January 22, 20253 min readWhy Does Snow Bring Childlike Joy?Snows appeal is more than just a fond nostalgia for childhood days away from schoolBy Meghan Bartels edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Matejphoto/Getty ImagesJust a few degrees difference can turn a dreary rainy day into a nigh on magical scene straight out of a snow globe. Its more glorious and beautiful than everything else in weather, says Alan Stewart, a weather and climate psychologist at the University of Georgia. Of course, snow has its haters, but there are some powerful scientific reasons why many people are so enamored by gently falling ice crystals.For people who grew up carefully turning pajamas inside out and backward in hopes of manifesting some flakes, snow can be a powerful reminder of childhood snow daysthat joyful surprise when another expected day of sitting in school turned into one that was instead filled with snowball fights or sledding.But there are also plenty of reasons snow can appeal to people without that fond nostalgia. In fact, says psychologist and writer Kari Leibowitz, snow quite literally alters our physical experience of the world. For example, freshly fallen snow is porous enough to absorb sound well, making the world quieter.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.And it plays even more strongly on our sense of sight. Theres something about the clean, fresh, white snow that is very aesthetically pleasing, says Leibowitz, who has written a book about mental health in winter. One aspect of that visual appeal, she adds, is the way snow reflects light in the darker months A lot of people really struggle with winter darkness as much as they struggle with the cold, she says. And so the brightening effect of the snow, I think, is really powerful.Snow also changes the very shape of the world people see around them, Stewart says, pointing to the way a fresh blanket of it hides and yet reveals our surroundings. Things that you look at every day suddenly can appear very different, he says. You maybe see the place in a new way.Snow often nudges people into interacting with their surroundings differently as well, Leibowitz says. I think the snow and the ice give us things to engage with in a sensory way that can be very playful and very childlike, Leibowitz says. Theres so much you can do with it in a tactile way.Whether school is canceled or not, snow shakes up the routines of life. When the snow actually prevents you from going places and doing things, its a disruption of the norm, Leibowitz says, which can be annoying and frustrating and inconvenientbut can also be really fun and really exciting.Perhaps whats most striking about our response to snow is that tension itself. In the right conditions, snow can be enchanting. But for certain people or under other circumstances, the same weather can become the very opposite: annoying, exhausting or even depression-inducing. A little bit of the traditional dark winter, even if it has the wonder of snowa susceptible person could experience it as really challenging emotionally, Stewart says.Leibowitz advocates adopting a mindset that embraces changing seasons, which can help people stay open to snows potential charms. I think, in a lot of places in the U.S., we sort of delude ourselves into thinking, Im just going to do everything the same and throw on a coat and a hat and call it a day, she says. Were not adapting enough; were not changing our behavior enough. And so then all of these things like the cold and the darkness are just a burden.Leibowitz recommends slowing down in the winter, taking inspiration from the long nights and cold daysand argues that snow can be a helpful cue to do so. Its such a clear visual reminder that were in a different season that perhaps it inspires people to respond more adaptively, she says.But as climate change continues to unfold, some historically snowy areas will lose the most magical precipitation there isand face nothing but cold rain. Theres a lot of places in the world that are right on this borderline where the difference of a couple of degrees of warming is the difference between a white, snowy winter ... and a gray, rainy winter, Leibowitz says. I think theres a lot that is lost when we lose the cold and when we lose the snow.

