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Let's get to the question on the minds of many: what's happening with the next chapter of SiN Episodes? When is it coming? Even though the Episodes are smaller than traditional games, they are still ...

Philadelphia native Tierra Whack is a name to watch. In 2011, using the rap moniker Dizzle Dizz, the then-16-year-old spitter was the talk of the town after becoming ...

Scottish explorer Mungo Park was among the first Europeans to view the Mandinka tribe's masked dancers who were known as Maamajomboo. He translated the word as "mumbo jumbo.' This 1797 illustration ...