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Friends vs Friends Review

Friends vs Friends is a PvP first person shooter mixed with a deck-builder. You fight against one or two other players, depending on the mode you picked, using cards to gain an advantage. This game is my first review on the blog, so this might be messy and not as well written as some of the later reviews I will release down the line.

The game has two modes, 1v1 and 2v2. The game is very fast paced and skill based (hey, that rhymes!), but still manages to be somewhat casual friendly with the cards. There are a lot of characters to choose from, all with their own passive abilities. I personally like Duck Anderson, the stoner duck whose passive ability gives him weed in his hand every round that heals him. You can see the friends scattered around the hub doing their thing, where you can approach and switch with them, or you can switch to whoever you want in the bathroom. The hub has 2-3 main locations depending on your gender. The hub’s main area is a shopping square that houses a “PalPrize Machine”, which takes what I’ll call “Pig Coins”, and it dispenses card backs, keychains, and friend avatars. The Diner is a place where you can pick up quests (once you hit level 8) and build decks/open booster packs. It has a nice little ambient jukebox where you can change the background music, and the walls are full of different souvenirs, some mildly graffitied. The bathroom of the Diner allows you to change characters, as I brought up before, and houses the entrance to the shop, Cash’s Corner. There you can practice your aim with the shooting range or buy booster packs to add new cards to your deck, or duplicates which you can use to level up your current cards. In matches, you’ll get 5 seconds to scroll through your cards and pick one you want to use once the match starts. Then from there on out it's just you and your opponent having a shooting match to see who the best player is. After you use the cards in one round, they won't be available for the next round, so it’s recommended to not use too many cards all at once. There are around 4 or so maps in the game, with more sure to be added later.

Now, I implore you not to click off this article until the end, because I’m bringing up my criticisms first. I like to get the cons out of the way so we can end the article on a positive note. Some issues I do have is that the game doesn’t run flawlessly. I personally had to turn down some settings, and a big one was having to turn off bloom, and there were still some frame drops in matches, however it didn’t happen too often, and I occasionally rubber banded during a match. I feel like the frame drops differ from map to map, with the biggest culprits being the Trucks map and the Subway. A problem I do have is with booster packs being luck-based, it could be hard to get a card you really want or a new card, especially with the fact there ARE dupes. As well with the pig coins, it's a pain in the ass since you have to finish 3 daily quests to get one.

Now onto the much, much longer list of things I like. First of all, the art style. The art style is a mix of pixel art with 3D models, and it looks great, though of course it depends on your preferences. Just the intro alone is so charming. The card art is also great, able to convey what card it is with just a look at the art, along with it just looking good in general. While the game does feature cartoonish blood and bones, there’s an option to turn it off, making it even more accessible to people who may be more squeamish. The hub oozes with charm and personality, with the calming guitar playing in the lobby it really gives you the idea that the friends made a lot of memories here and it feels lived in. It's great, it makes my soul happy. There’s also a lot of LGBT rep, with there being the progress flag and the trans flag available as keychains from the get-go, and DJ Newton's original design even had a trans rights shirt. The cards feel fun and creative and combine quite well with each other. The music sounds great and the voice acting is amazing for all of the characters, being very charming and filled with personality. The matchmaking is also level-based, so you wont be matched against someone who has better cards or a better character, and you can still turn it off if you like. The best part of all of this? The game is 10 dollars. It honestly feels like a robbery that they’re selling it that cheap and with the sale I got it even cheaper for 6. If you want to support the developers even more though, they have a deluxe edition which pays forward to get access to the first two premium expansions they’ll be releasing later this year. All the premium content is purely cosmetic, however, and it's decently priced, at least compared to most other games, with the DLC costing around 8 dollars, which is around 4 dollars for both expansions. Even then, you can still unlock a multitude of cosmetics just from playing. With how low the price is and how much accessibility they put into it, if this game piques your interest in any form I urge you to pick it up. It’s a great time, and you’ll definitely enjoy it. If I had to give it a score out of 10, it’s definitely a solid 8/10. Might not be for everyone, but if you like shooters you’ll love this.

-Logan Laws

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i need something to do so i dug this back up

1. Are you an albums person or a singles person? albums

2. Do you still buy CDs (or other physical media)? yes, i collect vinyls and my cd collection is slowly growing

3. Do you listen to more oldies or more current stuff? a pretty even mix of both

4. Is there a song you love but don’t like its music video? nothing coming to mind rn

5. Is there a song you don’t like but like its music video? hmm nothing comes to mind

6. Who’s an artist you really like but it’s embarrassed to admit it? shwayze.

7. Would you wear a t-shirt of a band you’re not into? no unless it's a gift

8. Is there an artist or song that you like, despite being of a genre you don’t usually like? I genuinely like all genres

9. Do you have a favorite band? it's so hard to pick one oh god. elf power and khruangbin are the top bands on my last.fm tho

