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Originally appeared in WIRED magazine, October 25th, 2008 Do you want to be the commander or the engineer? It’s exactly the kind of question you’d expect to hear from Richard Garriott, the 47-year-old father of massively multiplayer online gaming. His titles, which have sold more than 100 million copies, let gamers assume the role of magician, warrior, or sci-fi super-soldier. In real life, Garriott goes by the nickname Lord British and dresses up in Elizabethan garb.

The eclipse-mania! A first date at the nail salon! Ginger gin martinis! All topics of recent chats that didn’t formally make it into today’s WTTGC (pt4). I went heavy on the pictures this week to give you the full effect of my delusional birthday wishlist, you won’t want to miss it so be sure to view this outside of your email, either in the Substack app or on your browser.

The Newsletter of author Jordan Harper Jordan Harper is the Edgar Award-winning author of She Rides Shotgun and Love and Other Wounds, as well as the upcoming novels The Last King of California and Everybody Knows. He also writes for television, most recently writing and producing a pilot adaptation of L.A. Confidential and writing for Hightown on Starz. News and updates about his work, as well as some thoughts about the intersection of crime and culture.

(In Swedish: Prenumerera nu för att aldrig missa ett blogginlägg!) Roughly a year after I launched my website plutoastrology.net I am starting this substack for a couple of reasons. Number 1: I need to find new channels to expand my audience. Number 2: If you are not on Instagram, I still want to give you the opportunity to be notified whenever I publish a new blog post on my blog.

This One Wild and Precious Life is my latest book. Below you will find all the details, resources, links and fun bits that you might need as a reader, journalist or otherwise. The book took me three years to research and write. In two sentences: I head off on a soul’s journey through the complexities of climate change, coronavirus, racial inequalities an… ncG1vNJzZmirkaeuqcPIpaqopl6owqO%2F05qapGaTpLpwvI6wnKWbn6KybsDOZquhoaNivK%2BxjLCgpZxdlrulec%2BrnJyhn6rAboOWmw%3D%3D

A favorite recipe! A go-to in my kitchen. This Pescado a la Veracruzana (Fish in the Veracruz style) recipe was passed to me from a friend’s grandmother (published with her permission). Truly delicious and combines some of my favorite ingredients. The state of Veracruz is located on the eastern coast of Mexico with a significant portion of the Gulf of Mexico coastline. The state is known for its abundant seafood and a rich culinary history heavily influenced by Spain, as evident by the main ingredients in this dish: tomatoes, olives and capers.

The SEC is still dogging banking behemoth Wells Fargo & Company with questions about its handling of the now 10-year-old customer cheating nightmare, first reported by the Los Angeles Times in 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settled with the bank for a $185 million fine back in September 2016, but since then the bank has paid billions more to public and private punishers. On June 14, 2023, the SEC issued a comment letter to Wells Fargo & Company (Ticker: WFC) requesting more transparency regarding the historical legal, regulatory, and customer remediation matters covered by a series of operating charges for $7 billion, $1.

In 1984 Wendy’s launched their iconic “Where’s The Beef” commercial. In it an actress receives a hamburger with a giant bun and tiny patty and angrily exclaims, "Where's the beef?" The campaign was so popular that sales grew 31% and sparked a merchandise line for fans. Walter Mondale even used the line to rebut Gary Hart in the March 11, 1984 Democratic primary debate. Investors today are asking Wendy’s “where’s the beef?

Last night, the world’s most nonchalant superstar returned to the stage at the Super Bowl Fenty Bowl. Rihanna is seven years removed from her last album, has become a billionaire thanks to lingerie and beauty products instead of music, and is confirmed to be pregnant with her second child. Despite all that, and the fact music seems more like a side gig for her these days, she sounded better than ever.