollercoaster designers and the game’s creator, Chris Sawyer, reflect on the impact of the primitive-looking theme park sim that became a late 90s icon‘I remember I would rush home from school just to play RollerCoaster Tycoon,” recalls John Burton, a senior creative lead at Merlin Entertainments (the owner of UK-based theme parks including Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures, and Legoland Windsor) and the man designing the forthcoming 236ft (72-metre) drop Hyperia...
Astronomers released a new image of the black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius A . It reveals the object's twisting magnetic fields.
As part of the March 28, 1974 paper, two separate feature stories appeared
Reissue of 1974 album, produced by archivist David Lemieux, contains demos
One million people take on the challenge of indoor climbing each year, with a dedicated 100,000 enthusiasts scaling the walls at least twice a month.
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Families, individuals and communities gather together to remember loved ones annually on Memorial Day but in Hawaii, the experience draws thousands to Ala Moana Beach for lantern floating. Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai‘i is officiated by Shinnyo-en, an international Buddhist community with Japanese roots. “We are grateful to be continuing this event and []
Daniil Medvedev is into the quarterfinals in Miami for the fourth year in a row after a 7-6 (5), 6-0 fourth-round victory over Dominik Koepfer at the Masters 1000 event on Tuesday. And his straight-set victory over the German lefty was a special one: it was the milestone 350th tour-level win of his career. Medvedev is just the fourth man born in 1990 or later—and second man born in 1995 or later—to hit that number. MEN BORN IN 1990 OR LATER WITH 350+ WINS (tour-level): 430: Grigor Dimitrov...
Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic has defined his position. Coming into the league, Jokic was viewed as just another European center who was taken in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft. Nobody thought that he would be what we see of him today.He's hands-down the best player in basketball right now and is on pace for a Hall of Fame career. While Jokic has accomplished so much thus far and is nowhere close to being done, he still amazes NBA fans every night.His latest game against...
There’s only been two 2,000-point scorers in Goodhue girls basketball history. Mikayla Miller was the first to do it. Elisabeth Gadient became the second player to join the exclusive club