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When it comes to the prophecy of fortune cookies, I count myself firmly among the believers. Years ago, before quitting a tedious job in Washington and heading to Asia for adventure, I broke a cookie to tell my fortune. BE BOLD AND MIGHTY FORCES WILL COME TO YOUR AID. It was the best decision I ever made. I roamed the Indonesian rain forest with shamans wearing loincloths made of tree bark and traded a Swiss Army knife from my former girlfriend for a sweat-stained, bead headband....

RELATED: 10 Easter Eggs You May Have Missed In The Medium One of the most amazing things about this game is its compelling characters. The roster isn’t very massive either, but the ones that are in the game are so full of incredible details and backstory that every single one of them deserves to be taken a closer look at. 10 Marianne’s Burn Scars When Marianne was young, the family home she grew up in was burned to the ground by a man named Henry Wilks....

If “monster” seems like rhetorical overkill, then recall what the aging baby boom does to government. Federal spending on the elderly is plausibly projected to double from 2000 to 2030 as a share of national income. About three quarters of that increase will be health spending–mostly Medicare, but also Medicaid (70 percent of Medicaid spending goes to the old and disabled). The rise in health spending exceeds all of today’s discretionary domestic spending on schools, the FBI, the environment and much more....

What once would have seemed a conservative idea now looks timely: the Museum of Modern Art in New York is mounting the king-size " Henri Matisse: A Retrospective" (Sept. 24 through Jan. 12, 1993, not traveling). With more than 400 works, including 275 paintings, 50 of the late paper cutouts and an assortment of sculptures, drawings and prints, the massive show has temporarily displaced the entire permanent collection from two floors of the museum It’s like a long, languorous alfresco feast in the south of France, with course after course of the painterly equivalent of ripe fruit, creme fraiche, warm bread and the giddy intoxication of perfumy rose....

It should be noted however that HowLongToBeat.com is primarily composed of data submitted by users so may not be indicative of the world at large. That being said, according to the data, Resident Evil Village did secure the top spot for most completed game of this year. Village was not without its competition, however, as it only narrowly beat out Metroid Dread. In fact, considering the difficulty of Metroid Dread on normal, especially its final boss encounter, it’s actually pretty intriguing that so many gamers finished Samus’ latest adventure....

RELATED: Pokemon: The Biggest Mysteries From The Series Fans Still Can’t Figure Out These days, however, some of the evolutionary lines found throughout the Pokemon series have become incredibly complicated, with multiple branches and increasingly bizarre methods of inducing evolution added into the series. Not all of them are quite beyond comprehension, but there are perhaps one or two of them that would have left even Charles Darwin scratching his head....

As seen in PlayStation’s “Accolades Trailer” below, fans are not only given a taste of the positive reception given to the game, but also are treated to a sweeping accompanying score as well as some of the title’s more grandiose visuals for added flair and effect. Certainly, it goes without saying that Sony and Team Ico are attempting to ensure that The Last Guardian maintains solid sales after its launch by only focusing on the favorable aspects of the game, so it will be interesting to see if the new trailer manages to sway the opinions of fans currently sitting on the fence....

In the short teaser video, fans can hear what appears to be a conversation between Ellie and Joel. Ellie says, “I have to finish it,” and Joel replies, “There’s a cost.” Of course, it’s also possible that these voices belong to other characters entirely, though that remains to be seen. In any case, The Last of Us 2 fans should get more context for this conversation when the game’s new trailer drops tomorrow morning....

This is good news for franchise fans, but it would be an odd move for the studio. If the rumor is true, it suggests Naughty Dog is putting all its eggs in one basket with The Last of Us. It also brings to question the other original IP that the studio has been rumored to be working on. RELATED: Ashley Johnson’s The Last of Us HBO Character Could Mark the Biggest Departure from the Games...

2:30 p.m. The world’s most famous sled dog race is underway in Alaska. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race started Sunday afternoon in Willow, Alaska, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Anchorage. Mushers leave the start line in two-minute intervals. The first musher out on the thousand-mile (1,600-kilometer) trail to the finish line in Nome was Anja Radano. There are 52 mushers total in the international field, which includes four Canadians, two Norwegians including the defending champion and one musher each from Sweden and France....