10. Favorite solo artist? raveena or porter robinson

11. Favorite songwriter? orville peck

12. Who’s the most obscure artist you listen to? jeez idk i listen to some deep cuts, the most obscure on my first page of lastfm is probably mi-gu

13. Who’s the most popular/mainstream artist you listen to? queen

14. A song or album from the 50s or earlier:

folsom prison blues by Johnny cash

15. A song or album from the 60s:

i have known love by silver apples

16. A song or album from the 70s:

hosono house by haruomi hosono

17. A song or album from the 80s:

quiet lies by juice newton

18. A song or album from the 90s:

take off and landing by yoshinori sunahara

19. A song or album from the 2000s:

im wide awake it's morning - bright eyes

20. A song or album from the 2010s:

worlds - porter robinson

21. A song or album from this year or last year:

ashas awakening - raveena

22. What’s your favorite song or album from the year you where born?

peace and tranquility to earth by roudoudou

23. Do you and your partner/best friend share a special song? One you’d call “our song”?

...parker i don't even know how to answer this

24. Do you play any instruments?

yes but i don't practice enough :)

25. Is there a song you used to like but can’t listen to anymore because you associate it with someone you don’t like?

yup but i must reclaim them :D

26. Have you ever pretended to like an artist/song just to fit in or please somebody?

no my more fatal flaw is pretending NOT to like artists that I actually do. but if I don't know or like someone's music I'll own up to that vs looking like a doofus

27. Do you enjoy making playlists? If so, are there any you’re proud of and would like to share?

i make tons of playlists but usually don't put much effort into them lol, here's my current autumn jams playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0xqDk8l6Hp3Es85sYrSCP0?si=bHJn31pwTsKSyLL95by4Xw&utm_source=copy-link

28. Have you ever made/got a mixtape as gift to/from a friend?

sharing music is one of my biggest love languages i am always sending ppl music & love getting music in return

29. Songs you love to dance to:

just play me disco

30. Songs you love to sing along to:

just play me queen or country

31. Who’s your favorite fictional band or artist?

vic fontaine

32. When was the last time you cried when listening to a song, if ever?

i don't remember

33. Your favorite artist from your city/state/country?

i hate to say it but my fav artist from Milwaukee is the violent femmes i know they're awful but i love when their guitars go wham y'know.

34. Your favorite song in your native language (if it isn’t English) OR in your second language (if English is your first):

ゆらゆらby yeye

35. A song you like in a language you don’t speak:

mesafeler by erkin koray

36. A song you like with lyrics in two or more languages:

REEEPLAY by dj hasebe and m-flo and crystal kay

37. If you could travel in time and go to a concert of an artist who’s no longer alive or a band that’s no longer together, who would you choose?

FREDDIE MERCURY AGH

38. Which was the first concert you went to?

i don't know what the first was i think it was Hannah montana

39. Which was the last concert you went to?

iron and wine with calexico

40. Which was the best concert you’ve ever been to?

this is way too hard to answer

41. Have you ever been to a music festival? If not, would you like to go?

yes!

42. Your favorite(s) “no skips” album(s):

both albums by porter robinson, both albums by raveena, Ilana by mdou moctar

43. Do you enjoy musicals? If so, what’s your favorite?

eh. i like les mis

44. Have you watched any musician’s biopics? Do you have a favorite?

45. A non-musical movie or show with a soundtrack you love:

i still listen to the shape of water soundtrack all the time <3

46. Do you like comedy songs? If so, do you have a favorite?

stupid sam

47. Is there an artist you used to dislike but learned to like because of a friend’s influence?

i didn't dislike him but i don't know that i would have gotten into Orville peck without friends

48. Who’s an artist you think it’s criminally underrated and deserves more recognition?

DANIEL DONATO

49. Is there a cover you like more than the original version?

yeah certainly. I don't feel like thinking Abt it rn tho

50. Is there an artist you used to love as a child/teenager but now is embarrassed to have ever liked?

fall out boy...

51. Is there an artist you used to love as a child/teenager and still likes, even if you don’t listen to them as much?

my chemical romance

52. Do you make playlists to be listened to in a specific order or in shuffle? Or both?

usually to shuffle

53. Is there a song you hated the first time you listened to but then loved after listening to it more times?

nothing comes to mind

54. An album you loved since the first time you listened to:

WITCH by WITCH

55. An album you learned to love after listening to it again and again:

American IV

56. A song/album/artist you wish you could forget so you could have the experience of hearing it for the first time again:

porter robinson nurture

59. Do you listen to music when it’s raining or do you stop to hear the sound of the rain?

i listen to quiet music so I can hear both

62. Artists/bands you think have an impeccable discography, with no bad albums:

a lot have tiny discographies which feels like cheating, but some who I like their full (larger) discography: khruangbin, queen, elf power, towa tei

63. Do you prefer live recordings or studio recordings?

hmm. studio most of the time, but some psychedelic and country sounds so so soooo good live

