Netflix may be among the most popular of streaming service sites, ranked high with others like Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, but there's one audience these sites haven't heavily catered to: classic film enthusiasts.

It's a void that FilmStruck caught onto when it began offering movie streamers a repertoire of rare, classic, foreign, and independent movies in 2016. The streaming site is owned by Time Warner's Turner Classic Movies and boasts hundreds of films dating back to 1917, including 600 newly-obtained films from Warner Bros.

In short, it's a movie buff's dream come true.

As someone with a limited knowledge of classic Hollywood films, I cancelled my $7.99 monthly Netflix subscription and replaced it with a $10.99 FilmStruck plan as an educational experiment.

Here's how the two services stack up to each other:

SEE ALSO: All 73 of Netflix's notable original shows, ranked from worst to best

The cost for a FilmStruck subscription is about the same as one with Netflix.

Netflix currently offers three plans: a basic plan with a monthly fee of $7.99, a standard plan costing $10.99, and a premium option for $13.99. 

FilmStruck's most basic plan costs $6.99 and includes the site's Turner Classic Movies collection in its entirety, as well as archival TCM content.

An upgrade from that is what I have, a $10.99 plan that features everything in the basic plan and also access to the Criterion Channel, an exclusive 1,000-movie collection of art house and classic flicks like Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" starring Robert De Niro.

With the $10.99 monthly plan, you also get access to rare Criterion bonus content, like actor interviews and trailers. Features like this is where FilmStruck really shines as a movie buff's go-to streaming site.

There's also a one-time annual plan that costs $99.

The FilmStruck app performed just as well as the Netflix app.

Besides educating myself on Hollywood's Golden film era, I downloaded FilmStruck to have something to do on my commute every day. I've got about a 30-minute bus ride to and from work, so on average I could finish a movie every two days.

The app was intuitive and movies streamed smoothly, which I didn't expect. I had no trouble at all with glitches while watching a movie, even though I wasn't connected to WiFi. 

Another issue I was worried about having with FilmStruck was the app not remembering where I left off during a movie. Without fail, whenever I went back to my watchlist to start watching again, I didn't have to scrub to a certain scene — it automatically started playing where I had stopped it previously.

The web version was a totally different story.

I tried watching a movie on my laptop one night and the website buffered constantly and was maddeningly slow. I gave up on using my laptop and stuck with my iPhone 6s. Watching movies on a small screen doesn't bother me.

I don't have Chromecast or Roku, but I imagine that'd be the best way to watch it outside of the app.

Netflix's browsing function is way more sophisticated than FilmStruck's, but I still had a blast simply movie surfing.

FilmStruck's home page is organized similarly to Netflix's, with the user's watchlist and browsing tabs in clear view. You'll find genres, like Drama and Classic Hollywood, listed in block buttons, as well as a "Recently Added" category, a "Leaving Soon," and a "Popular" category.

The problem with FilmStruck is that the site's design and display doesn't make it easy to navigate, and as far as how movies are separated into genres, there's a lot of crossover, meaning each genre isn't very defined.

For the most part you end up aimlessly browsing through FilmStruck's gigantic stock of movies, which is honestly enjoyable in its own right.

It was overwhelming at first, but I ended up taking a few hours one night and looked through the entire alphabetized list of movies. I added any that I even remotely recognized, but had never seen, to my watchlist and proceeded to cross them off over the course of a few weeks.

These were the iconic ones, the critically-acclaimed films I'd just never taken the time to watch: "Casablanca,""Singin' in the Rain," anything with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (there's an entire collection devoted to the famous dancing pair), lots of Bette Davis, "The Red Shoes," etc. 

The site makes it easy to save the movies you want to watch. For example, you can hover over the icons for movies and press the "+" button to add it to your watchlist just like you can on Netflix.

But if you accidentally click into a movie's description and then click back, forget it — the site will take you all the way back to the top of the screen and won't direct you to where you left off browsing.

So overall, Netflix is a little bit more polished in how it categorizes and displays its movies.

Up until recently, it wasn't that easy to figure out what exact PC and specs Tyler Blevins — most commonly known by his game streaming tag "Ninja"— uses to play Fortnite. 

Recently, Ninja teamed up with computer parts company NZXT to create "Ninja's Build," which includes all the parts you need to get the same experience playing "Fortnite" as Ninja does. Unbox Therapy also released a video with the full rundown of Ninjas Build. 