OpinionJanuary 22, 20255 min readModis Government Aims to Trample Indias HistoryHindu nationalists are committed to turning India into a Hindu nation-state. They are rewriting history in textbooks to shape that future, trampling Indias true pastBy Vinay Lal edited by Dan Vergano ImagesBazaar/Getty ImagesIndia has since 2014 been governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a Hindu nationalist party notorious for its intolerance for competing visions of the idea of India. Led by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, his partys rule has led to unchecked control of the media, widespread and zealous suppression of dissent, and tacit (and sometime open) support of bigotry against Muslims, Christians and lower-caste Indians.In last years national elections, the BJP returned to power for a third five-year term, albeit with a reduced presence in the Indian Parliament that has now compelled it to govern with coalition partners. One might have thought the Modi government, projected to achieve a landslide victory, would have been chastened by this turn of events to embrace a vision of India open to its unparalleled religious, cultural and linguistic diversity. Instead Indias National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) last year announced substantive revisions to the social science textbook used in class six (sixth grade), encompassing history, political science and geography, which suggests the present government has no intention of changing course. These revisions seek to present a radically altered and jaundiced understanding of the Indian past.The idea of history wars is by no means new. Japan, for instance, has triggered official protests from China over history textbook attempts to whitewash Japanese war crimes and imperialism in the 1930s and 1940s. The history wars in the U.S., now often placed under the larger rubric of culture wars, have lasted a century. A 1923 Oregon statute, which stressed that school history textbooks shall adequately stress the services rendered and the sacrifices made by the founders of the Republic, which shall inculcate love for and loyalty to our country, barely shows its age considering recent efforts to legislate patriotism, including a law in Florida that requires instruction suitable for an upright and desirable citizenry that recognizes and accepts responsibility for preserving and defending the liberty inherited from prior generations and secured by the United States Constitution.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.In considering the disputes over history textbooks in India, one U.S. example has yet more resonance. This was the dispute, which lasted from 2005 to 2009, over the representation of Hinduism and the ancient Indian past in history textbooks in California. Hindu conservatives, advised by the Hindu Education Foundation and the Vedic Foundationwhich takes its name from the Vedas, the most revered of the Hindu scripturesargued, inter alia, that the caste system had been depicted incorrectly, that women in India did not have an inferior status, and that the Aryans, rather than migrating to India, had originated in India. Many historians, including me, argued at that time that some of the changes would have the effect of falsifying history.But what, if anything, gives the present governments attempts a distinctive color and an alarming, even ominous, tone? Its revisions to school history textbooks furnish the most illuminating and even palpable answer. Perhaps the clearest verdict came in a 2023 New York Times headline: New Indian Textbooks Purged of Muslim History and Hindu Extremism.Islam arrived in India before C.E. 700. What may, with some justice, be described as the unification or incorporation of most of India into one political entity was achieved by the Mughal Empire by the 1500s. Countless European writers, whatever other prejudices they may have held against Indians, had no difficulty in recognizing Akbar the Greatwho reigned from 1556 to 1605 and turned the Mughal empire into a beacon of tolerance at a time when most of Europe was plunged into religious warsas one of the greatest monarchs in world history.What, then, is there about this past that greatly unsettles the Modi-led government? What is gained by diminishing Muslim rulers or altogether eviscerating some from history textbooks? Modi has from the outset of his rule since 2014 argued that he was determined to free India from 1,200 years of slavery, an obvious reference to the submission of India to Muslims, followed by the British. Muslims, however long they may have been in India, must forever be counted as foreigners.Secondly, from the Hindu nationalist standpoint, the world must recognize India as a country that in its most essential characteristics is Hindu. The long Muslim presence in India, on this view, was the principal factor in the decline of their country. Hindus have long been aware that India is distinct (or nearly