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Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities. The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games.

Gyles Brandreth presents the quiz show with scandal on its mind Hosted by the least discreet man in Britain, broadcaster and national treasure Gyles Brandreth, Whispers is the panel game that celebrates all things scurrilous and salacious. Running the gauntlet of gossip are two teams of two...

Play It Forward features twenty‑five inspirational stories of badass women from all corners of the sports universe, curated by TOGETHXR, a sports media company founded by legends Sue Bird, Alex Morgan, Simone Manuel, and Chloe Kim. From profiles of professional athletes and Olympians at the top of their game to everyday women putting in the work without a crowd, these are true tales of fierce competitors, dedicated teammates, and passionate advocates who are all too accustomed to hearing the word “no.”

¿Qué papel tiene la música en la vida sexual de las personas? ¿Cuáles son las representaciones de la sexualidad en las obras musicales clásicas y populares? Desde Mozart hasta Adorno, desde Wagner hasta Cardi B, pasando por Pink Floyd, Guy Debord y Madonna, por el tango, la música de películas y la vanguardia, cada uno de los dieciséis capítulos que componen Playlist. Música y sexualidad aborda estas cuestiones desde una entrada singular, como una serie de variaciones sobre un tema musical.

¿Qué papel tiene la música en la vida sexual de las personas? ¿Cuáles son las representaciones de la sexualidad en las obras musicales clásicas y populares? Desde Mozart hasta Adorno, desde Wagner hasta Cardi B, pasando por Pink Floyd, Guy Debord y Madonna, por el tango, la música de películas y la vanguardia, cada uno de los dieciséis capítulos que componen Playlist. Música y sexualidad aborda estas cuestiones desde una entrada singular, como una serie de variaciones sobre un tema musical.

¿Qué papel tiene la música en la vida sexual de las personas? ¿Cuáles son las representaciones de la sexualidad en las obras musicales clásicas y populares? Desde Mozart hasta Adorno, desde Wagner hasta Cardi B, pasando por Pink Floyd, Guy Debord y Madonna, por el tango, la música de películas y la vanguardia, cada uno de los dieciséis capítulos que componen Playlist. Música y sexualidad aborda estas cuestiones desde una entrada singular, como una serie de variaciones sobre un tema musical.

¿Qué papel tiene la música en la vida sexual de las personas? ¿Cuáles son las representaciones de la sexualidad en las obras musicales clásicas y populares? Desde Mozart hasta Adorno, desde Wagner hasta Cardi B, pasando por Pink Floyd, Guy Debord y Madonna, por el tango, la música de películas y la vanguardia, cada uno de los dieciséis capítulos que componen Playlist. Música y sexualidad aborda estas cuestiones desde una entrada singular, como una serie de variaciones sobre un tema musical.

Chaired by Simon Brett (author of the hugely popular Charles Paris series), this intriguing, interactive panel show challenges professional crime novelists to put their experience and expertise to the test as they try to unravel various mind-bending mysteries. Each episode features a death and a denouement - with various red herrings and misdirections along the way. As the murder scenario is described and the clues laid out, our writer-detectives take turns cross-examining the suspects.

What do we think about when we think about play? A pastime? Games? Childish activities? The opposite of work? Think again: If we are happy and well rested, we may approach even our daily tasks in a playful way, taking the attitude of play without the activity of play. So what, then, is play? In Play Matters, Miguel Sicart argues that to play is to be in the world; playing is a form of understanding what surrounds us and a way of engaging with others. Play goes beyond games; it is a mode of being human.

The “riveting” (Al Michaels) story of a modern NFL that can’t get out of its own way—and can’t stop making money In recent decades, the NFL has simultaneously become an athletic, financial, and cultural powerhouse—and a League that can’t seem to go more than a few weeks without a...

Getting Gamers will show that rather than being a waste of time, video games can help us develop skills, make friends, succeed at work, form good habits, and be happy. Taking the time to learn what's happening in our heads as we play and shop allows us to approach games and gaming communities on our own terms and get more out of them. With examples from the games themselves, Jamie Madigan offers a fuller understanding of the impact of games on our psychology and the influence of psychology on our games.