65. Are there any songs you know the entire lyrics by heart?

im autistic of course i do

66. Share your favorite playlists that you or someone else has made!

im lazy

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Star, February 10

Cover: Hollywood Therapy Confessions

Page 1: In her new memoir Jessica Simpson reveals the terrifying depths of her drug and alcohol abuse and how she came back from the abyss

Page 2: Contents, Duchess Kate

Page 3: LOL! -- Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes finally discovered Amazon, Word of the Week -- finasco, according to Bachelor hopeful Hannah Ann, Loser of the Week -- Mr. Peanut, Winner of the Week -- Derek Jeter was unfazed that his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame wasn’t unanimous, snowboarder Shaun White dropped the price of his Malibu home from $12.75 million to $10.9 million

Page 4: As shocking new evidence comes to light Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli’s future is looking dire

Page 5: Kirstie Alley -- why I haven’t dated in 20 years, Adam Driver is Hollywood’s latest golden boy but he’s struggling to cope with fame, Ozzy Osbourne has Parkinson’s Disease

Page 6: Caitlyn Jenner has long been at war with the Kardashians clan but behind the scenes it turns out she has one ally in the family -- Kanye West, Ryan O’Neal’s sad last days, Star Spots the Stars -- Ashlee Simpson Ross and Evan Ross, Jason Priestley, Courtney Love, La La Anthony, Awkwafina, Rocky Barnes

Page 8: Star Shots -- Lupita Nyong’o at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Jason Priestley and wife Naomi and their kids Dashielle and Ava at Cirque du Soleil’s Volta, Drew Barrymore celebrated her new syndicated talk show at an industry event

Page 9: Hugh Jackman in New Orleans on the set of Reminiscence, Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton strolling in NYC

Page 10: Liv Tyler on her way to Jimmy Kimmel Live, Eva Longoria at the Producers Guild Awards, Rebecca Romijn and a dog

Page 12: Uma Thurman and son Levon at the Dior Haute Couture show in Paris, Robert Downey Jr. at the Dolittle press conference, Bella Hadid on the catwalk during the Alexandre Vauthier fashion show

Page 13: Kelly Rowland grocery shopping

Page 14: Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel ahead of her ‘80s-themed 40th birthday, Pink and her kids Willow and Jameson at Disneyland, Josh Gad and Kristen Bell reteam for an animated sitcom Central Park

Page 16: SAG Awards -- Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams, Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie, Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Aniston

Page 17: Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez, Zoe Kravitz and Reese Witherspoon, Stranger Things Cara Buono and Finn Wolfhard and Noah Schnapp and Millie Bobby Brown and Priah Ferguson and Gaten Matarazzo

Page 18: Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan on The Graham Norton Show

Page 19: Joey McIntyre as Orsino in Twelfth Night, Kaley Cuoco cuddled with costar Alberto Frezza on a Vespa shooting The Flight Attendant

Page 20: Normal or Not? Bono works out with weights on a yacht in St. Barts -- not normal, Elizabeth Banks has a supersized salad -- normal, Logan Paul picked up an antique Victrola at a flea marker -- normal

Page 22: Fashion -- Best of the Week -- Screen Actors Guild Awards edition -- Jennifer Garner, Danai Gurira, Kathryn Newton

Page 23: Scarlett Johansson, Rachel Brosnahan, Sophie Turner

Page 26: Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich are Hollywood’s most confusing couple

Page 27: Charlize Theron has been vocal about being single and costar Nicole Kidman is telling her to try her luck in Nashville, Chris Pratt is starring in and producing The Tomorrow War in Atlanta while wife Katherine Schwarzenegger is alone in L.A. and she’s fed up of playing second fiddle to his career, Love Bites -- Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wed, Pamela Anderson and Jon Peters wed, Justin Ervin and Ashley Graham welcomed a baby boy, Christina Milian and Matt Pokora welcomed a son, DJ Khaled and wife Nicole Tuck welcomed their second son

Page 28: Liev Schreiber plans to propose to girlfriend Taylor Neisen and ex Naomi Watts has given her approval, Zach Braff and Florence Pugh have moved in together, Khloe Kardashian isn’t taking any chances when it comes to her renewed romance with Tristan Thompson by using iPhone’s Find Me app and has had him tailed by her bodyguards

Page 29: Liam Hemsworth has found happiness with Gabriella Brooks following his split from Miley Cyrus but those closest to him are begging him to take it slow, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara and Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha are spending time together as a foursome going out for vegan dinners and hanging out at each other’s houses and they share a skepticism about showbiz

Page 30: Cover Story -- Hollywood’s Therapists Tell All -- Katy Perry wanted to die

Page 31: Bethenny Frankel drove her therapist to quit, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban cocaine and cheating shocker

Page 32: Chip Gaines’ shocking sacrifice to save his marriage to Joanna Gaines, Eva Longoria loves being tied up, Beyonce and Jay-Z -- he confessed his cruelest infidelities, Halle Berry -- dad’s abuse ruined her self-esteem

