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These biting cartoons tell the story of the impeachment fight this week

Did Pelosi or Trump gain the upper hand?




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‘Death Stranding’ game review: A stunning achievement that requires effort to truly appreciate

“Death Stranding” is one of the oddest, and one of the best, games of 2019.




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Martin Scorsese is right: The real villain isn’t Marvel movies. It’s the broken system.

The director's New York Times op-ed reveals a longing for an age before tent-pole movies and streaming services.




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‘Afterparty’ game review: #noregrets

The game ably emulates the manic tempo of being young, smart (and stupid) and having a wild night out.




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How political cartoonists deal — and thrive — with live coverage of the impeachment hearings

Pulitzer-winning editorial artists aim to find deadline satire in the televised inquiry.




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How MacArthur ‘genius’ Lynda Barry is exploring brain creativity with true artists: Preschoolers

The author of the new book “Making Comics” has a plan for her grant windfall: the study of the “split” in the human brain between writing and drawing.




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How cartoonists are satirizing the Trump impeachment hearings to ‘keep us sane’

Pulitzer-winning cartoonists use humor to peer behind all the political posturing.




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The latest in a series attuned to human shortcomings, ‘Life is Strange 2’ will stay with you for a while

The game doesn’t celebrate winners but those who persevere and endure.




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Hank Azaria reportedly quitting role as voice of Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

The actor has long voiced by the character, who had come under scrutiny for propagating stereotypes.




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Cartoonists are having a tougher time with Trump’s impeachment than with Clinton’s. Except when it’s easier.

Cartoonists who have lampooned both administrations take aim differently now.




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‘A Short Hike’: A pleasant break from the winter doldrums

'A Short Hike" is a good example of how a familiar video game form can be made into something more quiet and unhurried.




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Sketch artists at the impeachment trial are capturing scenes that the cameras cannot

The scenes they draw include a senator seemingly falling asleep.




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‘Birds of Prey’ is Harley Quinn’s party, so just revel in it (Joker not invited)

Margot Robbie's over-the-top character makes her much-anticipated return to the screen.




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Cartoonists share their secrets to drawing the Democratic candidates, from Bernie’s hair to Klobuchar’s smile

“People who have the most exaggerated features tend to make the worst caricature subjects, and in that sense, I hate drawing Bernie,” says one.




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Bloomberg insulted Trump with a Darth Vader tweet. Here are six other times Star Wars converged with politics.

From Ronald Reagan's "evil empire" to Mark Hamill battling Ivanka Trump.




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‘The Longing’: Patience (and lots of it) is required, but it’s worth every minute

Every so often a game like this comes along that is so audacious it reminds us of how conventional and pedestrian many of the games are by comparison.




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This new Biden cartoon captures the shift in the Democratic race — and is now a bumper sticker

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Mike Luckovich had a middle-of-the-night inspiration after Super Tuesday.




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How cartoonists are carefully satirizing the coronavirus epidemic — and Trump’s response to it

Three Pulitzer-winning cartoonists say covering the crisis requires careful aim.




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How the world’s political artists are depicting the covid-19 pandemic

Symbolism, face masks and the Grim Reaper abound.




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Chinese American cartoonist finds satire in coronavirus crisis — with a perspective from both cultures

Chen Weng was born in Wuhan and lives in Seattle. Both connections inspire her "Messycow Comics" strips about panic and hoarding.




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The New Yorker cover and political cartoons are saluting coronavirus responders as heroes

Mike Luckovich's popular Iwo Jima cartoon is also celebrating those on the front lines of the fight against covid-19.




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5 tips to spark your creativity while working alone, from artists who do it all the time

The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" author, a "Peanuts" studio creator and others explain the ways they're staying creative during a pandemic.




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Mort Drucker’s legendary Mad magazine caricatures spoofed Hollywood — and Hollywood loved them

Artist Mort Drucker, who inspired generations of humorists with his Mad magazine film and TV parodies across five decades, passed away Wednesday.




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‘Girl With a Purell Earring’: How artists are tweaking famous paintings for our coronavirus era

Artists are creating social-distancing versions of Vermeer, da Vinci, Michelangelo and more.




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Sanaa Lathan’s Catwoman is here to steal scenes, jewelry and hearts in the ‘Harley Quinn’ animated series

"She’s the coolest superhero out there. She’s extremely confident. Sexy. Not surprised by anything," says Sanaa Lathan of Catwoman, her new role in DC Universe's "Harley Quinn" series.




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Newspaper comics hardly ever feature black women as artists. But two new voices have arrived.

Steenz and Bianca Xunise have entered a field that has long overlooked the voices of African American women.




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A New Yorker cartoonist got covid-19. So he drew this public warning.