so, if one discounts nearby Hindu-majority Nepal) as the only country and indeed civilization that is home to Hindus. Where Muslims can claim over 50 countries as Muslim-majority, Hindus have nowhere else to turn to but India. India must, on this view, be restored to its distinct place in the world as an essentially Hindu civilization. Thirdly, Modi is animated by the idea that Hindus, long accustomed to centuries of slavery, a phrase that appears repeatedly in his speeches and admonitions to fellow Indians, must be able to take pride in their religion; his greatest accomplishment, as he sees it, is that he has given Hindus the confidence to assert their identity as Hindus and not merely Indians. And, lastly, Modi and his followers in the Hindu middle class doubtless view Islam as an impediment to Indias progress and development.Clearly, more extreme Hindu nationalists are committed to turning India into a Hindu nation-state and greatly diminishing the Muslim presence in all spheres of life. They know that textbooks play by far the most critical role in shaping our understanding of the past. The destruction on December 6, 1992, of the Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya, by a mob of Hindu militants was their first step in reclaiming India as Hindu India; if that can be described as a purge of Islam, the revisions to the textbooks can be described as effecting a similar purge in realms of education and pedagogy.Indian school textbooks are often poorly produced and contain egregious mistakes. One states that Japan launched a nuclear attack on the U.S. in World War II. Other, non-BJP governments have also introduced highly questionable revisions to history textbooks, though never on the scale witnessed since the BJP swept into power. In 2023 the 12th-grade history and politics textbook was revised to exclude the passage found in previous versions that Mahatma Gandhis steadfast pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity provoked Hindu extremists so much that they made several attempts to assassinate him. Gandhi, a devout Hindu, was assassinated by yet another Hindu, Nathuram Godse, but this fact has been deleted from scores of textbooks. There is no mention of the pogrom of 2002 that led to the deaths of over 1,000 Muslims and the displacement of some 200,000 people, under the rationalization exercise undertaken by the NCERT. One could easily cite hundreds of other instances of such obfuscation of the truth.Mohandas Gandhi, anointed as the Father of the Nation, was unequivocally clear that the litmus test of a democracy is how it treats its minorities. India is failing this test. The revisions undertaken to history textbooks under the present political dispensation in India are, in other words, the surest sign that when a country is gravitating towards authoritarian rule, truth will be the first casualtyas it has been so often in the past.This is an opinion and analysis article, and the views expressed by the author or authors are not necessarily those of Scientific American.

Xbox adding support for larger external storage beyond current limitBigger than 16TB? No problem.Image credit: Seagate News by Tom Phillips Editor-in-Chief Published on Jan. 22, 2025 External hard drives over 16TB in size will soon be supported by Xbox consoles, Microsoft has announced. The addition of support for bigger external USB storage has been confirmed for Xbox Insiders, as part of a system software update rolling out now to public testers in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring. As ever, this new feature will slowly filter out to larger testing groups before its widespread public release, typically over the next couple of weeks. "We are enabling support for external USB drives larger than 16TB, so you can be sure your favorite games are always ready to play!" Microsoft wrote in a blog post. "Newly formatted drives that are larger than 16TB will be formatted with multiple partitions to utilise all available space for games and apps. These will appear as multiple devices in the storage devices list."To see this content please enable targeting cookies. This is an Xbox: the death of console exclusives is inevitable and I don't know how to feel about it.Watch on YouTubeIntriguingly, Microsoft does not list a new upper limit for storage devices - suggesting that with the partition methodology in place, there is no upper limit anymore. How big a hard drive can you connect?!"Drives greater than 16TB that have already been formatted will be unaffected by this change and would need to be reformatted to take advantage of the updated support for larger drives," Microsoft concluded.For more on what's next from Microsoft, be sure to join us tomorrow, Thursday 22nd January, for live coverage of the Xbox Developer Direct, beginning at 6pm UK time. We're expecting to see more of Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, South of Midnight and a couple of other surprises.

