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Today in the World Countries
- Independence Day is being celebrated in Kyrgyzstan, Trinidad And Tobago
- National Language Day is being celebrated in Moldova
- People born on this day are Virgo as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
On this day in 2023
- EVENTS
- At least 74 die in a fire in a office building housing migrants and vulnerable people in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- BIRTHS
- Cindy Passanante Walton, Reality Star, born in Italy.
- Gladish Chan, Makeup Artist, born in Malaysia.
- DEATHS
- Anatoly Sass, Russian rower (Olympic gold USSR double sculls 1968), who died at 87.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- Choose Love is released. Cami Conway (Laura Marano) has it all. She’s got the job she wants (recording engineer) and is headed towards engagement, marriage and kids with her wonderful boyfriend, Paul (Scott Michael Foster). And yet. She feels something is missing. Is it just FOMO and the fear of commitment that goes with it? Or is she actually missing out on an even better career, perhaps the long abandoned singing career she once dreamed of? And is Paul the love of her life? What if it’s Rex Galier (Avan Jogia), the sexy British rock star, who walks into her studio and becomes irrepressibly smitten? Or could it be Jack Menna (Jordi Webber), her first love, “the one that got away”, the idealistic world traveler, who returns home and is ready to rekindle their youthful passion? Cami faces a kaleidoscope of tempting but tough choices: from serious ethical dilemmas to the frivolous “Truth or Dare.” What she chooses depends wholly on you, the viewer. But be careful! Things don’t always play out like you think!
- TV SERIES
- One Piece (2023): Season 1 is released. The live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga series of the same name follows Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) as he leaves his small village to gather a crew to find "One Piece"- the treasure that will make him King of the Pirates.
- GAMING: PC
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock for PC is released. Chaos! The Neutrinos crash the Turtles’ latest pizza party! The teenagers from Dimension X are in dire need of help: Shredder is seeking to conquer the multiverse itself!Our heroes need to jump between dimensions and stop Shredder once and for all!
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 5
- Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy for PlayStation 5 is released. Trine 5 will take Amadeus the Wizard, Zoya the Thief, and Pontius the Knight on their most action-packed journey yet!With their reputations tarnished, loved ones in danger, and their own magical powers at stake, the Heroes of Trine must reunite to push back a fearsome Clockwork army and bring peace and justice to the land!Traverse breathtaking 2.5D landscapes in Trine's deepest and visually richest chapter to date, with an all new cast of characters - some friends, some foes, but all unforgettable.Whether by yourself or playing with up to three friends in online and local co-op, the upgraded puzzle difficulty system keeps things fresh, adapting the challenge to the number of players.Level up the heroes' abilities with the all-new skill quest system, growing their legend as they are once again united by… the Trine!
- GAMING: SWITCH
- Taito Milestones 2 for Switch is released. Includes 10 classic Taito arcade games from the 1980s and early 90s, including "Metal Black", "Dino Rex", and "Kiki Kaikai".Released on Nintendo Switch with the development cooperation of Hamster, which has released numerous ported versions of arcade games as the "Arcade Archives"series!
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- Mary Peltola is the first Alaskan Native to be elected to US Congress, defeating Sarah Palin in a special election.
- DEATHS
- Bill Turnbull, British television and radio presenter and journalist (Radio Clyde; BBC), who died of prostate cancer at 66.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- I Came By is released. A rebellious young graffiti artist targets the homes of London’s wealthy elite. When he discovers a dark secret about a prestigious judge, it leads him on a shocking journey endangering himself and those closest to him.
- GAMING: PC
- Call of the Wild: The Angler for PC is released. From the creators of theHunter: Call of the Wild comes a genre-defying fishing experience! Explore a vast and atmospheric open world in search of the perfect fishing spot. Ride the open waters alone or with friends and embark on your journey to become a master angler.
- Scathe for PC is released. Scathe is an intense, classic FPS with big guns and even bigger demons. You are Scathe, Enforcer of the Legions of Hell, forged from the earth by the Divine Creator himself. And you, like your fallen kin before you, must prove your worth by navigating a deviously crafted maze, entangled with demonic evil at every twist and turn. So, grab your Hell Hammer and get ready to unleash your almighty fury!Use Scathe's brute strength and extreme speed to purge your way through Hell's most grotesque abominations, as you search for the Hellstones and defeat the all-powerful Guardians that protect them.It's time to blast your way out of bullet Hell.
