25 Years of The Sims Turning Players Into Gods
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"The Sims" celebrates 25 years
The video game series "The Sims" launched 25 years ago this week. Now, it's one of the most popular game series in the world, captivating hundreds of millions of players and allowing them to create ...CBS News - Feb. 8 -
The NBA's tech summit turns 25 this year, and its return to the Bay Area is a full-circle moment
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had no idea 25 years ago that the Tech Summit would turn into much of anything, much less one of the hottest tickets at All-Star weekendABC News - 4d -
Schools describe 'astronomical' bills as 25-year repair contract breaks down
What happens next has implications for the expiry of almost 600 similar PFI deals across England.BBC News - Feb. 12 -
MLS turns 30: Can it be world's best league in next 30 years?
MLS is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025, and if its first 30 years were about survival, will the next 30 see it become soccer's biggest league?ESPN - 18h -
Why Lamine Yamal could be the world's best player before he turns 21
Lamine Yamal is the latest teenage phenom to burst onto the soccer scene, but there's something about him that's just ... different.ESPN - 4d -
40-year-old spent $25,000 to turn her kitchen side hustle into a business—now it brings in $97 million a year
Sweet Loren's started in Loren Castle's kitchen, and is now sold in 35,000 grocery stores across the U.S.CNBC - 5d -
Wait! The Sims is a lot bleaker than I remember
When EA surprise-dropped a rerelease of The Sims 1 and 2, I was delighted to return to a defining video game of millennial childhoods – but it feels different 25 years later. When I was growing up, ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
My Favorite Argument for the Existence of God
We, ourselves, are part of the proof.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
The rights and wrongs of politicians ‘doing God’
JD Vance’s musings on Catholic theology drew a rebuke from the pope himselfFinancial Times - 3d -
CVS shares are up 45% this year — here's why it may be starting to turn its business around
Some analysts are more optimistic about CVS' ability to navigate higher-than-expected medical costs in its insurance unit moving forward.CNBC - 5d
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Courts Force a Window Into Musk’s Secretive Unit
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‘Time for Him to Go’: New Yorkers Sour on Eric Adams
Dozens of interviews suggested that the drumbeat of negative news stories about the mayor had turned many New Yorkers against him.The New York Times - 3h -
Judge to Scrutinize Adams’s Dealings With Trump’s Justice Department
At a hearing Wednesday, Judge Dale E. Ho is expected to examine the extraordinary events leading up to the government’s request to drop charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.The New York Times - 3h
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