Games & Humor

During one experiment, the poker bot Pluribus played against five professional players. It won.

Science

Bet On The Bot: AI Beats The Professionals At 6-Player Texas Hold 'Em

4:28pm July 11, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Six-player Texas Hold 'em has been too tough for a machine to master — until now. A bot named Pluribus crushed some of the world's best poker players using brash and unorthodox strategies.

'Weird Al' Yankovic On The Influence Of 'Mad' Magazine

5:28am July 05, 2019

The trailblazing satirical force Mad magazine announced it will no longer be sold at newsstands after 67 years. "Weird Al" Yankovic is among those who are fans.

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Jennifer Weiner poses for a portrait at CBS Studios in Los Angeles, on June 29, 2011.

Books
Arts

Not My Job: We Quiz Novelist Jennifer Weiner On TripAdvisor Whiners

4:07pm July 01, 2019

Weiner will be quizzed on one whiner in particular — she'll have to figure out which negative review was actually written by host Peter Sagal's father, Matthew Sagal.

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Nicole Byer chats with Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg at the Moore Theatre, in Seattle, Washington.

Arts

Nicole Byer: Nailed It!

11:26am June 28, 2019

Comedian and host of Nailed It!, Nicole Byer reflects on how she went from waiting tables to performing stand-up, and why celebrating failure is important. Then she joins in another round of Fact Bag!

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Ophira Eisenberg performs alongside Jonathan Coulton on Ask Me Another at the Moore Theatre, in Seattle, Washington.

Arts

Spinoffs In Seattle

11:26am June 28, 2019

In this tribute to Sleepless In Seattle, contestants listen to clues that imagine Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks experiencing different alliterative combinations of emotions and cities around the globe.

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Contestants Bruce Ryan and Karen Secrest appear on Ask Me Another at the Moore Theatre, in Seattle, Washington.

Arts

Bleep Bloop

11:26am June 28, 2019

Washington state is the home of tech companies ranging from Microsoft to Nintendo's American headquarters, in this game contestants are asked to identify the iconic video game based on an audio clip.

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Contestants Dennis Feeney and Lynsi Burton appear on Ask Me Another at the Moore Theatre, in Seattle, Washington.

Arts

Fifty Shades Dorkier

11:26am June 28, 2019

Fifty Shades of Grey is based in Seattle, so this game provides more risqué descriptions of other famous films and television shows that are set in and around the city.

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Ask Me Another's house musician Jonathan Coulton performs at the Moore Theatre, in Seattle, Washington.

Arts

Smells Like Teen Starbucks

11:26am June 28, 2019

In this music trivia round, the words of famous grunge songs are changed to describe things in and from the Seattle area.

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Comedian Nicole Byer is quizzed on the movie Ghost, alongside Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton at the Moore Theatre, in Seattle, Washington.

Arts

Nicole Byer: It's A 'Ghost' Quiz

11:26am June 28, 2019

Nicole Byer returns to the stage for her Ask Me Another challenge, where she answers trivia questions about her self-proclaimed favorite childhood film, the 1990 hit Ghost.

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Contestants compete in Ask Me Another's final round at the Moore Theatre, in Seattle, Washington.

Arts

The Emerald City

11:26am June 28, 2019

In this final showdown, contestants are given definitions and must identify the corresponding word, which will contain a precious stone, mineral, or fossil within it.

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