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His 1896 novel 1900, or, The Last President has become the focus of renewed attention online following the deadly riot at the Capitol on January 6 because its closing pages describe a similar event. The story follows a president from New York and even mentions a “Fifth Avenue Hotel” in the city near where Trump Tower now stands. Fifth Avenue was a famous address even then. Two of Lockwood’s other books, The Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulgar and Baron Trump’s Marvelous Underground Journey feature a character named Baron Trump (the president’s youngest son is named Barron) who travels to Russia and meets a man called Don Fum....

"Borderline illegal," Marshall said when asked if the Lions were a dirty team (via ESPN.com). "They're borderline illegal. When I'm looking at film (Monday) it was kind of disgusting to see the D-line, like, go out of their way to knock our quarterbacks down after every single play." The Lions don't care about that; in fact, they seemed more perturbed Tuesday that Marshall called the Lions the Bears' "little brother" and knocked the city of Detroit for going bankrupt....

With LittleBigPlanet 2, Media Molecule has expanded that creativity and brought with them a sequel that promises to be more inventive and more user friendly. Sometimes when a developer has aspirations as grand Media Molecule, they end up missing the mark on the first try, but nail the landing on the second. Under the banner of “Play, Create, Share,” Media Molecule has taken the negatives and the positives from the first game and have, so far, shown a game that looks to be vastly improved....

The news delighted the club’s fans, who could not be more excited to see the former Champions League winner back at the club. Gerrard secures coaching role at Liverpool academy Gerrard’s return was warmly greeted online, with one supporter claiming that the 36-year-old’s new deal makes him the club’s ‘best January signing ever’. Gerrard is set to take up the new position in February.

Reds 9/4 to fail to score Saturday The Reds have seen their inability to collect clean sheets used against them this season, with Jurgen Klopp facing some uncomfortable questions for failing to address those deficiencies in the transfer market. An indifferent run of form has seen pressure mount around Anfield, with the back door too easy to breach and the front line misfiring on too many occasions. Barnes believes that is the main source of concern for Liverpool, with it up to Klopp to make his side more clinical while hammering home the need to defend as a team – not rely on individuals....

Serebii posted the video courtesy of Game Freak and its World Pokemon Ecological Society. At the moment, details are scarce about the new creature, but a few things are known: it isn’t a regional version of Diglett, it possesses a worm-like body that can emerge from the ground, and it will be found in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Pokemon fans react to the reveal of Wiglett Wiglett’s reveal has caused quite a commotion on the official Pokemon subreddit....

Fans of this year’s Dark Souls-esque Lords of the Fallen can take heart - a sequel is already in production. The game’s executive producer Tomasz Gop stated today that Lords of the Fallen 2 is indeed in development. No platforms have been officially announced, but PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC seem like a safe bet. Unless, of course, Microsoft decides to open its wallet again to compete with the PS4 exclusive Bloodborne…...

Developed by a team in South Korea, the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) initially debuted in its home country back in 2019. Since then, it has also rolled out to Japan and Russia (the latter in beta form). Here is everything you need to know about the game and when it unlocks. What Is ‘Lost Ark’? Unless you have been watching streamers from other parts of the globe — where the title has been available for years — there’s a good chance that you won’t know much about Lost Ark....

Degenek played 90 minutes in Yokohama F. Marinos’ dramatic 3-2 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds in the opening round of the 2017 J.League season. The centre-back joined Marinos in January, ending a five-year stint in Germany where he most recently played for 1860 Munich in the 2. Bundesliga. While Marinos prevailed in a topsy-turvy contest with Urawa thanks to Naoki Maeda’s goal in second-half stoppage time, Degenek wasn’t particularly happy with his own performance and took full responsibility for the second goal conceded by his team....

Series 5 was intended to be the show’s final season, originally going out on a 16-episode high. However, Netflix later reversed its decision to end Lucifer after five seasons and brought the much-loved supernatural drama back for a 10-episode-long final season. It’s now finally time to say goodbye to Lucifer (played by Tom Ellis), Chloe (Lauren German), Amenadiel (DB Woodside), Linda (Rachael Harris), Ella (Aimee Garcia), Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt), and Dan (Kevin Alejandro)....

