Games & Humor

RZA of Wu-Tang Clan performs onstage during the 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

Arts

'Wait Wait' for Feb. 26, 2022: Hail to the Chief Edition

8:15am February 26, 2022

This week, we celebrate some of our favorite moments from the show, with guests Ed Begley, Jr.; Yamiche Alcindor; Antoni Porowski; and The RZA. Plus, a tribute to our friend P.J. O'Rourke.

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A confrontation with a dragon in 'Elden Ring.'

Arts

Review: How I learned to stop worrying and love the deathly delights of 'Elden Ring'

5:00pm February 23, 2022

by Keller Gordon

A celebrated game developer known for brutal difficulty and impenetrable storytelling collaborated with Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin for their latest title.

The Gran Turismo Sophy A.I. does a lap of the course.

Science

A.I. has mastered 'Gran Turismo' — and one autonomous car designer is taking note

11:17am February 23, 2022

A new artificial intelligence program has beaten the world's best players in the popular PlayStation racing game Gran Turismo Sport. But the impact could be felt far beyond that.

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Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, shown here in 2018, has beaten world champion Magnus Carlsen.

World News

A 16-year-old from India has beaten world chess champion Magnus Carlsen

4:24pm February 22, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"I'm just really happy," Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa said. He is the youngest person to defeat Carlsen since the Norwegian became world champion.

Arts

'Wait Wait' for Feb. 19, 2022: With Not My Job guest Marlon James

10:18am February 19, 2022

Marlon James won the Booker Prize, and then immediately turned around and wrote an epic fantasy trilogy. So, naturally, we invited him on to answer three questions about fantasy football.

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Aloy surveys a vista from 'Horizon Forbidden West.'

Arts

Review: 'Horizon Forbidden West' brings a personal saga to a primal post-apocalypse

5:00pm February 16, 2022

by Swapna Krishna

A personal journey underpins a new video game about a post-apocalyptic American West reclaimed by nature and stalked by bestial robots.

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Economy

Looking good in the metaverse. Fashion brands bet on digital clothing

12:22pm February 16, 2022

by Miranda Mazariegos

Fashion brands are betting people will spend on virtual outfits in the immersive digital world known as the metaverse.

Arts

'Wait Wait' for Feb. 12, 2022: With Not My Job guest Patti Smith

12:18pm February 12, 2022

Patti Smith is a cultural icon; a musician, writer and poet who helped shape the counterculture of the '70s. She does it all, but can she answer our questions about burger makers, AKA Patty Smiths?

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Arts

Stuart Duncan: Why do we need safe virtual play spaces?

11:29am February 11, 2022

Bullies are everywhere, especially online. That's why Stuart Duncan created AutCraft: a Minecraft server where kids with autism can play freely.

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There are plenty of Pokemon to ride on through the land, water, and air in Hisui.

Arts

With 'Legends: Arceus,' Pokémon becomes a more immersive game

2:20pm February 08, 2022

by George Yang

But the new release is not all that many imagined it would be. Instead of gorgeous landscapes and towering landmarks, there is a relatively empty world with not much to explore.