The Mind: Most polarizing card game of the year?

Enlarge / Numbers. On cards. And that’s… basically the game! (credit: Charlie Theel) Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. When I first heard The Mind described, it didn’t make sense. This little German game has players cooperate to play cards from their hands […]

The 400-horsepower Audi TT RS is the most polarizing sports coupe on the market — and that’s what makes it great

Bryan Logan/Business Insider The Audi TT is probably the most polarizing sports coupe on the market. It’s the compact, two-door, four-seater hatchback of the Audi lineup, and it’s among the smallest cars the luxury automaker produces. In its base form, the TT’s 220-horsepower, four-cylinder engine doesn’t necessarily inspire thoughts of track days and breakneck zero-to-60 […]

The X-Files Finale: Chris Carter Talks Scully's Secret, That Polarizing Twist and a Gillian Anderson-less Season 12

Warning: This post contains massive spoilers about The X-Files‘ Season 11 finale. Proceed accordingly. The X-Files taketh away… and The X-Files giveth. Wednesday’s Season 11 finale ended on a giant cliffhanger: Though the pandemic in Scully’s visions was averted, it came with a price — the apparent death of her son, William/Jackson, at Cigarette Smoking Man’s hand. […]

That Polarizing ‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’ Short is Coming to TV Now

Looks like Disney doesn’t intend to put Olaf’s Frozen Adventure on ice. The polarizing Frozen short received a cold reception when it aired in front of screenings of Pixar’s sumptuous new film Coco, with many complaining of the short’s 20-plus minute length and the lack of warning to audiences concerning its placement. Thankfully, two weeks after the short’s run and the frustrated outcry […]

‘Chick-fil-A is about food’: How national ambitions led the chain to shed its polarizing image

BI @chickfila on Instagram When Chick-fil-A opened its first New York City restaurant two years ago, police officers gathered outside the three-story building expecting a rash of protests. The Georgia-based chain, famous for its fried chicken, had ignited a nationwide boycott several years earlier after its founder spoke out against gay marriage. This was Chick-fil-A’s […]

Trump effect: Polarizing president hurts policy debates by getting involved

Reuters/Ipsos polled 14,000 people from February 1 to March 15, asking them to consider “a series of statements” on a variety of topics, including taxes, crime, the mainstream media and more. The remarks were all based on statements the president made on the campaign trail, but half of the respondents “did not know that the […]