Check out Ninja's build, based on NZXT's Ninja's Build and his Twitch streams where he shows off his PC:

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The case.

Ninja houses all his gaming parts in the $200 H700i by NZXT. He uses both the matte white model, as well as the $250 Ninja branded model of the H700i in blue and yellow accents.

The motherboard.

Hosting all of the parts in Ninja's gaming PC is the $250 NZXT N7 Z370 motherboard in the matte black color option. This part is where the processor, RAM, and graphics cards will be plugged in. It'll also deliver power to all those parts.

The CPU.

Providing the smarts in Ninja's gaming PC is the Intel Core i7 8700K processor that costs around $350. It's a powerful chip that's great for top-of-the-line high-end gaming. 

You could say I'm a connoisseur of California burgers.

I've reviewed burger chains from In-N-Out to Super Duper Burgers, as well as the meatless Impossible Burger at locations around the San Francisco Bay Area.

There's one burger joint I've been anxiously waiting to try for years, and it's finally opening in San Francisco. Creator, formerly known as Momentum Machines, serves a $6 burger that is prepped, cooked, and assembled with no human help.

A 14-foot-long robot in the center of the restaurant uses an array of sensors and computers to make approximately 130 burgers an hour. Efficient. But tasty?

I set out into San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood to try Creator for myself.

SEE ALSO: We put In-N-Out and Five Guys to the test in a battle of the burger chains — and the winner surprised us

Creator is the world's first robot-made burger joint.

On a weekday afternoon during the company's soft opening, the place was packed with tech bros and gals munching down.

Around the corner from the dining area is the inhuman star chef.

If you've used gaming platform Steam's chat feature at any point in the recent past, you've probably noticed how outdated it was. 

With apps like Discord quickly taking over and offering people an easy way to talk to and message others while playing a game, Valve had some catching up to do with its aging chat system. The voice chat had poor-quality audio, there weren't nearly as many features as Discord or other chat apps, and the design felt dated and clunky. 

But now, in an effort to compete with Discord and keep gamers on their platform, Steam has released an update to its chat app, Steam Chat. The update takes many cues from Discord, including a suspiciously similar user interface — but is it worth ditching Discord for? 

We compared the two apps to see which is better-suited for use while gaming. 

Steam's new user interface is very similar to Discord's — they look almost exactly the same

Channels are separated by voice channels (for talking to people) and text channels (for messaging) on the left side of the screen. Members of each channel, and their active status, are shown on the right side of the screen. 

On Steam, the voice and text channels are initially only temporary, and will expire unless you right click on them and choose to 'save' them, after which you can choose a name and display image for the group chat. 

Discord's interface, although it looks similar to Steam's, operates a little differently.

What was called 'group chats' in Steam are considered 'servers' in Discord. These are free to set up, and anybody can start a server. Within the server you can add additional text and voice channels, like in Steam, but you can also add categories and drag whichever voice or text channel you'd like into them. 

Voice and text channels work the same in Discord and Steam: you can join one voice channel at a time, which will allow you to talk out loud to anyone in that specific channel. However, while you're in that voice channel, you can still open and send text messages to any of the text channels in the server. The two functions of voice and text chat are simply separated instead of existing in the same channel. 

All of your active channels are shown on the left side of the screen, while the members of the current group you have open are shown on the right side. 

In addition to servers, Discord allows you to make group chats with up to 10 total members.

These are separate from servers, and are intended for just a few friends who want to chat. The voice and text chats are combined into this window — as you can see in the image, the members of the voice call are shown at the top, while the group chat's text messages are shown below that. 

However, group chats also allow video chats — something that neither Discord's servers allow, nor Steam Chat in general. 

Both chat services allow you to direct-message with just one person as well. 

Oculus's newest VR game, "Marvel Powers United" gives players the chance to live their wildest superhero dreams with some the most immersive and impressive graphics that virtual reality gaming has to offer. 

The four-player fighting game drops Wednesday for a very reasonable $39.99, and if you own an Oculus Rift, you absolutely should buy it.

For those who haven't invested in a VR setup yet, the game can be purchased as part of a limited time bundle that includes everything you need to get started for $399 (which is the regular price of the Oculus Rift alone).

I got to play "Marvel Powers United" early and can sincerely say the game offers all the childhood wonder of beating up pretend baddies with your friends, but with a lot more impressive tech.