Mass Effect 5 "isn't ready to suddenly have a team of 250, 300 people working on it" now Dragon Age: The Veilguard is doneBioWare staff spread elsewhere within EA while pre-production continues.Image credit: BioWare News by Tom Phillips Editor-in-Chief Published on Jan. 22, 2025 The next Mass Effect project is still growing in size and isn't ready for the bulk of BioWare staff to jump aboard, former studio veteran Mark Darrah has said.Darrah worked at BioWare for 23 years as a project director and executive producer on the Dragon Age series, and has tracked the studio's changing project schedule in a newly-public video peering behind the scenes.Some BioWare staff who worked on Dragon Age: The Veilguard are now filtering over to Mass Effect 5, but others are being kept busy contributing to projects elsewhere within the wider EA organisation, Darrah said.Dragon Age: The Veilguard has shipped. Now what? #masseffectWatch on YouTubeFirst announced in 2020, Mass Effect 5 (or whatever it ends up being called) has been worked on by a small team of original Mass Effect trilogy veterans within BioWare while the majority of the company has worked to get Dragon Age: The Veilguard out the door. But now The Veilguard has shipped, that doesn't mean Mass Effect 5 will suddenly have the full operational strength of BioWare behind it, Darrah continued, even though the studio had entered an era where it only dedicated the majority of its resources to one project at a time. "Mass Effect isn't ready to suddenly have a team of 250, 300 people working on it," Darrah noted. "In the past when BioWare was toying with being on just one project, like on Anthem or The Veilguard, that project was up and running at full speed so it was able to suck in every available resource, it had enough existing infrastructure that it was able to absorb everything. "That's not exactly what's happening [with Mass Effect 5]. You see this when you go on to people's social media profiles. People who worked on The Veilguard, some of them are going onto Mass Effect, but some of them are moving into other parts of the EA organisation because Mass Effect isn't ready for them."BioWare previously worked on multiple projects in parallel, such as various entries in the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series, plus development on Star Wars: The Old Republic and - going back further - teams dedicated to handheld development, a cancelled Jade Empire sequel, and the Montreal satellite studio which led development on Mass Effect Andromeda, and was subsequently folded into EA's Motive studio.Having many teams meant moving people between projects might have been easier, Darrah said, but this came with its own issues. For example, having multiple projects also limited that movement, if several games were due to ship in close proximity."This might be great," Darrah concluded of BioWare's current single-project focus, "because what it means is BioWare, for really the first time ever, is able to singularly focus on a single project, is able to put all attention on a single project, is able to put everything it has towards a single goal: which is making the best Mass Effect it possibly can."Mass Effect 5 still lacks a release date, and last year's N7 Day was a quiet affair as BioWare still heads down on the launch of The Veilguard. Here's hoping things ramp up considerably in 2025.BioWare's Mass Effect head honcho Michael Gamble recently let fans know the game won't be changing art styles akin to Dragon Age: The Veilguard and dropped a hint that left fans speculating that the series' Paragon/Renegade system would be returning. In addition to the next Mass Effect game, Amazon is working on a TV series set within the Mass Effect universe. Commander Shepard voice actor Jennifer Hale told Eurogamer earlier this month that she'd love to see the trilogy's original cast make an appearance.

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereWith modders making massive strides towards custom companions and entire custom campaigns, one modder is close to releasing the first playable slice of their massively ambitious Baldurs Gate 3 mod: Path To Menzoberranzan. Featuring an entirely original story and a new cast, the custom campaign returns fans to Athkatla, the sprawling city from Baldurs Gate 2.Created by a team of modders, the upcoming mod is aiming to release its first playable demo [in] Spring 2025, making full use of the cracked BG3 mod tools that released last year. With new footage showing off more progress of the mind-blowing new mod, its clear were entering a golden age for Baldurs Gate 3.Baldurs Gate 3 custom campaign footageReleased just days ago on YouTube, new footage of the Path To Menzoberranzan shows the player traipsing down the Athkatla Streets. A gorgeous recreation of the classic isometric games locale, the new location is Larian