Page 33: Keith Richards snorted his dad’s ashes, Emma Stone suffers crippling panic attacks

Page 34: Team Meghan -- with the royal family in the rearview mirror Meghan Markle is leaning on old friends who stood by her

Page 36: Getting an Early Start -- these famous faces began their careers when they were just kids -- Scarlett Johansson, Leonardo DiCaprio

Page 37: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal

Page 38: Keri Russell, Neil Patrick Harris, Seth Green

Page 39: Drew Barrymore, Hayden Panettiere, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Page 40: Double Takes -- Karen Elson vs. Julianne Moore

Page 44: Style -- fitness -- Meghan King Edmonds

Page 46: Super Bowl party -- Jamie Chung

Page 48: Entertainment

Page 50: Q&A with Mike “The Miz” Mizanin and Maryse Mizanin

Page 60: Parting Shot -- Marion Cotillard visited the Antarctica to bring awareness to how climate change, industrial fishing and plastic pollution are impacting marine life

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Balancing Stress Through Melody

For as long as I can remember I have had a love for music. When I was a child I started listening to my fathers’ old tapes from bands like The Clash, J Geils Band, and Talking Heads. At first, I would just listen to the music because it sounded cool, never paying attention to any lyrical content or listening to it with a purpose at all. However, the older I got and the more refined my taste in music became. I began using music as a tool for many things. Music can be used to prepare yourself or to help you cope with almost anything going on in your life at any given time. For me, music has always been there for me and has helped me through some very tough times in my life.

It has always been difficult for me to handle stress by myself. Though I am much better at it now, I used to panic over the slightest thing that was causing stress in my life. If I had something due at a certain time and was cutting it close or if I was running late to an event I would freak out. When I started to listen to music in its entirety and take in the lyrics it helped me to calm down. My musical preference has shifted a lot over time as I have grown as a person. I used to exclusively listen to certain genres of music and dedicate my time to one specific genre at a time. Over the past twenty five years I have listened to so many genres that I now just make playlists of songs that make me feel happy.

In a study done by the University of Zurich, they tested female subjects in stressful situations and recorded the data of their recovery from stress both with or without music. Per the article: “Listening to relaxing music prior to a stressor did not decrease the endocrine stress response, but tended to increase it. Moreover, music listening helped the ANS to recover from a stressor more efficiently.”[1] This provides some evidence that there is at least some physiological response to calming music, and that potentially music could be therapeutic after a stressor is encountered.

As I mentioned earlier in the essay, I began listening to music at a young age and I mostly listened to the tapes that my parents had laying around the house. My father was into 80s punk music and my mother was into a lot of different genres, she listened to anything from Van Halen to Billy Joel. I think that I get my appreciation of all genres from my mother, we have always had similar tastes in music and it is rare that we ever show each other a song that the other doesn’t like. When I was about ten years old I was introduced into Hard Rock music by my babysitter Nicole, who was the older sister of one of my friends from school. Nicole listened to a lot of heavy music as well as industrial. As soon as I started to listen to this music I fell in love with it.

The first album I asked my mother for was Meteora by Linkin Park. I remember putting into my CD player at my house and just listening to it for hours and hours. The first song on that album was a really cool intro with glass shattering and a bunch of other sounds that progressively built up into the more melodic production of the bands DJ Mr. Hahn. That was the first time in my life when I realized the energy that the music gave me, all I wanted to do was jump around my room and act like I was in the band. Never in my life had I been so excited to just be aloe in my room just listening to something. It brought me a lot of joy.

After the Linkin Park album I was hooked on gathering the biggest collection of music that I could. This was right before MP3 players became widely used and affordable. Instead of asking my mom to go to the park or the beach I would ask her to go to Tower Records. That place was so awesome to me, they had all of the artists I loved and bands would come in to sign people’s album copies.

For my birthday when I was twelve my grandmother gave me 20 dollars and I went down to Tower Records with my Mom. By this time in my life I had already gathered a fair collection of my own albums as well as borrowing my parents albums to listen to. I bought two Pearl Jam CDs because we were looking at albums together and my Mom told me she really liked the band and she thought I would like them too. The only song that I knew from Pearl Jam at the time was Even Flow because it played on every rock station in New York at least once a day even though the song was almost 15 years old at the time. The albums I picked up were Ten and VS. which are still to this day two of my favorite albums to listen to. I have always been able to find comfort in Eddie Vedders’ songwriting and his vocals. In fact, when I was on the plane back to Colorado from pre-deployment leave in Virginia I was so nervous and I remember listening to Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog and feeling more at ease before takeoff.

As I get older, I feel that I am most at ease while listening to music that brings on a feeling of nostalgia. Certain songs are linked to significant points in my life, especially growing up on Long Island. I find myself getting lost in memories when songs come on more frequently than ever. The music that is attached to those memories make them feel closer in time than they really are.