New York humorist Jason Chatfield chronicled his experience with the illness, from symptoms to recovery.




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‘The Clone Wars’ proves yet again that Darth Maul is the most tragic Star Wars character

Darth Maul could have saved the galaxy in 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars," and lived on in the movies. Neither happened.




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How cartoonists are ridiculing Pence’s Mayo Clinic visit without a mask

The vice president's visit inspired reactions from cartoonists on both sides of the political aisle.




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We’d like to see the artwork you’re creating during the coronavirus crisis

Submit your visual art here. We'll publish some of the submissions.




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The Grim Reaper shows up often in pandemic cartoons — whether to provoke or provide dark humor

Some cartoonists try to deliver a political shock. Others want to deliver levity in this trying time.




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News24.com | Nigeria reports record infections hours after lockdown was eased

Number of Covid-19 cases jumps by 245, the day Nigeria began phasing out emergency measures.




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News24.com | Covid-19: Man sentenced to death in Nigeria's first ever virtual ruling

A Nigerian court sentenced a man to death in the country's first ever virtual ruling during a five-week coronavirus lockdown.




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News24.com | Virus patients protest in north Nigeria

A group of coronavirus patients staged a protest outside an isolation centre in northern Nigeria to demand increased medical attention and food, officials and residents have said.




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Domino’s will start delivering pizzas via an autonomous robot this fall

Domino's plans to start delivering pizzas using an autonomous, unmanned vehicle. The announcement is the latest example of technology companies using robots to deliver food.




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Wearable technology started by tracking steps. Soon, it may allow your boss to track your performance.

A team of researchers from Dartmouth say they’ve created a mobile sensing system — consisting of fitness bracelets, sensors and a custom app — that can measure employee performance with about 80 percent accuracy.




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Walmart has added virtual reality to its assessment of an employee’s potential

For the past few months, the nation’s largest employer has begun evaluating workers using an experimental tool: virtual reality.




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Amazon’s autonomous robots have started delivering packages in a new location: Southern California

After nearly eight months of knowledge-gathering street tests and thousands of successful deliveries, Amazon has announced that its delivery robots have begun delivering packages to customers in Irvine, Calif.




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‘Hey, Google! Let me talk to my departed father.’

If all goes according to plan, future generations will be able to interact with departed relatives using mobile devices or virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, asking the deceased questions, eliciting stories and drawing upon a lifetime’s worth of advice long after their physical body is gone.




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Cities, not rural areas, are the real Internet deserts

The “digital divide” is back in the news, with both Democratic presidential candidates and incumbent government officials promising billions to provide high-speed Internet to millions of Americans in rural areas who don’t currently have access to it at home. The digital divide, however, is not a rural problem.




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The latest tool to help police develop empathy for the public: Virtual reality headsets

To help law enforcement officers resolve emergency situations, one company has created empathy training based in virtual reality.




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Istanbul’s new airport is one of the world’s largest. A fleet of humanoid robots is helping passengers find their way around.

How do you help millions of passengers navigate one of the world's largest airports? In Turkey, the answer is a fleet of humanoid robots.




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Tired of long lines? A Canadian grocery chain debuts Smart Carts with self-checkout.

A Canadian grocery chain says its introducing a fleet of intelligent grocery carts that scan and weigh products as customers place them in the cart.




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California has 33 million acres of forest. This company is training artificial intelligence to scour it all for wildfire.

As fires tear across California, a Silicon Valley technology company believes artificial intelligence could be the key to preventing them in the future.




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Fordham University business students have a new tool to prepare them for boardrooms: Virtual reality

Fordham University business students are using virtual reality to prepare them for boardrooms.




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Walmart teams with Nuro’s robot cars to deliver groceries in Houston

Walmart, the nation's largest employer, announced a partnership with Nuro, a Silicon Valley startup called this week. The two companies will begin delivering groceries to customers in Houston this year using autonomous vehicles.




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Four fantasy football quarterbacks to replace 49ers Jimmy Garoppolo

Garoppolo was forced to leave the game against the Chiefs after taking a hit in the fourth quarter.




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Fantasy Football start/sit tips for Week 4: Rams won’t trouble Kirk Cousins

The Vikings will face off against the 3-0 Los Angeles Rams, which normally would trigger an automatic sit for any passing attack, but the Rams, on short rest, will be without cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters.




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Fantasy Football start/sit tips for Week 5: Start Redskins QB Alex Smith against the Saints

Smith has lived up to expectations in 2018, completing 66 of 96 passes (career-high 69 percent) for 767 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.




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Fantasy Football start/sit tips for Week 6: Avoid Cowboys QB Dak Prescott

Prescott's touchdown rate is down and his interception rate is up for the second straight season.