Here's what it's like to play:

SEE ALSO: How to pick out the best VR headset for you, even if you've never experienced virtual reality before

First, some context:

Comic book fans will be happy to hear that Oculus's newest game brings many of your favorite Marvel heroes and villains into one place, without the constraints of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

This means the most recognizable heroes like Captain America and Black Panther can fight alongside Wolverine, Deadpool and Black Bolt, of the "Inhumans" series. 

The game also allows players to unlock up to six costumes for each character, all inspired by different iterations or universes in which they've appeared. For example, after playing as Wolverine, decked out in his classic yellow and blue body suit, players will be able to unlock Logan, the elder, more rugged version of the same character played by Hugh Jackman in the 2017 film. 

Outside of comic books and the popular mobile game Marvel Puzzle Quest, this is the first time we've seen these characters come together since Disney bought Marvel studios in 2009.

When I dropped in to the game's prologue, I was immediately taken aback by the stunningly beautiful and detailed virtual world around me.

The tutorial-style prologue takes place in New York City, and after walking through a crumbling virtual street at the foot of Avengers Tower, I joked to the attendant helping me that I wished I could take a break from vigilante justice to go for a site-seeing stroll down 5th Avenue.

The actual game mechanics were really straightforward and easy to pick up. Each hero has unique abilities and fighting styles to master, and a team of four heroes is assembled at the beginning of each mission. The formula isn't exactly revolutionary, but VR brings an entirely new level of excitement to the otherwise repetitive style.

The character movements in virtual reality games are famously clunky and awkward, but "Marvel Powers United" managed to maintain the illusion that I had become my playable character almost seamlessly. 

Being able to cast spells out of my hand, fly through the air, and stare down famous Marvel villains in VR was an incredibly fun and immersive experience unlike any I've had in a VR game before, and I would recommend it to both VR newcomers and enthusiasts alike.

• Happiness can be tough to quantify. 
• The researchers at MagnifyMoney created a state ranking of where the happiest Americans live, based on metrics determined by Oxford economists. 
• The happiest states are in the Midwest and Mountain regions. 

It might seem impossible to put happiness into numbers, but Oxford economists defined it as having good health, economic stability, and a lifestyle with good social ties and plenty of time spent outside of work.

The researchers at MagnifyMoney applied those barometers to the US to see where people are the happiest. 

To measure that, MagnifyMoney used data from sources like the US Census Bureau and Gallup to determine a health, lifestyle, and prosperity score for each state. Then they compiled a score based off those three markers. (You can read more about their methodology here.) 

States in the Midwest and Mountain regions, like Minnesota, South Dakota, and Colorado, have the happiest folks, while the South and East Coast tend to have a lower baseline happiness, the data found.

But, if you want to be happier, this doesn't mean you should move to South Dakota. You should stay put where you have tons of social connections. 

Another quick way to boost your well-being isn't to focus on making impressive jumps in your career, huge vacations, or meeting your soulmate, as Business Insider's Shana Lebowitz has reported. It's better to focus on daily routines that allow you to exercise regularly, sleep a full eight hours, and get your finances under control.

In ascending order, here's how every state ranks on happiness. Scores for each category are out of 50.

SEE ALSO: A science-backed 21-day program to be happier, healthier, and more successful

50. Louisiana

Final Score: 29.8

Health Rank: 37

Lifestyle Rank: 50

Economic Stability: 50

49. Rhode Island

Final Score: 30.8

Health Rank: 44

Lifestyle Rank: 49

Economic Stability: 39

48. West Virginia

Final Score: 30.9

Health Rank: 49

Lifestyle Rank: 46

Economic Stability: 36

• Work-from-home is becoming a popular job perk. 
• These companies have the most remote work jobs, according to a FlexJobs study.
• UnitedHealth, SAP, and Anthem have the most remote work positions available. 

Work-from-home is becoming increasingly normal — and some Americans are even able to work remotely for the entirety of the work week.

Around 31% of Americans told Gallup in 2016 that they worked from home most or all of the time, up from 24% in 2012. 

But finding those jobs can be tricky. 

Thankfully, FlexJobs found 30 companies with the most work-from-home job openings in the first half of 2018.

Many of these jobs are in healthcare, education, or computing. UnitedHealth, SAP, and Anthem topped the list of companies with the most work from home jobs.

In ascending order, here are the top 30 with the most remote jobs, with company descriptions and sample job titles from FlexJobs:

SEE ALSO: The 20 most flexible jobs for working parents

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Ellucian

Based in Reston, Virginia, Ellucian provides software and technology for the higher education sector. Its services are used by millions of institutions and students worldwide. 

