The Netherlands city of Wijk aan Zee has annually hosted its prestigious chess tournament for nearly 90 years. Today, the tournament is sponsored by Tata Steel , which is a ...

"Because of the price, I was worried it would look cheap, but it looks like I spent some big money on it," — a reviewer ...

Dramatisation of one of the most ingenious escape bids of World War II, in which British soldiers use a wooden vaulting horse as cover when trying to get out of Stalag Luft III. Show more ...

There is much to appreciate in this historic gem, which is made of carved ivory and ebony wood with a tortoiseshell veneer inlaid with silver stars and scrolls. The chess pieces are made of ivory and ...

This widespread use of wood set into motion a self-reinforcing cycle: craftsmen specialised in wooden construction, industries geared up to supply wooden materials, and building codes were ...

Following Alien: Romulus’s home release in December, Alien fans started to notice that the physical release of the film seemed to have updated the effects of the controversial character Rook. An Ash ...

It has been over six months since I wrote on lumber and the iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (NASDAQ:WOOD) product on Seeking Alpha. I concluded the June 6, 2024, article with the following ...

A 17-year-old has crafted the ultimate tool to cheat at chess after jailbreaking Ray-Ban Meta glasses to show the best moves in over-the-board games. Chess cheating has been a controversial ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — After nearly six years hosting gaming events across the Des Moines metro, the Rook Room is opening a permanent location. The Rook Room Game Lounge & Café is set to open at 300 SW ...

In a new interview with Empire, Fede Álvarez addressed the scenes with Rook and admitted that even he knew that the face-swapping used to create Ian Holm’s likeness was… not great.