Cooler Flop Sets Up Incredible 17-Bounty Haul at Triton Final Table Summary Jun Obara ended a nine-year wait for a Japanese Triton champion by winning the $40,000 Mystery Bounty at Triton Jeju. The pro, also known as “misawa,” swept an extraordinary 17 mystery bounties across the event, taking home $699,000 in prize money plus roughly […]
How Ukraine and Gaza scrambled the ideological map Summary The two major conflicts of the 2020s — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the war in Gaza — have upended familiar political divisions. Where traditional left-right labels once helped predict positions on foreign policy, responses to these wars have produced unexpected alliances and fractures within parties, […]
The Gen Z revolution spreading in Asia Summary The Financial Times article (paywalled) examines how Generation Z is increasingly shaping politics, culture and markets across Asia. It argues that this cohort’s values, behaviour and digital fluency are changing voter dynamics, consumer trends and social movements from East Asia to Southeast Asia. The piece highlights generational […]
Former Bain insider: What it takes to ace a consulting interview Summary Spencer Anderson, a former Bain senior manager who now works in career coaching, shares practical advice on how to stand out in consulting interviews. His core messages: be authentic, build genuine advocates, practise deliberately (and uncomfortably), treat interviews as collaborations rather than exams, […]
Red Dead Redemption 2 New Official Content Available This Week Summary Rockstar has rolled out a fresh set of limited-time activities for Red Dead Online that run over the next few weeks, centred on the Collector Bonuses event. The headline Capture Series runs from 16 September to 22 September, offering 4x RDO$ and XP, plus […]
PlayStation Confirms It Will Never Abandon Single-Player Games Summary Sony has reiterated its commitment to “highly narrative-driven single-player games” in a recent corporate report filing. The announcement follows a period in which the company attempted to expand into live-service titles — many of which were later cancelled, with Concord becoming a notable commercial failure after […]
Marvel’s Spider-Man Sequel Leaks Online, Sounds Outrageously Good Summary Following a 2023 Insomniac Games leak that revealed several unannounced Marvel projects, reports have resurfaced about a spin-off titled Marvel’s Venom. Sources (MP1st) claim Insomniac is actively developing the Venom game, which would star Eddie Brock as the protagonist and pit him against Cletus Kasady (Carnage). […]
Helldivers 2 Players Spot Apparent Link In Charlie Kirk Shooting Summary Following the fatal shooting of right‑wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, investigators recovered a cartridge engraved with the message: “Hey, fascist! Catch! ↑ → ↓↓↓”. Players of Helldivers 2 noted the arrow sequence matches the in‑game input for the Eagle 500kg Bomb — a […]
Chinese airline selling tickets for 29-hour, 12,000-mile flight Summary China Eastern Airlines has begun selling tickets for what will be the world’s longest direct flight: a roughly 12,000-mile route from Buenos Aires to Shanghai that takes about 29 hours in total. The service launches in December and is operated using a Boeing 777-300. Due to […]
Death of Charlie Kirk Sees Kalshi Withdraw Markets, Polymarket Question the Possibility of Civil War Summary Prediction markets reacted quickly after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Kalshi pulled all contracts related to Kirk, calling them inappropriate in the circumstances, while Polymarket created a controversial market asking whether the […]