Past flexible job openings: Senior Customer Success Manager, Business Manager, Corporate Events Coordinator 

Red Hat

Red Hat offers the open-source Linux operating system as well as content, server, and embedded operating systems; collaboration management applications; and database and software development tools. It's based in Raleigh, North Carolina. 

Past flexible job openings: Senior Technical Support Engineer, Sales Account Manager, Senior Solutions Architect 

Colorado State University

Founded in 1870 and located in Fort Collins, Colorado, Colorado State University now enrolls over 26,500 students and is a top research university.

Past flexible job openings: Student Ledger Specialist, Budget Analyst, Enrollment Counselor

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The steak and arugula sandwich

One Panera Bread associate of one year told Business Insider that they prefer this meaty offering.

"It's super unique and has so many flavors," the employee told Business Insider, adding that they'd award the meal ten out of ten stars.

The squash soup

Associate Dorian Bach wrote in a 2016 Quora post that this particular option is the best soup in Panera Bread.

But, alas, fans of this autumnal-gourd-based dish will have to wait until fall to partake once more. It's a seasonal item at Panera Bread. 

The chipotle chicken avocado melt

A former Panera Bread associate trainer told Business Insider that they "used to always get the chipotle chicken avocado melt."

On the night of July 27 and the early morning hours of July 28, sky-watchers across the Eastern Hemisphere were treated to the longest lunar eclipseset to occur in the 21st century.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon are directly aligned, and the moon's orbit brings it directly into Earth's shadow. During the eclipse, the moon will pass through the darkest region of Earth's shadow, known as the umbra, which will give the moon a reddish "blood moon" sheen.

The eclipse, which was visible across parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, happened at the same time as the moon's apogee — which is when the moon hits its furthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.

The eclipse colored the moon orange-red due to sunlight passing through our planet's atmosphere and bouncing off the moon.

See below for stunning pictures of the eclipse from around the world:

SEE ALSO: A glowing red 'blood moon' this week will be the longest lunar eclipse in a century — here's how to see it

Skywatchers in Europe and Africa were first to see the fantastic eclipse.

This particular eclipse occurred during what's called a "micro" moon, or the opposite of a super moon.

Source: Business Insider

This happens because the moon's orbit isn't perfectly circular, so it appears larger at times and smaller at others during its roughly 29-day-long orbit around Earth.

Source: Business Insider 

When I was traveling around Thailand, I wasn't planning to save money. I worked part-time as a blogger and spent the rest of my days trekking with elephants, eating at restaurants, and living it up.

But to my surprise, my bank account balance kept increasing.

Even with all my travel expenses, I was spending less than I would have in the U.S. The cost of living was so much lower that I could work less, save more, and enjoy the experiences usually reserved for vacation.

Because it's one of the cheapest places to live in the world, Thailand is a popular destination for digital nomads. Here are seven of the best places to work remotely, based on cost of living, fast Wi-Fi, and quality of life.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

This ancient city in northern Thailand often tops lists of the best places to work remotely — and for good reason. Chiang Mai has a large community of remote workers, thanks to its low cost of living, speedy Wi-Fi, sunny weather, and amazing food.

According to Numbeo, Chiang Mai's cost of living is over 50 percent lower than that of New York City. Rent for a one-bedroom apartment costs between $200 and $300 per month. Plus, you can keep your other monthly expenses around $500.

"I can attest that Chiang Mai is indeed an excellent place to call home as a burgeoning digital nomad, thanks in large part to the low cost of living," said Leah Davis, world traveler and blogger at The Sweetest Way. "For example, while sharing a large house with three other Americans, we each paid roughly $115 in rent each month."

Chiang Mai also has a flourishing community for remote employees. "The digital nomad community already exists," Davis said. "There will be no shortage of support groups, mentors, and meetups to help new entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground."

Many of these professionals congregate at Chiang Mai's most popular co-working space, Punspace. You'll get 24/7 access to locations around the city, a reliable internet connection, and unlimited coffee for $105 per month.

If you're looking for an inexpensive city with a close-knit expat community, Chiang Mai fits the bill.

Medellin, Colombia

Anyone looking to stay in a US time zone might consider moving to Medellin. According to Nomad List, you can get by on just $928 per month, with rent for a one-bedroom apartment costing about $625.

Despite its violent past, Medellin is much safer for visitors today. "I feel incredibly comfortable living in Medellin," said Ann Davis, founder of "workation" company Venture with Impact.