When I got to Afghanistan in 2014 I was constantly stressed out, I was nervous when we went on patrols and we were working sometimes 36 hours straight just living in the trucks and rotating who got to sleep on the ground in the back of the truck. Directly before I deployed I spent close to two thousand dollars on iTunes music because I wanted the best sound quality I could get. I had about four thousand songs on my iPod and I had rigged an AUX cord to the trucks intercom system by splitting the wires on a pair of headphones and hooking them up the output box. I provided music for the whole truck because everyone is wearing an intercom headset. The music that we played helped to eliminate the stress and gave us all something to listen to and enjoy together instead of the white noise and occasional message from back at the Forward Operating Base or the Platoon Sargent.

Since I’ve been home, music has been my go to when I lose focus. If I ever wake up and don’t feel like getting out of bed I will put on headphones and listen to music to motivate me to get up and work out. I’m listening to the White Stripes right now to keep my focus on writing this paper. Now when I feel like I’m struggling with something that I don’t feel comfortable talking to someone about, I always have music. Music has always been a friend to me, through good times and bad times, it’s always there and its always willing to help.

[1] Thoma, Myriam V. et al. “The Effect of Music on the Human Stress Response.” Ed. Robert L. Newton. PLoS ONE 8.8 (2013): e70156. PMC. Web. 1 Oct. 2017.

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Top daily fantasy football plays for Week 1 of the NFL season

With Week 1 of the NFL season upon us, we take a look at some of the best values to be found on DraftKings and FanDuel, and some players worth fading.

SB Nation will be bringing you the top daily fantasy options each week through the regular season and into the playoff. Remember, the Tampa Bay-Miami game has been moved to Week 11, so keep those players out of your DraftKings and FanDuel lineups. As for who should be in your lineups, here are the top value plays of the week, with an eye toward low ownership and high upside.

Quarterback

Derek Carr, Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans ($6,700 DK, $7,700 FD)

Carr and Mariota have almost identical salaries on both sites, and both are terrific plays this week, although there is some concern that the Titans will load up on DeMarco Murray, which could keep Mariota from fully realizing his potential in this shootout scenario. Carr should have no such issues with a running game that lacks an identity and against a defense that struggles against the pass.

Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles at Washington ($5,300 DK, $7,100 FD)

There is nothing special about the Washington defense and here we have another game in which both quarterbacks are solid plays, but Wentz could be asked to do more by virtue of playing on the road. Wentz’s low salary opens up all sorts of possibilities to add frontline running back and wide receiver options.

Eli Manning, New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys ($5,600 DK, $7,300 FD)

I am going to be a Manning whisperer all season. He is once again going to be asked to throw as much, if not more, than any other quarterback in the league, thanks to a weak running game. It was the same scenario last year, except now Manning has passing weapons all over the field with the addition of Brandon Marshall and rookie tight end Evan Engram. I suspect Manning will not be priced this low for very long, so get on the Eli train now while tickets are at a discount.

DeShone Kizer, Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers ($4,800 DK, $6,000 FD)

This is the kind of contrarian play that can win you a GPP if you have the guts to go there. Against the Steelers, the rookie Kizer will be low-owned and can be had at bargain-basement prices on both sites. But the Browns will almost certainly be trailing most of the day and Kizer has overcome odds his whole career. There are pass-catching weapons here in Duke Johnson and Corey Coleman. Can he go for 200 yards and two touchdowns and one pick? Of course he can. That’s 3X his salary. Don’t sleep on this.

Avoid: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers ($7,100 DK, $7,900 FD)

Too many things working against Cam in this one. He’s coming off shoulder surgery and hasn’t really aired it out in a game yet. The offense is going to be more run-oriented with Christian McCaffrey in the mix. And we’ve now seen two years in a row the 49ers throttle their opening night opponent at home. At his high price, I can’t see myself going here.

Also consider: Kirk Cousins, Washington; Brian Hoyer, San Francisco; Mike Glennon, Chicago.

Running back

LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets ($8,200 DK, $8,500 FD)

Look, I would never tell anyone not to roster David Johnson and/or Le’Veon Bell any time against any opponent. Those guys are a given. But we’re trying to create optimal lineups across the board, and when you have a situation like Shady vs. the Jets, and you get a steep discount on the Big Two, you have to consider the pivot. The Bills have made no secret of their desire for McCoy to get upwards of 30 touches a game, and the Jets are not a good defense. McCoy might well out-perform Bell and DJ and give you a huge discount in the process.

Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams vs. Indianapolis Colts ($6,000 DK, $7,300 FD)

Gurley is a better play on DraftKings, where his price is considerably cheaper, but he makes a great play outright and an even better correlation play with the Rams defense. The Colts are going to struggle mightily on offense with Scott Tolzien at quarterback, which should translate into extra touches overall and on the Colts’ side of the field specifically. There is multiple-touchdown upside here at a minuscule price and likely low ownership.