- SPORTS
- Lee Thomas, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1962,62²; LA Angels, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs) and executive (GM Philadelphia Phillies 1988-93), who died at 86.
On this day in 2021
- DEATHS
- Michael Constantine [Ioannides], American actor (Room 222 - "Mr. Kaufman" ; Don't Drink The Water; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), who died at 94.
- TV SERIES
- Only Murders in the Building: Season 1 is released. After a death in their apartment building, fellow tenants Charles (Steve Martin), Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Oliver (Martin Short) discover they share a love for true crime and decide to investigate the case themselves in this comedic murder mystery co-created by John Hoffman and Steve Martin.
- GAMING: PC
- Maneater: Truth Quest for PC is released. Starring the titular and evolved bull shark protagonist – and Chris Parnell (Saturday Night Live, Rick and Morty, Archer), reprising his role as investigative journalist Trip Westhaven, Maneater: Truth Quest will take players down the rabbit hole of dark secrets and conspiracies surrounding Port Clovis and the Naval Wildlife Organization (NWO). The original stories of animals growing bone like armor, emitting flesh-eating toxins, or using electricity as a weapon were simply just old fisherman's tales. That is until conspiracy theorists everywhere pointed to the original Maneater as solid proof of a Government coverup. Trip Westhaven, driven the brink of madness, fires up his ViewTube channel “Truth Quest”, to take his followers, the “Questers” into deep waters in an effort to uncover the dark secrets behind this whale of a tale.
- Song of Iron for PC is released. Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it's purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery, your goal is not. To save your people you must find the Great Temple of the Gods, but do not expect a warm welcome.Prepare to be met by a world set against you. In Song of Iron, man, monster and nature itself will try to stop you. Fight through it all in this gritty adventure where combat is intense, visceral and dangerous. Use bow, axe and shield to fight back but take care, weapons can be lost, arrows will run out and shields will be broken. With the blood of your ancestors and valor regained along the way you can fight on!Explore your ancient, and mysterious homeland as you journey through forests, into caves and climb mountains as you seek vengeance. Keep your eyes peeled, danger is all around you and when a fight is too big you may need to find a subtler way to pass foes.
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 5
- Clid the Snail for PlayStation 5 is released. Clid The Snail is an innovative top-down shooter with a narrative focus and a methodical, mindful approach to combat. Players will join the troublesome snail Clid and help him and a peculiar gang of outcasts defeat the slug plague that is ravaging their world. In addition to a delightfully grim environment ready to be explored, players will experience a vast array of weapons, mechanics, and puzzles that will encourage creative and strategic gunplay.
- GAMING: SWITCH
- Monster Harvest for Switch is released. Monster Harvest is a monster collecting and farming action RPG with a twist. Grow, collect and mutate your crops then take them into battle! Filled with places to discover and multiple ways to build your farm, get ready to craft, explore and battle across the vibrant world of Planimal Point.
- Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1 for Switch is released. This is the first installment of a quintessential Strategy RPG lover’s collection, which boasts 2 games in 1! With over 60 hours of gameplay between both games, and an exclusive physical Deluxe Edition that includes a CD soundtrack and art book (with music and art from both titles), returning fans can relive time-honored favorites, while new (and old) fans can discover hits they may have missed!
- Rustler for Switch is released. Become a medieval thug in a crazy open-world action game, full of pop-culture references. Complete insane quests, kill heroes, steal horses, fight guards, rob peasants, listen to some bard music, and much more! All packed in old-school gameplay style!
- GAMING: XBOX SERIES X
- The Big Con for Xbox Series X is released. Hustle through the 90s in THE BIG CON, an adventure game where you're an awkward teen hustling to save her family video store from gangsters. Play as Ali, a high school junior gone AWOL from band camp to seek revenge on the loan sharks that threaten her mom's video store. (Fighting with your mom is YOUR job. No one else gets to do that.) Maybe you'll profit from the latest collectible plushie craze, and make an interesting friend or two along the way.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- US cases of COVID-19 pandemic pass 6 million with 183,300 deaths with California (699.000), Florida (619,000) recording the most (Johns Hopkins).
- Singer Akon lays first stone for Akon city, futuristic solar-powered city to be built in Senegal, saying will be real-life version of Wakanda in "Black Panther".