"Medellin is an incredible city for remote workers for various reasons, [including] a large number of co-working spaces, free Wi-Fi at almost all cafes and restaurants, and an incredible public transportation system," she said.

Davis also spoke about the city's expat community, friendly locals, and great weather. "Medellin is the city of eternal spring, and therefore there is sunshine and warm weather year-round," she said. "The pleasant climate reflects the attitudes of paisas (Medellin residents), who are incredibly friendly and welcoming."

Not only is Medellin one of the cheapest places to live in the world, but its welcoming atmosphere has attracted visitors from around the globe as well.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cities in Southeast Asia are some of the cheapest places to live in the world for digital nomads. Ho Chi Minh City is no exception, with its cost of living at just $430 per month, not including rent, according to Numbeo. With a meal at a restaurant averaging $1.76 — and street food costing even less — you could eat out for every meal.

Remote workers like the city's walkability, lively nightlife, and, of course, free Wi-Fi. "Vietnam boasts the fastest Wi-Fi speeds after South Korea, making it the best country in Southeast Asia for digital nomads," said Liat Tzoubari, founder and CEO of Sevensmith.

"Saigon (its local name) is an urban, relatively modern city that still has a distinctive Vietnamese feel to it, making it the perfect hybrid of useful nomadic resources and cultural experience,” she said.

According to Tzoubari, it's not uncommon for people to work at cafes around the city. "Saigon has tons, and I mean tons, of beautifully designed cafes with open layouts, delicious food, and incredible coffee,” she said. "Cafes are always filled with other patrons on their laptops, so waiters are used to customers sitting at a table for hours at a time.”

Considering the low price of food, it's no wonder you could spend so much time at cafes without hurting your budget.

• The "Xtreme Eating" list from the Center for Science in the Public Interest ranks the most unhealthy meals in America.
• Some of the meals on the list for 2018 contain almost four days' worth of the recommended fat content. 
• Among the nation's most unhealthy dishes is a 1.5-pound pretzel that contains 1,920 calories.

If you've ever wondered what four days' worth of fat content in one meal looks like, you finally have your answer.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has put together a list of the most unhealthy meals in America, known as the "Xtreme Eating" list. These highly calorific, artery-clogging meals make a KFC family bucket look like child's play.

The list is collated by nutrition experts who reviewed menus at 200 restaurant chains in the United States to find the meals heaviest in calories, saturated fat, sodium, and sugar.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, the daily recommended intake is 2,000 calories, 20 grams of saturated fat, 2,300 milligrams of sodium, and 50 grams of added sugar. 

Unfortunately for the chains on this list, chain restaurants nationwide are now required to list calories on all menus and menu boards. 

Here's the list, ranked lowest to highest by calories:

SEE ALSO: Chain restaurants are now required to post calorie counts — and these meals are the biggest offenders

8. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse: Peanut Butter S’mores Pizookie (1,580 calories)

This extravagant-looking dessert is the least calorific of all but has a massive sugar content at an estimate 135g.  

At the base is a triple chocolate cookie topped with peanut butter, marshmallow fluff, marshmallows, and vanilla ice cream.

7. The Cheesecake Factory: Chicken Parmesan "Pizza Style" (1,870 calories)

This is one of two Cheesecake Factory dishes to make the list. It ranks high in terms of fat, sodium, and calorie content. 

It's made of chicken coated with breadcrumbs, covered with marinara sauce and melted cheese and topped off with angel hair pasta in an Alfredo cream sauce. It's the best of all worlds. 

6. AMC Cinemas: Bavarian Legend Soft Pretzel (1,920 calories)

This 1.5-pound pretzel is sprinkled with salt and served warm with nacho cheese and mustard.

It's a salt sprinkling that it definitely doesn't need, as the sodium content in one portion is nearly equivalent to four days' worth of the recommended amount. 

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In case you haven't already been shopping it, Nordstrom's annual Anniversary Sale is in full swing.

Having spent hours scouring the whole sale ourselves, we know that there's no doubt you'll be able to add some new pieces to not only your wardrobes, but also your beauty and grooming kits and home and kitchen setups— all from the top name brands and at discounted prices. 

Since there are thousands of items on sale sitewide, we hand-picked the 50 deals that, if nothing else, you'll find inspiration from. We've also included links to more deal roundups below if you want to take a deeper dive into any specific categories. 

