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‘The Last Of Us Part II’ Insists There’s Artistry In All Of Its Violence

‘The Last Of Us Part II’ Insists There’s Artistry In All Of Its Violence

Welcome to The Backlog, a series in which we will take a look back at 12 games from 2020 that, in one way or another, had a lasting impact on the video game industry.

One of the more exhausting arguments you can have about video games grapples with the idea of value. Specifically, can video games be valuable as an art form? Truly, this doesn't matter at all. Enjoy what you enjoy and if you get value from it, then hell yeah, that rocks. And if someone tells you that video games are stupid or worthless or whatever else, then don't let that take away from your enjoyment and connection to a specific game.

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I Can’t Wait to Enjoy This Baseball Game After About Two Hours and Thirty-Six Minutes of Getting Settled In

This is what it’s all about. The crack of the bat. The crisp summer air. The camaraderie of old friends on a beautiful new day. These are all experiences I can’t wait to enjoy for myself as soon as I’m done waiting in line for a fourteen-dollar hot dog. You can feel the triu...

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Inside the vLLM Inference Server: From Prompt to Response

In the previous part of this series, I introduced the architecture of vLLM and how it is optimized for serving

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WIRED
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The Next Acetaminophen Tablet You Take Could Be Made From PET

This research could represent the first documented case of paracetamol production from plastic waste using E. coli bacteria.

WIRED
Text • Rhett Allain

Space Elevators Could Totally Work—If Earth Days Were Much Shorter

What would it take to run a cable from the ISS to Earth? Depends how fast you want the Earth to rotate.

WIRED
Text • Julian Chokkattu

12 Best Standing Desks of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

Take your home office to new heights with our favorite motorized standing desks.

WIRED
Text • Molly Higgins

These 7 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested (2025)

We tested some of the most popular automatic dry- and wet-food pet feeders to see which ones are worth the money.

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Batter bits, scraps, dubs, scrumps

When I was a kid when you went to a proper chippie - fish and chips traditionally on a Friday - you could ask for “batter bits” (regional naming statistics) which were the wonderful leftover deep-fried scraps of fish batter, and you’d get them free. Anyway apparently if the ...

WIRED
Text • Louryn Strampe

Joybird Eliot Sleeper Sofa Review: Gorgeous and Functional

This customizable sleeper couch makes a comfy statement.

WIRED
Text • Julia Forbes

Mattress Shopping Terms to Know (2025)

Shopping for a mattress online means expanding your vocabulary. Here are the key terms to look for.

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P&B: David Wertheimer

This is the 96th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have David Wertheimer and his blog, Ideapad I love to have people who started blogging in the 90s as guests because I can only assume th...

WIRED
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The Obsessive Fans Playing God on 'Love Island'—and Living for the Crash Outs

Doxing contestants. Conspiracies. Fan communities. Vote consulting. As “Love Island USA” gives viewers control over the show’s storylines, some are getting too invested in the resulting chaos.

WIRED
Text • Simon Hill

34 Best Family Board Games (2025): Catan, Ticket to Ride, Codenames

From monsters to kittens to strategy games, these sets will liven things up on nights when everyone is tired of screens.

WIRED
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JD Vance Is the Loyal Convert in Chief

Vice president JD Vance is everywhere—and he’s the highest point of contact, Trumpworld sources say, for tech billionaires who went all-in on Donald Trump.

WIRED
Text • Neha Chandrachud

The Era of ‘Woke’ Brand Activism Is Over

In the wake of Donald Trump’s attacks on DEI and trans Americans, major corporations have pulled out of Pride and Juneteenth. Some are pushing ultra nationalist messages instead.

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Coming Soon: A New Season of Autocracy in America

The former world chess champion and lifelong democracy activist Garry Kasparov guides a new series of conversations about society’s complacency with liberal values and how this carelessness has fueled a democratic retreat—and a new belligerence among dictators.

New episodes launch every Friday, starting July 11.

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The Trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Last fall, the Justice Department unveiled a series of shocking allegations against Sean Combs, the music mogul known as Diddy. Prosecutors charged Mr. Combs with sex trafficking and racketeering, and for the past seven weeks, they have argued their case in a Manhattan court...

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MAGA Rage Suddenly Takes Unnerving Turn as Trump Plummets in New Polls

President Trump’s big budget bill is in some trouble after the Senate parlimentarian ruled that big chunks of it can’t pass via a simple majority. That enraged MAGA: Marjorie Taylor Greene unleashed a furious rant demanding that Senate Majority Leader Joh...

That Trippi Show
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"It's all about muscle memory..." how to win a Presidential race

We dive into Zohran Mamdani's historic victory in New York - and why Joe thinks too many are already taking the wrong lessons from the win. Hint: it's the tactics, not the message. And what really happened with turnout in 2024? Why Joe's skeptical about any turnout claims. Why are primaries so important to building a successful operation? Trust the guy who's won more presidential primary states than just about any other talking head out there.
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Creatio Bakes AI Into No-Code Platform ‘Kernel’

Creatio, a provider of an AI-native platform to automate customer relationship management (CRM) and workflows with no code, has launched

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