By The competitive ranking system in Valorant represents one of the most sophisticated approaches to skill-based matchmaking in modern tactical shooters. Since the game’s launch, this carefully crafted system has evolved to become not just a measure of player skill, but a powerful motivator that drives millions of players to improve
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A decade isn’t really such a long time ago, but it feels like ages ago if you’re a Star Wars fan who’s lived through the many highs and lows of the franchise since Disney acquired the rights to George Lucas‘ empire. That must go double for Daisy Ridley, who in
Yellowjackets Season 3 Episode 3 Review: Don’t Ignore the Wilderness
This review contains spoilers for season 3 episode 3 of Yellowjackets For the past two seasons, Yellowjackets has expertly toed the line between thriller and outright horror, building suspense as we wonder whether or not there are actually supernatural forces at work in the Wilderness. Trying to figure out how
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Stephen King’s 1980 short story “The Monkey” (which can be found these days in his outstanding 1985 collection, Skeleton Crew) tells the story of Hal Shelburn, a man who is obsessed with an old toy from his childhood, a wind-up monkey that seems to cause death whenever it claps its