Jordan Howard, Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons ($6,300 DK, $7,500 FD)

Not sure what Howard did to the DraftKings folks that he’s priced so low, but who are we to argue? Yes, the Bears will probably get wiped out by Julio and friends, but the Falcons were near the bottom of the league in run defense last season, and in particular struggled against pass-catching backs. The Bears are going to want to hide Mike Glennon as much as possible and avoid interceptions. Giving the ball to Howard behind a solid offensive line sounds like a good way to do that.

Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers ($5,400 DK, $6,500 FD)

McCaffrey is going to have a huge impact on the Panthers and on DFS this season. With Cam Newton easing back into form off shoulder surgery, I think McCaffrey drives the bus this weekend against a defense that was atrocious against the run last season. McCaffrey is probably going to be highly owned this week, which opens the door to a fade, but if you can differentiate elsewhere, there could be a Kareem Hunt-type explosion this weekend.

Avoid: Leonard Fournette, Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans ($5,700 DK, $7,100 FD)

Wait a few weeks on this rookie. He’s coming off an injury in the preseason and the matchup is terrible in a shaky offense against a solid defense infused with energy as they play for their hurricane-ravaged city.

Also consider: Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas; Rob Kelley, Washington; Ty Montgomery, Green Bay.

Wide receiver

Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans ($7,200 DK, $7,600 FD)

I’ve seen this stat floated out in a few places this week about Cooper: At age 23, he is ninth all-time in wide receiver yards after two seasons in the league. He is a star ready to join the pantheon of third-year breakout WR sensations. This game against the Titans has all the makings of a shootout, and the Titans were near the bottom the league against wide receivers last season. Expect the Raiders to throw early and often, making Cooper a strong candidate as top points-per-dollar performer on the slate.

Martavis Bryant, Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns ($6,000 DK, $6,500 FD)

The thought of Bryant and his 14 career touchdowns in 21 games drawing single coverage against the flailing Browns defense is almost too much to comprehend. Coupled that with his dirt-cheap price and Bryant pretty much becomes a free square this week. You simply have to play him.

Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears ($8,500 DK, $9,000 FD)

Prince Amukamara is likely out for the Bears this weekend. There’s no one left to cover this man. This man whom the Falcons insist will be more involved in the red zone this season. This man who is now healthy. This man who is slightly cheaper than Antonio Bryant. Get this man.

Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions ($5,900 DK, $6,400 FD)

Fitzgerald goes up against a defense that, while overall is pretty solid, had all sorts of issues with slot receivers last season. Carson Palmer still loves throwing to No. 11, so a site like DraftKings is a great place to use Fitzgerald, who is going to be a PPR beast on Sunday.

Avoid: Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys ($8,300 DK, $8,800 FD)

Keep your late-swap options open (Dez Bryant), as Beckham is not a lock to play on Sunday night. Even if he does, you have to wonder how effective he will be, especially now that Eli Manning has other places to go with the football. There are too many bargain plays to risk a big salary who might not play.

Also consider: Eric Decker, Tennessee; Terrelle Pryor, Washington; Doug Baldwin, Seattle.

Tight end

Zach Ertz, Philadelphia Eagles at Washington ($3,500 DK, $5,900 FD)

With Josh Norman covering Alshon Jeffrey, it’s largely going to be up to Torrey Smith and Ertz to carry the load for Carson Wentz. Smith, like Jeffrey, is new to the system. That makes Ertz the safety blanket for Wentz on a day that should feature a great deal of passing. Especially at his price on DraftKings, Ertz will be popular, but there’s a reason.

Delanie Walker, Tennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders ($4,300 DK, $6,100 FD)

Walker will likely not be as popular, especially at an $800 upsell on DraftKings. That is probably to your advantage in GPPs, as Walker remains Marcus Mariota’s favorite target against a defense that struggled mightily against tight ends in 2016. This is the top expected shootout of the day, so Walker is almost certainly going to put up a nice number.

Martellus Bennett, Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks ($4,100 DK, $5,700 FD)

For all its boom, the Seattle defense has always been something of a bust against the tight end position. Aaron Rodgers and Bennett have made it a point to get on the same page in the passing game and hooked up for a touchdown in the first preseason game they played together. I’m guessing the deep passing game isn’t going to be there for Green Bay, making Bennett an even bigger target. He did light up the Seahawks last year when another decent quarterback was throwing to him.

Evan Engram, New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys ($2,900 DK, $4,900 FD)

The Giants have made it a point of emphasis to get the tight end more involved in the passing game and Engram was up to the task in the preseason. The Cowboys were dreadful against opposing tight ends last season, and with Odell Beckham Jr. not 100 percent (if he even plays), Manning will be looking to the rookie to make plays in this one. At a steep discount, Engram makes a lot of sense in GPP lineups.

Avoid: Tyler Eifert, Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens ($4,600 DK, $6,100 FD)

He’s not 100 percent with the knee injury and the Ravens are among the best teams in the league against the tight end position. He’s $1,700 more than Engram on DK and $1,200 more than Ertz. There’s no need to pay up here.

