Tag Archives: Game

Are old malaria drugs really the COVID-19 ‘game changer’ some people believe? Not so fast, warn health officials

U.S. president Donald Trump considers them a COVID-19 “game changer,” his top infectious diseases advisor says the evidence is flimsy, while ethicists worry pouring millions of the tablets into hospitals is a long shot that could make people sicker. Two old anti-malaria medications are being pushed as potential treatments in the scramble to find something,… Read More »

Former Game of Thrones Star Pedro Pascal Is Shining in The Mandalorian

Spoiler alert: The following article contains light spoilers for The Mandalorian’s fourth episode. The fourth episode of The Mandalorian revealed more about the character’s past, and why he doesn’t take off his helmet. If he ever does take that helmet off, the last decade has given us an idea of the actor underneath. You definitely… Read More »

The Mountain Apologizes to Missandei for That Unfortunate Turn of Events on Game of Thrones

Warning: The following post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4, “The Last of the Starks.” • Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka The Mountain on Game of Thrones, apologized to actress Nathalie Emmanuel for killing her character, Missandei, on the HBO series.• The Mountain beheads Missandei at the end of season 8, episode… Read More »

From school principal to cult video game star?

SECRET IDENTITY: Greg Smith as Barry Burton, the world-weary mercenary from Resident Evil, the hugely popular video game. Wagga’s Greg Smith has become an accidental internet sensation. You see, it turns out that Mr Smith, the hugely popular former principal of South Wagga Public School, actually starred as the live-action version of a world-weary mercenary… Read More »