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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Adventures in Modern Russia in Books

Jul 28, 2017  
Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Adventures in Modern Russia
Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Adventures in Modern Russia
Peter Pomerantsev | 2017 | History & Politics
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Clash of cultures within one civilisation
A fascinating look into how Russia has essentially used contemporary and western culture to reconstruct the same Soviet system. It's not so much an evolution but adaptation to bolster their former glory.

Peter Pomerantsev is a veteran reporter for Russia, and his tongue and cheek yet informative look into the country is engaging, concerning and at times just plain insane.

The book itself meanders through a variety of topics, mostly based on the writer's experiences of working on various television programmes for state sponsored networks, therefore doesn't strictly stick to the nitty gritty political system.
  
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Jcadden76 (64 KP) rated 7 Days a Geek in Podcasts

Jun 11, 2018  
7 Days a Geek
7 Days a Geek
Comedy, TV & Film, Technology
10
5.8 (5 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
The Angry Ginger (3 more)
Neighbor Cole
The Topics
The Passion
I want more episodes (1 more)
I want TK1 back
Terrific content from a committed and fun host
I have been a follower of all things from the Angry Ginger for a long time. Since his days with TLPS, I have been listening to him spew his brand of comedy. Though the co-host will change from time to time, Jason The Angry Ginger remains the same.

Add to all of this, the fact that each fall the perform insane marathon-length podcasting and you have something truly amazing.
  
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Kate Grimes (10 KP) rated Chernobyl in TV

Jun 18, 2019  
Chernobyl
Chernobyl
2019 | Action, Drama, History
10
9.0 (75 Ratings)
TV Show Rating Watch
Just watch it. It's an unnerving watch when you realise you keep needing to remember it was real and it happened. The world could have been a very different place indeed. The casting was phenomenal and the emotion driven through the series felt so real. When looking at archive pieces of film, attention to detail is spot on. The helicopter scene - Just insane. Such a touching and completely non glamourised memoriam to all who died and who helped prevent further nuclear disaster. I did start to think after just what other sorts of secrets could a goverment keep??!
  
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charlieraven (21 KP) shared Amelia's Tea 's rating

Apr 23, 2020
I loved this game from the second it was announced because the concept really appealed to me. I wasnt disappointed. The honour of the conversation options left me chuckling to myself (especially if you choose a "dumb" charachter) and the storyline kept my interest. The combat was fairly simple and even on 'hard' it was manageable. I would go as far as to say that hard was equivalent to normal mode on most games.
Survival mode is practically insane but really good fun - apart from not being able to fast travel- walking is helped by choosing the speed boost on your perks though.
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Amelia's Tea (8 KP) rated the Xbox One version of The Outer Worlds in Video Games

Oct 28, 2019 (Updated Nov 1, 2019)  
The Outer Worlds
The Outer Worlds
2019 | Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Shooter
10
8.3 (13 Ratings)
Video Game Rating Watch
Great writing, from story, to characters, to lore. (1 more)
It's beautiful, and atmospheric with great music.
At time of playing (launch, before any updates) there's a few clunky things: like constantly drawing your weapon when you don't mean to. (1 more)
I had one instance where entering a room in the final mission kept completely crashing my game, and I had to parkour my way around to overcome this. Hopefully this is patched out soon!
Saved the Single Player
I loved this game. I imagine I'll be playing it for many years to come, and I'm hoping desperately for a sequel! I've been missing single player RPGs desperately lately, with studios like BioWare leaving them behind.

This game really scratched that itch for me. It's got great characters, great gameplay and a great story. It's just great. I can't recommend it enough.

Obviously it has some kinks to be worked out, but I was very easily able to overlook them when playing.
I am a little disappointed that some features were left out, like third person view and romances, but hope that these could be implemented into a sequel. Either way, I still enjoyed playing.