Also consider: Vance McDonald, Pittsburgh; Jason Witten, Dallas; Austin Hooper, Atlanta.

Defense

Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets ($3,900 DK, $4,700 FD)

The Jets will threaten the 2008 Lions for 0-16. Josh McCown is not the answer.

Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars ($3,800 DK, $5,100 FD)

Fired up for their wounded city, look out Blake Bortles.

Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers ($3,500 DK, $4,900 FD)

It’s Brian Hoyer likely playing from behind.

Los Angeles Rams vs. Indianapolis Colts ($3,200 DK, $4,600 FD)

Low priced and low owned (maybe), they get to have their way with Scott Tolzien.

Avoid: Tennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders ($2,600 DK, $4,500 FD)

Most weeks, the Titans D at home is a good call. Not in this shootout, however.

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Life & Style, June 10

Cover: Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes having twins and getting married

Page 2: Contents

Page 3: Photo Flash -- Pregnant Christina Anstead and Ant Anstead

Page 4: Top 10 Cannes Looks -- Margot Robbie, Shailene Woodley, Penelope Cruz, Bella Hadid, Julianne Moore

Page 5: Amber Heard, Selena Gomez, Aja Naomi King, Elle Fanning, Eva Longoria

Page 6: Twinning! Maisie Williams vs. Hailey Baldwin, Joey King vs. Katherine Schwarzenegger

Page 8: Lamar Odom’s revenge on the Kardashians

Page 9: Jennifer Aniston’s near run-in with Justin Theroux, Throwback -- Justin Timberlake, Biggest Spenders of the Week -- Bobby Flay, Chrissy Metz, Future, Carrie Underwood, Halsey

Page 10: Beyonce and Adele are secret BFFs, Courteney Cox pitches a Friends union, Whose Godchild Is It? Jake Gyllenhaal, Zoe Kravitz, Drew Barrymore, Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton, Steven Spielberg, Marisa Tomei, Henry Winkler, Elton John, Jamie Lee Curtis

Page 12: Beverly Hills 90210 reboot in shambles

Page 13: Robert Pattinson bulking up for Batman, Alex Rodriguez asks Jennifer Lopez’s glam squad to bronze and contour his face too before the power couple walk the red carpet together, VIP Style -- Jameela Jamil and Elizabeth Holmes, DJ Khaled and Meek Mill and SZA and Busta Rhymes, Chanel Iman and Sevn Thomas, Teresa Giudice, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, Jennifer Lawrence, Caelynn Miller-Keyes, Sofia Richie

Page 14: The Week in Photos -- Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and kids Trey and Willow

Page 15: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Middleton

Page 16: Margot Robbie

Page 18: John Legend and Chrissy Teigen and daughter, Jessica Chastain and Sophie Turner, Jenny McCarthy

Page 20: Comic Relief -- Vanessa Hudgens

Page 21: Uma Thurman, Josh Gad

Page 22: Reese Witherspoon and Kathryn Newton, Drake, Wine Country stars Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph and Tina Fey and Paula Pell and Ana Gasteyer

Page 23: Taylor Swift

Page 24: Stars Behaving Badly -- Gordon Ramsay and James Corden, Alysia Reiner, Milla Jovovich and Sasha Lane

Page 25: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian

Page 26: Say What?! Paris Hilton, Allison Williams, Julianne Moore, Leslie Mann, Taylor Swift

Page 28: Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost starting a family

Page 29: It’s on between Selena Gomez and Niall Horan, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger shedding for the wedding

Page 30: Cover Story -- Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling’s twin joy

Page 34: Bachelorette Hannah Brown dumped

Page 36: Meghan Markle’s new mom diary

Page 38: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West celebrate 5 years together

Page 42: Who Lives Here? Pete Wentz

Page 44: Entertainment

Page 45: Star Review -- Jenn Lyon, As Seen On-Screen -- Lili Reinhart’s Kate Spade’s Geo Floral Sweater

Page 46: Fashion -- jumpsuits -- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Page 47: Sophie Turner

Page 48: Beauty -- Citrus -- Julia Garner

Page 50: Beauty Crush -- Selena Gomez

Page 52: Diva or Down-to-Earth? Katie Holmes, Sienna Miller and Lucas Zwirner, Ariel Winter

Page 53: Amber Heard, Jennifer Garner and daughter Seraphina

Page 54: Social Stars Posts of the Week -- Reese Witherspoon, Gigi Hadid, Anderson Cooper

Page 55: Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador, Adam Levine, Selena Gomez, Khloe Kardashian and daughter True and Malika Haqq

Page 56: Horoscope -- Gemini Angelina Jolie, They’re Not Together But They Should Be -- Virgo Keanu Reeves and Scorpio Demi Moore

