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In all Metallica shows from the 1980s, before the riffs, solos and drums, there is a rumble of timpani and piano and a solitary oboe. Those instruments comprise the opening moments of composer Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecstasy of Gold,” one of his most famous compositions from one of his most …

Recently, a friend of mine sent me a preview of a book I was about to publish and asked me to read it. She was delighted, but unfortunately, the copy she sent was formatted as a PDF file. And as many of us know, reading a PDF on a smartphone …

China has begun withdrawing troops from its disputed border with India, Indian government sources said, following the worst showdown between the two nuclear-armed neighbors in nearly 50 years, which left 20 Indian soldiers dead. The Chinese military was seen dismantling tents and structures on Monday at a location in the …

President Trump lashed out at NASCAR on Monday and questioned why Bubba Wallace, the car company’s only black driver, did not apologize after the much-publicized investigation into a rope found in his garage that Trump said turned out to be a hoax. “@BubbaWallace apologized to all the great NASCAR drivers …

Maxime Béland, former creative director and editorial vice president of Ubisoft Toronto, has resigned from his post following the assault allegations posted on social media. A Kotaku report, released Monday, details the allegations against Béland. Ubisoft confirmed Béland’s resignation in a statement emailed to Polygon: Maxime Beland, Editorial Vice President, …