- BIRTHS
- Navey Mcbride, YouTube Star, born in United States.
- Lyra Sheeran, Family Member, born in England.
- DEATHS
- Nina Bocharova, Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (Olympic gold balance beam, team 1952), who died at 95.
- POLITICS
- Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician,13th President of India (2012-17), who died at 84.
- SPORTS
- John Thompson, American Basketball Hall of Fame center, coach and broadcaster (NBA C'ship 1965,66, Boston Celtics; coach NCAA C'ship 1984, Georgetown), who died at 78.
- Tom Seaver, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (NY Mets; NL Cy Young Award 1969,73,75; 12 x MLB All Star) dies of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19 pandemic at 75.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- US missile attack in al-Qaeda jihadist training camp in Idlib province, Syria, kills 40.
- India removes citizenship status from 1.9 million people in state of Assam, leaving them off its new National Register of Citizens.
- Gunman kills seven and injures 22 during high speed chase in Odessa, Texas.
- Ellie Goulding married art dealer Caspar Jopling at York Minster Cathedral, England, in a wedding attended by Katy Perry and her boyfriend Orlando Bloom, Tracey Emin, Sienna Miller, James Blunt, Princess Eugenie, and Sarah, Duchess of York..
- Major track crash during Formula 2 race at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium kills Anthoine Hubert and critically injures Juan Manuel Correa.
- DEATHS
- Anthoine Hubert, Race Car Driver.
- Wim Statius Muller, Curaçaoa conductor, pianist, and composer, who died at 89.
- POLITICS
- Singer Ellie Goulding (32) marries art dealer Caspar Jopling (27) at York Minister in York, England.
- British pop singer Ellie Goulding (32) marries art dealer Caspar Jopling (27) at York Minister in York, England.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- " A Star is Born" film remake directed by and starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga premieres at the Venice Film Festival.
- 19-year old Indonesian boy rescued after 49 days afloat when his floating fish trap became adrift.
- DEATHS
- Jocelyn Tremblay, Race Car Driver.
- Gloria Jean [Schoonover], American actress (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break), and singer, who died at 92.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- Let the Corpses Tan is released. After stealing a truckload of gold bars, a gang of thieves absconds to the ruins of a remote village perched on the cliffs of the Mediterranean. Home to a reclusive yet hypersexual artist and her motley crew of family and admirers, it seems like a perfect hideout. But when two cops roll up on motorcycles to investigate, the hamlet erupts into a hallucinatory battlefield as both sides engage in an all-day, all-night firefight rife with double-crosses and dripping with blood. [Kino Lorber]
- MOVIES: NR
- Pick of the Litter is released. Meet Patriot, Potomac, Primrose, Poppet, and Phil—five spirited puppies who, from the moment they’re born, begin an incredible journey to become guide dogs for the blind. It’s a rigorous two-year process that will take the pups from the care of selfless foster volunteers to specialized trainers to, if they make the cut, a lifelong human companion. At every step of the way, the puppies will be tested, challenged, and evaluated. Only the best of the best will be chosen for the job of guide dog—who has what it takes?
- MOVIES: PG13
- Kin is released. Chased by a vengeful criminal (James Franco) and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con (Jack Reynor) and his adopted teenage brother (Myles Truitt) are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection.
- Active Measures is released. Relying on expert testimony and existing footage, Active Measures documents the surprisingly interconnected rise of two men, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. This film examines the evolution of Soviet influence techniques into modern warfare tactics that manipulated elections in several democratic nations, culminating in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. Active Measures exposes what is possibly the largest and most effectively executed espionage operation in history.
- MOVIES: R
- Destination Wedding is released. Frank and Lindsay (Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder) meet on their way to a destination wedding. They soon discover they have a lot in common: they both hate the bride, the groom, the wedding, themselves, and most especially each other. As the weekend's events continually force them together - and their cheerlessness immediately isolates them from the other guests - Frank and Lindsay find that if you verbally spar with someone long enough, anything can happen. When debate gives way to desire they must decide which is stronger: their hearts or their common sense.
- Reprisal is released. Jacob (Frank Grillo), a bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker, teams up with his ex-cop neighbor, Caden (Bruce Willis), to bring down the assailant. While the two men work together to figure out the thief's next move, Gabriel (Johnathon Schaech), the highly-trained criminal, is one step ahead. When Gabriel kidnaps Jacob's wife (Olivia Culpo) and daughter, Jacob barrels down a path of bloodshed that initiates an explosive counterattack and brings all three men to the breaking point.