quality in its design with ornate, fully-furnished interiors and intense crowds.Currently sitting at just 2,300 views at the time of wriing, the new footage showcases the best modding work weve seen in Baldurs Gate 3 yet. While some modders work on other custom campaigns that take players to locations from World of Warcraft, or shove Master Chief into the game, this is the first BG3 mod that feels like it could be an official expansion.In a comment on the YouTube video, it was confirmed that every companion in the game will be completely new with their own VAs [voice actors]. Additionally, the custom campaignwhen releasedshould be playable without ruining your current playthrough of the main game.While the new custom campaign will take players to familiar locations from Baldurs Gate 2, the team is clear to state that this is a completely different story. This is not a remake of the now 24-year-old game. Instead, its an entirely original experience.Theres still no solid release date for the custom campaign or its upcoming demo, although that is at least planned to release in Spring. Furthermore, the mod will not be available on console or via Baldurs Gate 3s official mod page as it makes use of the cracked mod tools. Instead, players on PC will have to download it, and other custom campaigns, via Nexus Mods.Nevertheless, this is an incredibly exciting time to be a fan of Baldurs Gate 3. While were not on the level of Fallout London-size fan-made expansions, we are experiencing the start of something brilliant, and I cant wait to see where it goes.Baldurs Gate 3Platform(s):macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Adventure, RPG, Strategy10VideoGamerSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Contents hide Nexon has recently conducted another Q&A with The First Descendant fans on Discord. This has resulted in the producer sharing major improvements coming to TFD as early as March, which is when Season 3 is expected to land and introduce a brand-new character. Away from the producer, The First Descendant director has shared plans for better farming and improvements to characters considered weak.The First Descendant farming improvementsDuring The First Descendant Discord Q&A, TFD_Director_Jooms was asked if there are any plans to improve farming to help players avoid needing to grind so much.The directors answer is translated by GPT so there might be some translation errors, but the director responded, We are planning improvements for both External Component farming and the External Component system itself.Jooms elaborated, In the short term, we are preparing measures to ease the difficulty of farming, and we will provide updates as soon as plans are finalized. As for how farming will be improved, Nexon aim to enhance [the] fun elements of the Component System, and This will require system-level changes, so it is being approached as a long-term plan rather than a simple farming improvement.In regard to Void Abyss Metal Fragments, [Nexon] plan to increase the reward from 400% Infiltration Operations to 40 pieces and are considering additional supplies through events.Image credit: The First Descendant DiscordImproving weak charactersAlongside plans to improve farming, the director also discussed Nexons intentions to buff characters dubbed weak by players. In response to a question about Nexons philosophy towards balancing, Jooms said, our approach is not to stick to our own ideas but to embrace community feedback, verify through data, and address shortcomings.The director promised that Nexon are in the process of adjusting the weaker [characters] to match the level of more powerful Descendants that exist. Recently Nexon released reworks for Valby, Luna, and Jayber, but this was a mixed bag, and resulted in accusations of Nexon prioritising female characters over male.One of the characters mentioned by the director is Yujin. Jooms believes improvements are necessary to make Yujin more effective and convenient for solo play, and the developers hope to make him more accessible to a broader range of players. There are also plans to rework Jayber again following the negative feedback from players.Image credit: The First Descendant DiscordIn more The First Descendant news, players can check out the2025 roadmap.The First DescendantPlatform(s):PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Action, Adventure, RPG5VideoGamerSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share

