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Uncovering the Reality of the Unofficial Pokémon TCG Card Party Tournament Series
A new wave of unofficial ‘Card Party’ Pokemon TCG conventions is being announced, seeking to formalize the fragmented fan circuit and capture sustained demand from the trading card resurgence.
2026-05-17
WHO Flags Cross-Border Ebola Emergency
WHO declares the Ebola spread in Congo and Uganda an emergency of international concern, with dozens dead in Ituri and imported cases reported in Uganda.
2026-05-17
Hantavirus case linked to Canadian cruise
A passenger from the Canadian cruise ship Hondius has tested positive for hantavirus, with their mildly symptomatic spouse also hospitalized, prompting a focused response from Canadian public health officials.
2026-05-17
Travel
Entertainment
Eye-Level Party Levels Every Guest
An Oakland event used custom foam platforms to equalize guests’ height, turning a casual party into a live experiment in status, posture and eye contact.
2026-05-04
Why Nintendo Keeps Super Mario Galaxy Movie Racing
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto argues the rapid pace of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie mirrors game design, trading character pauses for dense visual action to hold broad, impatient audiences.
2026-05-03
Letterboxd Owner Quietly Tests the Exit Door
Letterboxd’s controlling investor is exploring a stake sale, forcing the film-focused social platform to weigh new ownership, fresh capital and the risk of losing its loyal cinephile identity.
2026-04-27
Animal
Technology
ArXiv Draws a Hard Line on AI Authors
ArXiv is introducing year‑long bans for authors who let large language models generate entire papers, tightening policies on disclosure, authorship and automated submissions.
2026-05-17
Old Kindles Get New Life Through Risky Hacks
Amazon’s decision to end support for older Kindles is pushing owners toward jailbreaking, trading basic security and warranties for continued control over their libraries.
2026-05-17
Windows 11 trials adjustable taskbar and Start
Microsoft is testing an adjustable taskbar, a resizable Start menu, and a compact option for Windows 11 Insiders before broader rollout.
2026-05-16
Car
Health
Canada logs isolated hantavirus case on cruise
Canada has identified its first hantavirus case in isolation in British Columbia, tied to the MV Hondius cruise cluster associated with three deaths, as health officials trace exposure and reassure the public.
2026-05-17
Ebola burials mount in Congo
A lethal Ebola outbreak in Congo has left at least 80 dead, triggering frequent burials, strained treatment centers, and a risky race between infection chains and public health teams.
2026-05-17
Hantavirus case linked to cruise ship
A Canadian former passenger from the MV Hondius has tested positive for hantavirus while isolating on Vancouver Island, raising questions over exposure sources and public health monitoring.
2026-05-17
Delicacy
ACGN
Maryland confirms imported measles case
Maryland health officials confirmed an imported measles case in a Baltimore-area resident who traveled abroad and are tracing contacts and urging MMR vaccination.
2026-04-20
Five surreal sci-fi anime for a Pragmata mood
Pragmata’s eerie, low-orbit isolation has clear cousins in five surreal sci-fi anime that mix cosmic dread, fragile humanity and brutal visual imagination.
2026-04-19
Capturing Affection Through Lenses
2024-04-03