- The Little Stranger is released. Dr. Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson), the son of a housemaid, has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants - mother, son and daughter - are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how disturbingly, the family’s story is about to become entwined with his own.
- TV SERIES
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Season 1 is released. John Krasinski takes over the mantle as Jack Ryan as the CIA analyst becomes involved in his first field assignment in the eight-episode season for Amazon.
- Ozark: Season 2 is released. Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) must juggle family life and dealing with the cartel's attorney Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer), as well as the Snells and Langmore Ruth (Julia Garner) in the second season of the crime drama created by Bill Dubuque.
- ALBUMS
- New Hymn to Freedom was released by Szun Waves. The second full-length release for the British trio that includes producer Luke Abbott, Triosk/PVT's Laurence Pike and Portico Quartet's Jack Wyllie was improvised and recorded live.
- KIN [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] was released by Mogwai. The latest soundtrack score for the Scottish post-rock band is for Jonathan and Josh Baker's sci-fi crime drama film.
- Let's Go Sunshine was released by The Kooks. The fifth full-length release for the British indie pop band led by Luke Pritchard was produced by Brandon Friesen and Chris Seefried.
- Joy As an Act of Resistance was released by Idles. The second full-length release for the British punk band was produced by Space and mixed by Adam Greenspan and Nick Launay.
- Kamikaze was released by Eminem. The surprise release from the Detroit rapper features guest appearances from Joyner Lucas, Jessie Reyez, Royce 5'9", and Def Jam Records president Paul Rosenberg.
- Magus was released by Thou. The fifth full-length release for the Baton Rouge-based doom/sludge metal band was recorded by James Whitten.
- Fixed Ideals was released by Muncie Girls. The second full-length release for the British pop-punk trio led by Lande Hekt was produced and mixed by Lewis Johns.
- Hunter was released by Anna Calvi. The third full-length release for the British singer-songwriter was produced by Nicolas Launay and features contributions from Adrian Utley of Portishead and The Bad Seeds member Martyn Casey.
- Indigo was released by Wild Nothing. The fourth full-length release for indie pop project of Jack Tatum was produced with Jorge Elbrecht.
- Big Red Machine was released by Big Red Machine. The debut full-length release for the collaboration between Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National co-founder Aaron Dessner features contributions from Phoebe Bridgers, Bryce Dessner, Lisa Hannigan, Rob Moose, Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry, and This Is the Kit’s Kate Stables.
- Bloom was released by Troye Sivan. The second full-length release for the Australian pop singer-songwriter features guest appearances from Ariana Grande and Gordi.
- GAMING: PC
- Shadows: Awakening for PC is released. Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
- Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition for PlayStation 4 is released. Set a thousand years after the first game, Divinity: Original Sin II presents a darker, more grounded narrative and expands on the tactical combat system of its award-winning predecessor. In Divinity: Original Sin, you were on a quest for the forbidden Source magic. Now, you yourself are a Sourcerer: a dangerously powerful individual whose abilities summon creatures from the encroaching Void. The Divine is dead and the Void is everywhere. Sourcerers are blamed and the Divine Order is leading the charge against the threat: you. Captured and sent to Fort Joy, you will be "cured"of your powers -- no matter the cost. But the Order has secrets of its own that may cast doubt on its so-called holy mission. As you escape from Fort Joy, you realize that if the world remains godless, it will be consumed by the Void.
- GAMING: XBOX ONE
- Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker for Xbox One is released. The Naruto franchise is back with a brand new experience in Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker! This new game lets gamers battle as a team of 4 to compete against other teams online! Graphically, Shinobi Striker is also built from the ground up in a completely new graphic style. Lead your team and fight online to see who the best ninjas are!FEATURES:* 4 vs. 4 team based gameplay with 8 ninjas fighting simultaneously; play co-op with your friends to become the best ninjas online.* Enjoy a new graphic style with more vivid colors for characters, maps and ninjutsu.* Dynamic 3rd person ninja gameplay lets players take advantage of an arena environment with vertical running and jumping.* Features favorite Naruto characters and teams from the series including Naruto, Sasuke, and Team 7.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- International Organization for Migration states 18,500 Rohingya Muslims have fled from violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state after 110 deaths, making for Bangladesh.