Recchia came to working with glass somewhat by chance. While studying architecture at Mackenzie Presbyterian University in So Paulo, it was a school projectcreating a model for an all-glass buildingthat ignited his interest in what he considers a really new material in Brazil. Eager to deepen his understanding of the process, he connected with a local couple who, having honed their skills in the hot shops of Venice, had just set up their own atelier outside the city. Soon, Recchia established his own design practice and, with their help, created tables from vitreous slabs, blown orbs, and broken shards. His most recent seriesand his most complex yet to producenods to stained glass, inserting melted pieces into bronze or aluminum frameworks to create surfaces, mirrors, and more.Humberto Da MataSee more of Da Mata's work at humbertodamata.com.Trained as an architect, Da Mata cut his teeth under the Campana Brothers, a stint that, in his words, changed the course of my professional life. Inspired by their materials-driven practice, he devoted himself to the basics of making, first using local textiles to create cartoonishly woven upholstered pieces. After formally launching his studio in 2012, he expanded to ceramics in 2018, eventually developing his own blend of paper pulp that he applies to metal or wood frames in a highly improvisational process. Once it dries he sands it down, applying a thin layer of powder to eliminate imperfections and slicking the whole thing in automotive paint. The resulting formsorganic and often functionaldepart from the modernist language associated with Brazil. I studied architecture in a Niemeyer building, but then I moved to this chaotic city where there are a lot of things happening, reflects Da Mata, whose practice is also based in Barra Funda. In my work, I see these different influences coming together.PalmaPalma is represented by Verso gallery in New York (verso-works.com).Everyday staples prove ripe for reinvention in the work of Palma, founded by Lorenzo Lo Schiavo (left) and Clo Dbberthin. Many traditional handcrafts here have disappeared, explains Lo Schiavo. We re-create techniques that interest us. Candy wrappers, for instance, serve as clever substitutes for silver leaf and conventional metalwork, while broken eggshellscarefully applied using tweezersmimic refined Art Deco finishes. We like to be able to make the whole piece here, Dbberthin says, referring to their Barra Funda atelier, which does double duty as a materials library and laboratory. In 2022, the duo also initiated Design na Barra Funda, an annual neighborhood-wide open studio event that stirs together makers, designers, and artists in the area.The So Paulo designers of tomorrow are featured in ADs February issue. Never miss a story when you subscribe to AD.

architectureInterior Designer Explains Every Decision Behind This SoHo Loft RenovationToday, AD welcomes interior designer Darren Jett to tour one of his most recent design projects, a full Soho loft renovation. From structural changes to interior design, every decision matters when renovating a spaceJett breaks down how he landed on the final design and what factored into his choices.architectureWhy Prefab Architecture Could Be the Future But Probably Wont BeMichael Wyetzner of Michielli + Wyetzner Architects returns to AD to discuss prefab architecture and why it could be the future of housingbut probably wont be. Prefabricated architecture has always posed a more affordable and sustainable future for housing as theyre fast and cheaper to build and produce less waste in the long run, so why hasnt it taken over? Wyetzner delves into the history of prefab and why it failed to take off how many architects have hoped it would.ASSETSJ. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research InstitutecelebritiesInside Kendall Jenners Home at ChristmasToday, AD is welcomed back by Kendall Jenner to tour her LA home while its decorated for Christmas. Over the years, the Kardashian-Jenner clan has become known for their flamboyant Christmas decorations but Kendalls approach to holiday decorating is much more traditional. With the help of florist to the stars, Jeff Leatham, green garlands, a classic tree, and vintage decorations lace the halls of her home creating a nostalgic atmosphere. Much of this nostalgia stems from decorations from Kendalls childhood handed down from her mom Krismost notably her collection of Christopher Radko tree ornaments. Growing up with [those ornaments] every year, they became so special to me, she says. And I cant wait to share that with my kids one day, but I love sharing this with my friends. I love entertaining, I love hosting, and so these decorations get used really well.2024 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkcelebritiesInside Paloma Elsessers Timeless Brooklyn HomeToday, AD is welcomed by supermodel Paloma Elsesser to tour her Brooklyn townhouse. An illustrious modeling career means Elsesser is often jet-setting the globe, and as a result, her time at home has become her vacation time. Brooklyn was always where the supermodel wanted to end up setting up home, with Gregory Rockwell and Hester Hodde of Gregory Rockwell Interiors helping bring her oasis to life. Her home takes its cues