After his side were defeated by UKM FC in the FAM Cup semi-finals, Shahzan Muda head coach Tajuddin Nor said that his side were the dominant team, but were unlucky. Although the hosts were unable to play well as usual in the second leg match, Shahzan Muda failed to capitalise by opening the scoring. The match dragged to extra-time, and Faidzol Fazreen Shamsudin’s 110th minute goal sent UKM into the final with a 1-0 win on aggregate, as well as into the 2018 Premier League....

In a heated London Derby at Stamford Bridge, Spurs drew 2-2 in the 96th minute on Sunday to salvage a point. While the match had multiple talking points, one of them was the consistent battle between Conte and Tuchel on the touchline. They clashed following Tottenham’s equalizer in the 68th minute after Chelsea took the lead in the first half. Conte celebrated his side’s goal and moved towards the away fans, which also saw him clash with Tuchel....

Indie games have seen incredible success on nearly every platform in the past few years, with many achieving legitimate success through digital downloads alone. One indie game that was met with instant recognition is Arrowhead Game Studios’ Magicka. While the game’s faced a less than ideal and bug-ridden launch, it has since been patched and has been quickly gaining popularity, exceeding all of their expectations. So much so, that a follow-up game is currently being planned by the developer....

Available now for download is Magicka’s free PvP mode. If your shenanigans in the game’s co-op didn’t already drive a wedge into all of your friendships, gamers are now able to duke it out with up to three other wizards in order to exact the ultimate revenge. Your friend won’t be showing any mercy after you blew them off a cliff just before they completed a level, so why should you?...

Manchester United suffered a 2-0 loss at home to Manchester City on Saturday. A first-half goal from Bernardo Silva and an own goal from Eric Bailly saw the Red Devils crumble to another defeat at Old Trafford this season. Schmeichel was talking to BBC Radio 5 Live when he took shots at Maguire and Shaw for not doing well. He believes they should not have left the ball when they had a chance to clear and help De Gea out....

Pogba has been a pivotal player for the Red Devils since he returned from Juventus for a then world record £89 million in 2016. The France international has scored three times and set up a further nine in 16 Premier League appearances this season as United look to challenge Manchester City to the title, but faced criticism for his performance in a recent 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Pogba was dropped the following week as United beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 last week, though coach Jose Mourinho insisted he was not being punished....

On Tuesday, Sony Pictures was scheduled released the first trailer for the latest film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel Little Women. The powerhouse cast includes actors Meryl Streep and Laura Dern, who portray Aunt March and Marmee March respectively. Responsible for bringing the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—to screen are actors Emma Watson, Ronan, Eliza Scanlen and Florence Pugh. Jo, the most independent of the four sisters, is often selected as a favorite sister by fans and Ronan told Vanity Fair that after growing up as an only child, the role gave her a chance to have sisters....

A fourth-placed finish in 2016-17 means that the Reds are back in Europe’s premier club competition. They will, however, have to negotiate a play-off before gracing the group stage. Carragher believes their efforts in that fixture could shape their transfer business, with top targets likely to be looking for the grandest of stages on which to showcase their talents. Liverpool end Van Dijk interest He told Sky Sports: “You want to be in all the top competitions; [Champions League qualification] was a big thing for Liverpool but they’re still not there yet, they’ve still got a qualifying game,” he said....

With their 38-goal top goalscorer nursing a knock and Jurgen Klopp reluctant to take risks ahead of the second leg of a Champions League quart-final clash with Manchester City, a much-changed side took to the field at Goodison Park on Saturday. Sadio Mane was the only member of the ‘Fab Three’ to make the cut, with Danny Ings and Dominic Solanke drafted in for rare starts as part of Liverpool’s attacking unit....

[HTML1] The development team at Twisted Pixel has made their name as being a tad…eccentric, with games like ‘Splosion Man and Comic Jumper proving that their sense of humor can be as refreshing as it is odd. And with the studio’s upcoming Xbox One launch title LocoCycle taking the idea farther than ever, the first trailer for the game doesn’t disappoint. Taking the story of an artificially intelligent motorcycle in a fight against an evil corporation into live-action might seem odd, but we can’t help but think that’s entirely the point....