- Indications that Neanderthals were the first to make glue out of tar strengthened by research published in "Scientific Reports".
- BIRTHS
- Prince Gabriel, Duke Of Dalarna, second child of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, Danderyd hospital, born in Sweden.
- DEATHS
- Richard Anderson, American actor (Oscar Goldman- The 6 Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman television series), who died at 91.
- Ann Jellicoe, British theater director and playwright (Knack), who died at 90.
- GAMING: PC
- Battlestar Galactica Deadlock for PC is released. In Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ you’ll take command of the Colonial Fleet in defense of the Twelve Colonies during the First Cylon War. Lead many different types of ships in this 3D tactical game. Every decision counts, your strategy will be vital – can you ensure mankind’s survival?
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake for PlayStation 4 is released. Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
- Last Day of June for PlayStation 4 is released. Join Carl and June on what begins as a magical outing to their favorite spot, and try to unlock the sequence of events that could save the day — and June’s life — in this cinematic experience that will compel you to ask yourself: “What would I do to save the one I love?”
- GAMING: SWITCH
- League of Evil for Switch is released. Get ready for the GREATEST platformer with the most responsive controls to hit the App Store yet!The world needs your help! Evil scientists worldwide have joined forces forming a "League of Evil" ; the only super agent who can stop them is YOU!As a specially trained agent you can double jump, flipping your way over obstacles. You are also trained in wall jumping gaps to reach new heights. So get ready to show your sick acrobatic moves across 160 challenging levels! Fight your way through your mission and find the mad scientist to deliver a well earned pixel punch in the face!The world is counting on you. Now go save everyone!FEATURES- Over 160 levels of super agent action!- Sick acrobatics: Jump, flip, wall jump, wall hug, double jump- Multiple world locations- Decapitations- Pixel art and chiptune retro style game!---MORE REVIEWS" League of Evil is totally worth your dollar." - TouchArcade.com" League of Evil offers some of the tightest controls I've seen in a mobile game!" - Destructoid.com" I simply cannot put the game down!" - TheAppERA.com" League of Evil is how you do a platformer on the iPhone!" - MTV.com" Super fun game, easy to get sucked into and looks gorgeous as a pixel platformer!" - RazorianFly.com" League of Evil's controls are flawless." - AppModo.com" An 8-bit throwback through-and-through!" - TouchGen.net" League of Evil is perfect for fans of retro-inspired games!" - 148Apps.com" Best implementation of on-screen controls in a 2D side-scroller that I've yet seen!" - GamePro.com" This is a quality game that opts to take what other platformers have done and do it better." - SlideToPlay.com" Whether you're a casual gamer after a challenge; a platformer fan after a fix; or a hard core gamer ready to test your skills, League of Evil will provide you with what you need." - AppSpy.com" Highly recommend this game." - CNET.com" Definitely consider dropping the $0.99 for League of Evil!" - MacLife.com" The. Best. iOS Platformer. Ever. Need I say more?" - NoDPad.com---Follow us on Facebook:www.leagueofevilgame.com/facebookFollow us on Twitter:www.leagueofevilgame.com/twitterVisit us on the Web:www.leagueofevilgame.com
- Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack for Switch is released. Gunvolt is back and hitting store shelves for the first time in the new Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack!The original critically acclaimed 2D action adventure, Azure Striker Gunvolt, is combined with its highly anticipated successor, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, in one amazing game package. These incredible platforming games harken back to the Japanese classics of yesteryear with their great controls, crisp graphics, unique gameplay mechanics, memorable characters, and epic boss battles.Features:-Two games in one for retail! Players have the opportunity to own both Azure Striker Gunvolt and its sequel, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, on one cartridge! For the first time, Gunvolt will be available at retail worldwide!-A powerful new enemy emerges! Gunvolt's battle with the Sumeragi Group may be over, but a brand new enemy is looming in the shadows. Can Gunvolt put a stop to the nefarious plot of this new threat before it's too late?-Gunvolt's rival, Copen joins the fray! In Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, Copen makes his debut as a playable character! Soar through the air with Copen's dash, slam into his enemies to lock on, and then unleash a devastating flurry of homing shots! His high-flying control scheme is completely unique and engaging on a whole new level, so Gunvolt players will be able to enjoy the game in an entirely new way!Exclusive Features:-Choose your game! Enjoy Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 on a single cartridge! In one convenient package, play the game that started it all, Azure Striker Gunvolt, or the exciting new follow up in the series, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2!-Experience the Original Japanese Version! For the first time on the Nintendo 3DS, experience the original Japanese version of Azure Striker Gunvolt! The game now includes mid-stage dialogue that is fully voiced in Japanese with an updated English script that has been re-translated to better match the original Japanese version of the game.