Many deals we've had our eyes on have already sold out, so don't hesitate to add these to your cart. 

If you prefer to jump straight to shopping the Anniversary Sale, here's where to go: 

• Men's deals
• Women's deals
• Beauty deals
• Home deals

Check out more Nordstrom Anniversary Sale coverage here:

• Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale is going on now through August 5 — here are the best deals to shop
• 30 men's clothing and accessory deals you can score major savings on during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
• 40 women’s fashion and accessories deals you won’t want to miss out on during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
• 30 fall boots you can save on during the Anniversary Sale
• 34 exclusive skin care and beauty deals you can only get during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
• 30 best home and kitchen deals from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale you don't want to miss
• 30 of the best men's dress shoes and boots available during Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale
• 20 stylish pairs of sneakers you can get your hands on during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

The most comfortable undershirt you can buy right now

Tommy John Second Skin Crewneck Undershirt, $27.90 (originally $43) [You save $15.10]

Soft and lightweight summer shorts from Bonobos

Bonobos 9-Inch Lightweight Stretch Chino Shorts, $51.90 (originally $78) [You save $26.10]

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There are too many good games on the PlayStation 4. If you're one of the over 75 million PS4 owners, it's hard to know where to start.

That's why we put together the list below, full of only the greatest bangers worth spending your time and money on.

Of note: The list is not ranked. There is one exception, as "Horizon Zero Dawn" is clearly the best game on the PlayStation 4 — thus, it's in the first spot. Otherwise, these are the 29 best games on the PlayStation 4 (in no particular order).

SEE ALSO: Nearly two years later, I still play 'Overwatch' every day — here are 7 reasons why I can't stop

29. "Rocket League"

What is "Rocket League?" It's a madman's vision for future soccer. It's soccer with rocket cars, played three vs three or four vs four. Yes!

You can make your car jump, and flip, and you've got rockets that offer a massive speed boost for limited periods of time. It's simple to pick up and play, surprisingly deep to master, and always a tremendous amount of fun. Will you get to the ball fast enough to beat out the competition, and ultimately get the ball away from your goal and toward theirs? This is the basest level question you seek to answer at any given second in "Rocket League." Good luck!

Read our full review of "Rocket League" right here. 

28. "Final Fantasy XV"

If you've never played a massive Japanese role-playing game, this is a good place to start.

"Final Fantasy XV" is a gigantic, gorgeous, sprawling role-playing game set in a futuristic/fantasy world. It's kind of a road story, kind of a hero story, and entirely bizarre. When you're not rolling around in the sweet ride above, you're cavorting around on massive birds (chocobos) and defeating bizarre monsters. 

Read more about "Final Fantasy XV" right here.

27. "Grand Theft Auto V"

"Grand Theft Auto" has never been better than the latest entry: "Grand Theft Auto V". 

In "GTA V" you can play as one of three different main characters, carrying off major heists and doing all manner of other madness. Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you already know what you're getting into with "GTA V." It's a satire of modern American life set in an enormous open-world. 

Former Cleveland Browns All-Pro left tackle Joe Thomas is the latest retired football player to lose a ton of weight, dropping 50 pounds in the first nine months of his retirement.

While many former athletes struggle with weight gain after their careers, some lose a ton of weight, and in many cases, are now nearly unrecognizable.

One common theme among many of these players is the position they played. Most of the players below were offensive linemen, suggesting those players do more to push their body weight to an extreme, developing dangerous habits like consuming massive numbers of calories to maintain their playing sizes.

Below is a look at 20 players who lost a ton of weight after their careers ended.

10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer Joe Thomas is regarded as one of the best offensive linemen ever. He spent most of his career playing at 310 pounds and said he was "more eager to lose weight than almost anything in retirement."

Source: NFL Network

He is now an analyst for the NFL Network and it it took less than nine months after his final NFL game to lose 50 pounds. When asked how he did it, he chuckled and said, "You just don't eat until you feel like you're gonna throw up at every meal and all of a sudden the weight falls right off."

Source: NFL Network

Will Montgomery was a 305-pound offensive lineman with a size 42 waist who played for 5 teams in 9 seasons.

This Sunday, July 29, 2018, marks the 60th anniversary of NASA's establishment as a US government agency, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the 1958 National Aeronautics and Space Act, its founding legislation.

Nearly two decades later, NASA was already envisioning what post-Earth communities in space could look like.