from Milan design, mixing vintage and artisanal pieces, a style Elsesser has been drawn to since her many travels to Italys fashion capital. As the model settles into her dream home, its already been a place of great personal evolutionI feel like I became a woman here, she admits. I learned to navigate so many thingsa breakup, a contractor, having agency over my decisions and my money. Im under no one elses jurisdiction. Its scary, but also very freeing.Architecture + DesignInside an Alabama Home With Nature Views From Every RoomJeffrey Dungan helped turn a primary residence into a place that feels like a retreatBy Elizabeth FazzareMagazineDarren Jett Sets the Mood at a Classic Manhattan LoftTapped by a young client, the designer alludes to movies, music, and design marvels of the recent pastBy Sam CochranArchitecture + DesignTour a Tiny Boathouse in Connecticut With Outsize CharmAD100 designer Hadley Wiggins plays with patina in a familys historic shoreline homeBy Laura May ToddMotoringThe 17 New Cars Were Most Excited About in 2025From a sleek all-electric Volvo to Ferrari's muscular two-seat convertible, there will be some major changes in the automotive world that you need to keep on your radarBy Brett BerkShopping28 Best Shower Curtains to Transform Your Bathroom DecorIts curtains for you, drab styleBy Kristi KelloggCelebrity LifestyleThe Beatles Behind the Scenes: 15 Photos of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr at HomeSee images of the bandmates throughout the years making the most of their precious time away from the spotlightBy Michael Gioia Architecture + DesignThis Altadena Bungalow Is a Love Letter to Production Design and AmericanaElements from film and TV sets inspired the collected interior of a designers 1938 Southern California homeBy Jessica RitzCelebrity StyleJosephine Baker at Home: 15 Photos of the Legendary Entertainer in Her French ChateausThe St. Louis-born Jazz age star (and spy) built a life in France, where she raised 12 children and collected a panoply of exotic petsBy Katie Schultz

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Get Into GearLet's rock: the Guilty Gear Strive anime finally has a release date, and yes, you will be able to watch it on CrunchyrollWill it make sense? Probably not! Do I care? Nope!Image credit: Arc System Works News by Oisin Kuhnke Contributor Published on Jan. 22, 2025 Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers, the anime adaptation of the popular fighting game, finally has a release date.Are you more of a heaven or a hell person? As long as you're one or the other, you're probably a Guilty Gear fan, and if that is you, then you'll be happy to hear that the anime adaptation of the long-running fighting game series finally has a release date: April, 2025. A new trailer has been released by Arc System Works showing off the anime, which is pretty much just Strive's 3D style turned into a fully-fledged TV show, and also confirmed that it'll be coming to Crunchyroll. While the trailer itself only says April as a release window, the show's official website notes that it will be airing from April 5. Whether that means it will be simulcast on Crunchyroll, I can't tell you, but I'm sure more details will be confirmed further down the line.Watch on YouTubeThe trailer also showed off a whole bunch of returning cast members, including series mainstays Sol Badguy and Ky Kiske, as well as others like Bridget, Baiken, Dizzy, Jack-O', Johnny, Leo, Elphelt, and Ramlethal. There's also the brand new character, Unika, whose inclusion is still a bit mysterious (but she'll also be appearing as a playable character in Strive presumably sometime this year too). To see this content please enable targeting cookies. The official website describes the story: After the decline of the once robust fields of science and technology, a new energy source known as magic fuels the modern era. Humanity creates forbidden biological weapons: Gears. Those Gears eventually stand against humanity in a rebellion. Although they manage to overcome in the struggle for survival known as the Crusades, humanitys losses are so great that even after several decades pass, their emotional wounds remain unable to fully heal. Sin Kiske, the child of a human and a Gear, heads to his father Ky and mother Dizzys wedding ceremony. Their wedding breaks the ultimate taboo: a union between a human and a Gear. "Even with the world at peace, it took many years for such a ceremony to come to fruition. Despite the complex array of emotions surrounding it, the wedding ceremony is met with blessings. When suddenly, a mysterious girl appears The fated child inheriting Gear bloodand the mysterious girl who despises Gears. Their meeting would shake the world."Yes, that does sound like a lot, but when has the Guilty Gear series been anything but itself through and through?