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Amnesia: The Bunker, the new "unscripted" WW1 horror from SOMA developer Frictional Games, is almost upon us following a number of delays, and with its 23rd May release date looming, the studio has shared 10 new minutes of gameplay to ponder. The Bunker, for a bit of context, is the fourth game in Frictional's Amnesia series, which began with 2010's acclaimed The Dark Descent. Since then we've seen a Chinese-Room-developed successor in 2013's A Machine for Pigs, and Frictional returned to the series in 2021 with its ambitious Amnesia: Rebirth, set in the Algerian desert. Frictional's latest, Amnesia: The Bunker,...

Here’s a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also confirmed the two following nominees by voice vote: Amanda K. Brailsford, to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Idaho; and Damien M. Diggs, to be the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas for a 4-year term. House votes DUTIES ON SOLAR PANEL IMPORTS: The House has passed a resolution (H.J. Res. 39), sponsored by Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., to disapprove of and void a Commerce Department rule that would suspend duties...

The Liberal government is assessing how painful China’s retaliation would be if Canada decides to expel a diplomat accused of targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday she requested that China’s ambassador to Canada be summoned over the affair, saying that outright expulsion is an option on the table. Chong, meanwhile,said he was told that when Canada’s spy agency learned about threats against him and his family in 2021, it shared its intelligence with the prime minister’s national security adviser and other departments. That claim appears to contradict Prime...

I have two names: Vivien and 은혜 (Eun Hye). As a second-generation Korean American who grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood, I was (sadly) thankful my American name was in English. Vivien. It was easy to say, spell, and no teacher or classmate could butcher it. I’ve gone through years of schooling witnessing white peers and teachers making a show of trying to pronounce other cultural names, only to decide it was too complicated to say. Instead, teachers, my friend’s parents, and college professors would never fail to ask me if I knew my English name was like the beautiful...

According to the powers that be (er, apparently according to Dan Wickett of the Emerging Writers Network), May is Short Story Month. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending a single short story, free to read online, every (work) day of the month. Why not read along with us? Today, we recommend: “Paper Lantern” by Stuart Dybek I couldn’t say for certain what my favorite short story is, but I know the one to which I return most often (save, of course, for Joyce’s “The Dead,” but that’s a national mandate so it doesn’t count), the one I think about when I’m...