In the 1970s, physicists from Princeton University, the NASA Ames Research Center, and Stanford University created fantastical illustrations of massive orbiting cities for life after Earth. The scientists imagined a worse-case scenario in which our planet would be destroyed, and humankind would move to space.

Take a look at these designs, unearthed by The Public Domain Review.

SEE ALSO: There's a compelling reason scientists think we've never found aliens, and it suggests humans are already going extinct

In the '70s, the scientists expected that people could travel to the first space colony by 2060. They designed three types that would orbit the sun.

The first design is this donut-shaped spaceship that would house about 10,000 people.

The city would be full of homes, shrubbery, and sidewalks. A river would flow through the center of the half-mile-wide ship.

As the year flies by, the list of canceled TV shows piles up.

While there's been somewhat of a quiet period since May, some networks are still cutting shows throughout the summer, including USA, which recently canceled sci-fi series "Colony" after three seasons. In June, Freeform canceled the supernatural teen drama, "Shadowhunters."

ABC also canceled the previously renewed "Roseanne" revival in late May, after Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. However, ABC announced a spin-off called "The Conners" without Barr coming this fall.

Amazon kicked off the year with a slew of cancellations, announcing the end of three quirky comedies, including the Golden Globe nominee "I Love Dick" and the comedian Tig Notaro's semi-autobiographical show, "One Mississippi." It canceled Golden Globe nominee "Mozart in the Jungle" in April, after four seasons, and recently canceled "Transparent," which will end after the upcoming fifth season.

The long-running "The Jerry Springer Show" is ending after 27 seasons and 4,000 episodes. NBC's "Timeless," was also canceled for the second year in a row. NBC reversed its first decision to cancel the show last year after fan outcry. However, fans may have a movie to look forward to that gives the series a proper finale, though no official decision has been made.

We'll update this list as more are announced.

Here are all the shows that have been canceled this year, including those from networks and Netflix:

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Amazon

"Jean-Claude Van Johnson"— Amazon, one season

"I Love Dick"— Amazon, one season

One of the benefits of serving in the military is having the chance to use all kinds of cool equipment like in Hollywood action movies and repetitive Call of Duty games. The Army has its hi-tech Strykers; the Navy has its powerful nuclear engines; the Air Force, its exquisite nine-hole golf courses; and the Coast Guard has, actually I don’t know, orange helicopters?

As for the Marines, well, we have our own things.

Like 30-pound radios with shrapnel from Vietnam still embedded in them and fleece beanies we’re not allowed to wear when it’s cold for some reason. The Corps doesn’t really get the gear on the higher end of the coolness spectrum. I know my people tend to brag that our branch is the tip of the spear, but the truth is we get the shaft.

Yes, it’s been a few years since I left active duty so the stuff being issued to Marines these days may have changed. Pfft, who am I kidding? We’ll keep getting the same crappy gear and Army leftovers for years to come. In a thousand years our descendants will be fighting giant squid people on Neptune and celebrating the F-35 finally being completed as they pick silk wedgies out of their asscracks during morning physical training.

Anyway, here are nine issued Marine Corps items that aren’t going away, even though they should.

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1. Canteens

Outside of training, I don’t think I saw anyone actually use a canteen. Between CamelBaks, Nalgenes, and the various other brands of water sacks and reusable bottles, there are a whole lot of ways to carry more water with greater ease than a pair of plastic flasks. And no matter what you do to clean them, the inside always smells like plastic and old swamp water.

2. Sword belt

Any time there’s an event — wedding, funeral, birthday ball, horse cavalry charge, etc. — where corporals and above might need to wear a sword, you just end up wearing the cooler looking Sam Brown belt.

So really, what’s the point?

3. Night vision goggles

For those who haven’t used night vision goggles, they don’t work like in the movies. In Hollywood, night vision paints the world in perfect detail with a green tint, but in reality, everything looks like an old Game Boy game: two-dimensional, two-toned, and full of deadly turtles.

Before my first night patrol, I joked that our night vision goggles were only good for seeing what you’ve just tripped over. Everybody had a good chuckle. Then I tripped several times that night. Everybody had more good chuckles. Then we almost lost a Marine who fell down a huge hole that none of us could see and it took us a few minutes to figure out what happened. Nobody chuckled.

Our night vision sucks.

In his 15th season, at 33 years old, LeBron James played all 82 games for the first time in his career, then went through a 22-game playoff haul.

Of all of the accomplishments of James' career, his longevity might be the most impressive.