RELATED: The Best Weapons In Breath Of The Wild (& The Worst) With the sheer number of armor, weapons, shields, and bows— among other things — in the game, players would obviously want to obtain the best equipment possible. Armor is especially in demand in this regard, since it’s the only piece of equipment that doesn’t have a durability stat attached to it. Here are 10 of the best armor sets that should definitely be a part of one’s arsenal in Breath Of The Wild....

Over the years, there have been some truly impressive fan tributes to Ocarina of Time in particular. There’s obviously the standard array of fan art and cosplay, but some fan creations possess a great deal of creativity. One such Ocarina of Time fan made a piece of art out of 50,000 dominos. Although, this newest tribute details the overworld of Ocarina of Time in an interesting form factor. RELATED: Zelda: Wind Waker Mod Recreates Ocarina of Time...

While Aunoma also revealed that the studio does read much of what fans have to say about the series, he went on to caution that not every piece of feedback influences or is incorporated into future Zelda titles such as the upcoming Legend of Zelda for Wii U. The main reason is that Aonuma feels that doing so would remove some of the surprise away from the experience. Instead, the studio would rather take a suggestion and then interpret that into a way the player wouldn’t expect....

At the New York fall fashion shows last week the answers were clear: the length is way below the knees and the colors are ecologically correct earth tones. Designers tried to pretend that they were merely offering new choices (not issuing orders) by throwing in a few short skirts and some bright reds and iridescent blues. But the style everyone was talking about was a slim, curvy, long silhouette in black or neutral colors like gray, brown and buff....

Right now they aren’t expecting much. In a recent Roper poll of 18- to 29-year-olds, only 21 percent rated their future ““very good’’ – the lowest tally since 1975. So it will come as a surprise that the long decline in young workers’ incomes may be over at last. Gen X spans the birth years of 1965 to 1980 – a time when babies went out of style. They’re the smallest cohort since the Silent Generation of the 1950s, which has earned them the sobriquet ““baby bust....

Moon Knight has a delightfully comic book-y origin. Marc Spector is an ex-mercenary, left for dead at an archeological dig. The Egyptian moon god Khonshu saved Spector, who now fights as the Fist of Khonshu here on Earth. He also has multiple identities — like the millionaire Steven Grant and the blue-collar taxi driver Jake Lockley, among others. Early in his history, the identities were more or less utility devices for Moon Knight....

When Reddit user “J_Scarp1273” saw a recent episode of Disney Plus’ current hot offering in the Marvel universe, they apparently took inspiration from surprise standout character Baron Zemo’s ’techno-riffic’ dance moves, like so many others. But rather than simply pointing out Zemo’s amusing steps and moving on, this particular fan decided to turn the scene into something a little more special. RELATED: ‘Falcon and Winter Soldier’ Star Compares Role to Her ‘Star Wars’ Hero...

The smoke and mirrors surrounding his success is finally fading. What remains is a castle built on lies. Also read: Top 5 most embarrassing donations streamers received on live stream Dan Bilzerian’s rise and fall Part 1: The rise of an icon Daniel Brandon Bilzerian, born on December 7th, 1980, is the son of ex-wall street magnate and convicted felon Paul Bilzerian. At the age of 10, he and his brother Adam Bilzerian had to face the news of their father’s indictment and his subsequent conviction....

What’s happening in Dubai reflects a larger trend that many in the West, distracted by chaos in Iraq and terrorism in Saudi Arabia, have failed to notice. For all its troubles, the region has seen a huge boom in real estate and equities. Financiers say the rise in prices has been driven largely by Arabs bringing billions home from America, to escape post-9/11 counterterrorism measures that, in effect, target them and their money....

Whether Illonka (Iman Benson) thinks that she has been cured or her love interest Kevin (Igby Rigney) is struggling to end his relationship, the characters of The Midnight Club feel raw and vulnerable every step of the way. The series proves the right way to bring words on a page to a TV series. RELATED: The Midnight Club: Is This Mike Flanagan’s Scariest Show Yet? The first season of The Midnight Club has 10 episodes that are each almost 60 minutes long but never lag for a second....