Page 58: Made Ya Look! Busy Philipps and Leslie Mann

Page 60: What I’m Into -- Alyson Hannigan

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In Touch, October 28

Cover: Elton John’s shocking tell-all -- Michael Jackson, Princess Diana, Tom Cruise

Page 1: Contents

Page 2: Who Wore It Better? Millie Mackintosh vs. Mandy Moore, Hailey Baldwin vs. Abigail Spencer

Page 4: Jennifer Aniston tells all on Howard Stern

Page 5: The creepy realistic replica of Jared Leto’s head has gone missing, Diss of the Week -- Mariah Carey disses Lady Gaga and her Little Monsters, Liplock of the Week -- Rami Malek shared a spontaneous kiss with Daniel Craig, Number of the Week -- Matt Damon lost out on $250 million when he turned down the lead role in Avatar

Page 6: Crib of the Week -- Bette Midler’s Fifth Avenue penthouse

Page 8: Stars who are such big fans of the Real Housewives franchise they would easily join -- Amy Schumer, Rebecca Romijn, Mila Kunis, Kristin Chenoweth, Chrissy Teigen, Jaime King names her favorite child

Page 9: Makeover of the Week -- Ashley Benson goes brunette, Man Candy of the Week -- Cody Simpson, Winner of the Week -- Jessica Mulroney who is Meghan Markle’s BFF gets her own show to help married couples renew their vows, Losers of the Week -- Alec and Hilaria Baldwin were scammed when they bought tickets to see the Statue of Liberty

Page 10: Up Close -- Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at the L.A. premiere of Gemini Man

Page 11: Kate Middleton at the Natural Wildlife Museum, Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker from Today with Jimmy Fallon

Page 12: Character Studies -- Ashlee Simpson with daughter Jagger and Elmo, Christina Milian and daughter Violet and Cookie Monster, Melissa Joan Hart and Miguel from Coco, Carrie Underwood and Queen Poppy

Page 14: Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis and Oliver Stone at the 25th anniversary screening of Natural Born Killers, Lily Aldridge, Jennifer Aniston

Page 16: Mommy & Me -- Jessica Simpson and daughter Maxwell, Hilary Duff and daughter Banks, Jennifer Garner and son Samuel

Page 18: Miranda Lambert with a rabbit, Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott, pregnant Anne Hathaway at the premiere of Modern Love

Page 20: Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton in Pakistan

Page 22: Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishburne and Tracee Ellis Ross, Joe Giudice reunites with brother Pete in Italy, Owen Wilson and Jennifer Lopez film Marry Me

Page 23: Ben Affleck and daughter Violet

Page 24: Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb are disturbed to the core over the latest Matt Lauer allegations

Page 26: As Miley Cyrus spirals Liam Hemsworth’s revenge romance with Maddison Brown

Page 28: Cover Story -- Elton John’s shocking tell-all

Page 32: Khloe Kardashian betrayed by Tristan Thompson again

Page 34: Jeremy Renner’s ex-wife claims he wants her dead

Page 35: Jennifer Aniston hates the ad photo for her new TV show The Morning Show because Reese Witherspoon looks natural and pretty while her face looks rounder and fuller and rubbery, Adele is so obsessed with singing that once a month she hires out a karaoke bar in West Hollywood and invites all her closest pals like Jennifer Lawrence and Harry Styles and Beyonce, Star Sightings -- Vanessa Lachey, Cassadee Pope, Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm, Marc Bouwer, Ali Fedotowsky and husband Kevin Manno, Guess Who?!

Page 36: Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson wedding in paradise, Camila Morrone wants a ring from Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez and Josh Golden more than friends

Page 40: The Big Interview -- JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers on their 3-year engagement

Page 42: Who’s Got the Best Workout Style? Julianne Hough vs. Hailey Baldwin vs. Olivia Culpo

Page 44: 5 Ways to Improve Your Pet’s Life -- Amanda Seyfried and Finn, Tom Holland and Tessa

Page 45: President Barack Obama and Bo, Kylie Jenner

Page 46: Style -- Cool Collabs -- Sarah Jessica Parker X Sunglass Hut

Page 48: Hollywood’s obsessed with this Retrofete’s Gabrielle sequined wrap dress -- Shanina Shaik, Olivia Culpo, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Alessandra Ambrosio

Page 50: Shop and support breast cancer awareness month -- Christina Applegate

Page 52: Did I Really Do That? Lakeith Stanfield, Kathryn Newton

Page 53: Cher

Page 54: Animal Overload Hunks Edition, My dog looks like Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio

Page 56: Entertainment

Page 58: My Night at Home -- Victoria Justice, Guess Whose Young Adult Novel -- Bella Thorne, Tyra Banks, Lauren Conrad, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Hilary Duff, Chris Colfer

Page 60: Double Take -- RHOC’s Tamra and Eddie Judge

Page 62: Horoscope -- Scorpio Amandla Stenberg

Page 64: Last Laughs

#tabloid #elton john #michael jackson #princess diana #tom cruise #richard gere

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