James is one of the most physically dominant players in the league, but it doesn't all come naturally. James is said to spend seven figures a year — with one report saying $1.5 million — to take care of his body. That covers costs from his home gym, trainers, massage therapists, chefs, appliances, and more.

It's all worth it for James, who shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Here's how he spends his money to keep in tip-top shape.

LeBron James reportedly spends seven figures a year on his body. Malcolm Gladwell once told Bill Simmons that in a conversation with James' business partner Maverick Carter, Carter said that cost was $1.5 million.

Source: ESPN, Bill Simmons

James' former teammate Mike Miller said James treats his body like an investment.

Miller said, via Bleacher Report: "Where a lot of people don't do it, he puts a lot of money behind taking care of his body. A lot of people think it's a big expense, but that big expense has allowed him to make a lot more money for a long period of time."

James has a whole team of people who work with him, from trainers to massage therapists to chefs.

According to ESPN, when James was having back problems in 2015, he reached out to David Alexander, a trainer he worked with in Miami. Alexander pointed James to Donnie Raimon, a former Navy SEAL who's an expert in biomechanics.

Raimon helped James work on his core strength, eventually fixing his back problems. James eventually hired Raimon full time, and Raimon moved to Akron, Ohio, to be close to James.

• Wadi Rum, a desert valley in Jordan, has played the part of Mars and distant planets in countless movies, including "The Martian,""Star Wars: Rogue One,""Prometheus," and Red Planet."
• The reddish hue of the sand combined with the massive granite rock faces and sandstone mesas makes for an otherworldly landscape.
• I recently visited, and it was breathtaking. I'm already planning a return trip so I can spend more time in Wadi Rum.

Don't tell Elon Musk, but you don't have to fire off into space to visit Mars. Just get on a plane — or a bus — to the Middle Eastern country of Jordan.

Jordan is a small, dry, mostly landlocked country that neighbors Israel to the east. Within its rugged terrain is Wadi Rum, a desert valley known for its dramatic sandstone and granite rock faces and the reddish hue of its sand.

The landscape is so otherworldly that countless filmmakers have used the desert as a location for films taking place on distant planets.

Most recently, the desert served as the backdrop for Mars in the Matt Damon-starring space-survival film "The Martian."

But "The Martian" is far from the only film to use the desert. Wadi Rum played the part of Mars in the 2000 film "Red Planet" and the 2013 film "The Last Days on Mars." It played the part of the alien world in the 2012 horror film "Prometheus" and the planet of Jedha in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

On a recent trip to Jordan, I decided to take a road trip through Wadi Rum. After barreling through the desert in jeeps, sprinting down sand dunes, and riding on ATVs, I think I can say I've officially visited another planet.

Here's what it was like:

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To start with, on the left is an actual photo of Wadi Rum. On the right is a picture of the same rock formation with some visual effects to make it look a bit more like Mars. But as you can see, it's not a stretch.

Read more about my visit to Petra »

I decided to take a tour through Jordan to visit the desert of Wadi Rum and the ancient archeological site of Petra in two days. After being blown away by Petra, I was skeptical that Wadi Rum could top it.

But when we arrived at the Bedouin camp in Wadi Rum after visiting Petra, I knew I was wrong. While Wadi Rum is mostly uninhabitable, Bedouins have lived in different parts of the desert for centuries. Today, many run luxury campsites for tourists and Jordanians.

• It's crucial to know how to ask for a raise, but many Americans have never done it.
• Knowing when to ask for a raise can also be tricky.
• Asking for a raise could improve your income in the short- and long-term. And if you don't ever ask, failing to negotiate could potentially cost you more than a million dollars over the course of your career.

It's crucial to know how to ask for a raise and negotiate your salary.

"The important thing to remember is that if you don't ask the answer is always no,"Joanna Echols, a career and wellness coach, told Business Insider. 

But most Americans have never asked for a raise. And an analysis by Salary.com found that failing to negotiate could potentially cost you more than a million dollars over the course of your career.

It can be intimidating to ask for a raise. But here are 28 tips on how to navigate the pay bump process.

First, you need to prepare your case ...

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Ask yourself if you actually deserve the raise

Don't ask if you've been at the company for less than a year

Understand the goals that you need to accomplish

Career strategist Miriam Salpeter told Business Insider that it's important to have goals that you can use to measure your success. Make sure you and your supervisor both understand how success looks in your organization and what is expected.

If your employer does not make this clear, it is up to you to identify these targets and pursue these goals.