A recent study by an online gaming company identified the top gaming countries by analyzing key engagement metrics, including the share of video gamers, percentage of Steam users, number of esports players, and their earnings. In the end, a composite score was calculated by combining the normalized values. The final rankings were determined by rescaling the scores to a standardized range from 0 to 100.
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A recent study by Slot.Day revealed the top ten most hated billionaires of 2025. The analysis included identifying 21 billionaires frequently mentioned in negative media and public discussions. Data was collected from publicly available sources, such as the number of Google search results containing the billionaire’s name combined with terms like “Controversy,” “Scam,” and “Fraud,” a sentiment-based Reddit Hate Score reflecting negative discussions, and the billionaire’s public disapproval rating.
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Freelancer and fellow film critic friend Ben Silverio and his Chicago-based podcast co-host Ansel Burch invited me back for my second stint as a month-long guest on Time 2 Party podcast. They specialize in time travel films. Last time in the fall of 2024, I went romantic with Somewhere in Time. This time around, I move it up the more present era with the vastly underseen 2022 Hawaii-set romantic drama Press Play starring Clara Rugaard, Lewis Pullman, and a stellar soundtrack!
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There is an unmistakable lure to the intensity and damaged textures. Majors’ narration, reactions, and jaded silent acts infuse a more layered human lost underneath the monstrous muscles and vices. He is undeniably impressive in those feats. True to form—beast and all, the actor and the film deservedly earned fair and imposing recognition for never shying away from the good and bad light cast against them on screen and off.
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The arrival of 2025 brings a mini landmark to Every Movie Has a Lesson. This little website that I dreamed up and started way back on Google Blogger turns 15 years old in May of 2025. Before start a year of celebration, I owe you a “10 Best” list for 2024. I couldn’t (and can never) see everything, where I have my blind spots and gaps, but, as you can see, I specialize in digging for treasure behind the mainstream.
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