While films like The Godfather Part II and The Departed are widely celebrated, many other excellent gangster movies haven’t received the attention they deserve. These five forgotten masterpieces – whether overlooked upon release, lost to time, or simply unappreciated – are perfect from beginning to end.
When you really want to go to a concert but can’t get tickets, your first instinct is to try and find one. You might know someone selling one at a fair price, but if not, you’ll probably end up looking at resale websites.
The animated series Invincible has been a huge topic online since its fourth season finished on April 22nd. The popularity is extending to video games, with the new fighting game Invincible VS launching on April 30th.
Filming is currently underway, and fans near the filming locations have captured some on-set footage. The YouTube channel UnBoxPHD has posted several videos, with the most popular ones showing the character Dung Eater being pelted with food while suspended.
In this game, players collect over 100 different creatures called Lumis and turn them into cards. You can then train and evolve these Lumis to battle other players online or trade them with friends.
Takara Tomy, a leading Japanese toy maker, has introduced a new plush toy called “Bouncy Ditto.” This adorable Pokémon wiggles, makes sounds, and even sings, responding to how you play with it.
Ah, the irony! The e-rupee, once heralded as the future of currency, had stumbled like a novice in a game of chess, its daily transactions dwindling to a mere 100,000 by mid-2024. Compare this to the UPI, which processes more transactions in an afternoon than the e-rupee has in its entire existence. Yet, the RBI, undeterred by such trivialities, has embarked on a campaign of coercion, disguised as innovation. In Maharashtra and Gujarat, the e-rupee is now the vessel for agricultural subsidies and food benefits, a digital straitjacket ensuring that every rupee is spent as intended, with not a paisa diverted to the whims of the recipient.
This is finance, darling, not a tea party. The introduction marks a charming tilt away from stodgy old finance toward a glittering new stage for currency you can’t actually hold, but pretend you can with impeccable air.
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Crimson Desert is out now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (through Steam). You can get it on Steam for free here, and it includes 75 songs spread across four discs, plus uploads on YouTube. If you haven’t picked up the game yet, you can read a review in progress here. It will also be available on major streaming platforms soon. For helpful tips and tricks, check out our Crimson Desert guides here.