March 21, 2020
A Musical Interlude...
Chess in the time, etc.
Undeterred by coronavirus concerns, the World Chess Championship Candidates tournament is in progress with a variety of commentary in Yekaterinburg, Russia, with eight players playing one game per day in a double round robin to determine who will challenge Magnus Carlsen, reigning champion and undisputed king of chess for the last decade, later this year in a match. Each of the 14 rounds start daily at 11:00 UTC. Live results and games can be found at Chess24. [more inside]
The Wørd: Truthiness In Action
At the beginning of 2020, reports of a 'pneumonia outbreak' spurred the CDC to action. When asked, Trump implied everything was under control and downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus threat while US intelligence reports warned of a likely pandemic. Those reports and other warnings spurred some to action (Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC; Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-GA). Trump downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus, and implied that the Trump administration had things well in hand. [more inside]
“The heart of Doom is very much still there.”
How lost classic Doom 64 was revived for modern platforms [The Verge] “As if there weren’t enough doom in the world right now, this week sees the release of not one but two new Doom games. Doom Eternal [Previously] is the flashy AAA sequel with incredible graphics and accurately modeled viscera, of course, but you shouldn’t sleep on the other: the first rerelease of Doom 64, an underappreciated entry in the series’s history. Doom 64, as the name suggests, was originally designed for the Nintendo 64. It came out in 1997 and, unlike id Software’s previous two Doom titles, it was developed by Midway Games. It was the first Doom game to offer any sort of significant graphical upgrade on the original, had all-new levels, and — depending on your perspective — could easily have been considered a “Doom 3” had id not released its own game with that name in 2004.” [YouTube][Game Trailer] [more inside]
"Surfing saved my life," and now Surfer Dan saves others
"I guess everybody kind of thinks they know Surfer Dan, myself. Hardcore Dan, Surfer Dan, Psycho Dan, Late for Dinner Dan. [...] Do they really know me, or do they just know of me?" [Michigan Live] Meet the Icebeard Surfers of Lake Superior [Vice video, 9 minutes], who surf for themselves, and save others in the Great Lakes. More on Surfer Dan from the man himself, Daniel Schetter, in an interview with Word on the Street Marquette. Bonus: Winter Surfers Teach Taji How to Grow an Ice Beard [Vice, 6 minutes].
CATEGORY IS: Zookeeper Eleganza
Melbourne Zoo employee slays the workday- ENJOY (SLTwitter) Actor/zookeeper Adam Porter serves it to the security camera, as tweeted by RPDR alum Darienne Lake.
Kenny Rogers, 1938-2020
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is In). The Gambler. Coward of the County. Islands in the Stream. Kenny Rogers, "who dominated the pop and country charts in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of sleekly tailored hits and won three Grammys, has died".
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