Four-year-old Joris Niekus hops excitedly in front of a wall-sized flatscreen as his dad loads up an interactive version of Roald Dahl's BFG (known as GVR in Dutch).
Seconds later, face beaming, his digitised silhouette is bopping across the screen together with Dahl's gangly giant.
It's just one of many experiences on offer at a new downtown development in the Dutch city of Groningen that is seeking to reinvent urban hubs for the post-consumer age.
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Shopping for Match Strikers - The New York Times
The decline of smoking has largely eliminated a once-common accessory from many homes: the match striker. But candles and firewood still need to be lit, so a new wave of small manufacturers has been giving the tool renewed attention.
Sure, you could use a paper matchbox. But a well-designed match holder with a rough surface for lighting strike-anywhere matches is "so much prettier," said Michelle Nussbaumer , an interior designer in Dallas. "I love them on a cocktail table."
Coronavirus Fears Drive Chinese Immigrants To SGV Gun Shops: LAist
Tyler Chang has a new baby, a new home in Diamond Bar, and the instinct to protect both in the age of coronavirus.
That's how the computer programmer wound up in a City of Industry gun shop for the first time, staring at rows of shotguns lining the walls. Rap metal blared from the speakers as Chang, who is from China, imagined his nightmare scenario: A pandemic forces company shutdowns and leads to mass unemployment.
"People won't have money, and they won't be able to eat," Chang, 28, said in Mandarin. "And if they don't have food, they'll have to steal."
Inside the creative chaos of the CHIditarod shopping cart race | WGN-TV
In the annual CHIditarod, racing shopping carts morph into steamboats and other creations powered by costumed characters — and it's all for a good cause. Meet the people of the CHIditarod in their own words:
Devin Breen, Co-Founder of CHIditarod
CHIditarod is a satirical play on the Iditarod, except instead of dogs you've got humans, and instead of sleds, you've got shopping carts, and instead of the frozen Tundra, you have the normally frozen streets of Chicago.
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Alexa in the home office: How coronavirus could boost voice shopping | PaymentsSource
Amazon's dominance of the smart speaker segment makes it well positioned to turn an increasingly work-from-home culture into a voice-shopping powerhouse.
As more Americans are working and studying at home as a precaution against the coronavirus (also known as COVID-19), Amazon's 70% market share of the installed smart speaker base provides a chance to deepen the e-commerce giant's relationship with its customers.
Police: No evidence of shots fired at College Station shopping mall | FOX 35 Orlando
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The College Station Police Department confirms no shots were fired at a shopping mall after they responded to a report of an active shooter.
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People inside the mall were asked to shelter in place while officers investigated the report, but police say it is now safe to resume normal activities.
Miami Dolphins' NFL free-agency shopping list - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
I'm taking quarterback off the board in free agency, considering it looks like my top option of Teddy Bridgewater was ruled out with the return of Ryan Fitzpatrick.
So to prepare for an X's and Omar show Wednesday at noon, I've organized my free-agent list by desperate positional needs followed by a sub-set of fantasy options, expensive and cheaper options.
A lot of it depends on if the Dolphins want to win next year — meaning, if the front office wants to build a roster to win or still stockpile resources into the next draft. I'm assuming they won't sacrifice a second season chasing a quarterback, when last year showed how painful and unreliable that can be, right down to the disappointing compensatory picks.
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