- POLITICS
- Edward du Cann, British politician and Chairman of the Conservative Party (1965-67), who died at 93.
On this day in 2016
- DEATHS
- Jacques Leduc, Belgian composer, who died at 84.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger is released. The Seasons in Quincy is the result of a five-year project by Tilda Swinton, Colin MacCabe and Christopher Roth to produce a portrait of the intellectual and storyteller John Berger. In 1973 John Berger abandoned the metropolis to live in the tiny Alpine village of Quincy. He realized that subsistence peasant farming, which had sustained humanity for millennia, was drawing to an historical close. He determined to spend the rest of his life bearing witness to this vanishing existence, not least by participating in it. Berger’s trilogy Into their Labours chronicles the peasant life of this Alpine village and its surrounding countryside. Our portrait places Berger in the rhythm of the seasons in Quincy. The four essay films which comprise The Seasons in Quincy each take different aspects of Berger’s life in the Haute-Savoie, and combine ideas and motifs from Berger’s own work with the atmosphere of his mountain home. Each film was created as an individual work of art but they combine to make a feature film. The Seasons in Quincy shows how film can move beyond text, and beyond fine art, to offer a multifaceted and multilayered portrait.
- TV SERIES
- You're the Worst: Season 3 is released. The third season picks up from the end of the second season finale.
- GAMING: PC
- The Warlock of Firetop Mountain for PC is released. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a tabletop adventure come to life! This fantasy solo RPG combines unique, simultaneous turn-based combat with a journey that changes based on each figurine you take into Firetop Mountain! Which hero will you take into Zagor's lair THIS time?
- Shiny for PC is released. Shiny is set on a planet heading for its doom, where fleeing humans left behind their robot workers. Controlling the steps of Kramer 227, players must make every effort to save all of his robot friends while exploring action-packed levels and testing their platformer skills and reflexes. A vital part of the gameplay is managing Kramer’s energy and making use of power-ups along the way. Only a properly charged robot can make it to the end and save the remaining mechanical inhabitants of Aurora!
- POLITICS
- Brazilian Senate votes to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, removing her from office.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Violent protests in Kiev after Ukraine parliament vote leave 1 national guard dead,100 injured.
- DEATHS
- Colin Hope, British Industrialist (Turner and Newall), who died at 83.
- GAMING: PC
- Rememoried for PC is released. Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game.
- STASIS for PC is released. Disoriented, drowsy and in pain, John Maracheck opens his eyes. There is nothing to greet him but the static of a nearby monitor and a cold steel floor. Thick, green liquid covers the floor and then his body, leading to trail to a nearby, steaming stasis-pod. He slowly gets to his feet, trying to take in his surroundings. Where is his wife? His daughter? What the hell is going on...?Stasis is an adventure game that puts you in control of John Maracheck, a man searching for his family in a seemingly abandoned research facility. Going back to classic adventure game mechanics, you are required to solve puzzles and use objects around you to progress and to find Maracheck's family.
- POLITICS
- US President Barack Obama arrives in Alaska on a 3 day tour highlighting climate change.
- President Obama officially re-designates Alaska’s Mt. McKinley as Denali, its native American name.
On this day in 2014
- WEDDINGS
- Model and TV host Jenny McCarthy at the age of 41 weds singer Donnie Wahlberg at the age of 45 at the Hotel Baker in St. Charles, Illinois.
- American model and TV host Jenny McCarthy at the age of 41 weds American singer and actor Donnie Wahlberg at the age of 45 at the Hotel Baker in St. Charles, Illinois.
- DEATHS
- Jimi Jamison, American rocker (Survivor), who died of a heart attack at 63.
- Jonathan Williams, Race Car Driver.
- SPORTS
- American singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson (29) weds "Hunger Games" actor Evan Ross (26) in Greenwich, Connecticut.
- Singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson (29) weds "Hunger Games" actor Evan Ross (26) in Greenwich, Connecticut.