Tag: Context

24 FEB

Meghan Markle outrage: Duchess defended over ‘Meghan blame’ – ‘Taking it out of context!’

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry last week issued a lengthy statement in which they outlined the new system they will adopt once they quit the Royal Family, confirming they will not be making use of the Sussex Royal brand after their departure. Royal biographer Tom Bower accused the Duchess of Sussex of infusing the statement […]

28 NOV

Putting Nintendo Switch’s 8.2 million US Switch sales in context

This morning, Nintendo sent out one of its periodic brag-heavy business press releases, this time focusing on a strong start to the US holiday shopping season. In addition to updates on lifetime US sales for the 3DS family of systems (22 million), and recent Classic Edition systems (2.5 million for SNES Classic, 2 million for […]

21 DEC

UN rights chief refuses to ‘bend knee’, won’t seek reelection in ‘current geopolitical context’

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will not seek a second term in office given the current state of world affairs and disregard for human dignity. “After reflection, I have decided not to seek a second four-year term,” Zeid Ra’ad Hussein said in the email addressed to his staff, which was seen by Foreign Policy and […]

13 DEC

Putting Nintendo Switch’s 10 million sales in context

Enlarge If you’ve been following video game news at all this year, you’re probably tired of hearing stories about how the Switch is the hottest selling console since the Sliced Bread 64. With Nintendo announcing this morning that its console has sold 10 million units in under nine months—before its first holiday season is even […]