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Balinese FAQ

I travel to learn, but the farther I go from home, the more likely I am to find myself in the role of a teacher. In Bali, that cultural exchange is fairly smooth because most Balinese people speak some English in order to work in tourism, which is the island’s biggest industry. We’ve met plenty…

United Airlines to pay $305,000 to a Buddhist pilot who refused to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings

United Airline’s HIMS program requires pilots to attend AA meetings if they are diagnosed with an alcohol dependency. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images United Airlines will pay $305,000 to a Buddhist pilot who refused to attend AA on religious grounds. That decision meant he lost his medical certificate and was no longer permitted to fly….

Reinventing the wheel

Game of the Week goes out to all of our supporters as part of the Eurogamer Essentials newsletter, and from today we’ll start putting it on the site. There’s going to be a slight shake-up of the supporters program in the near future (don’t worry – it’s all good news) so stay tuned for more…

Twitter begins a new wave of firings by letting go of contractors with no notice, reports say

Elon Musk is reportedly planning to slash roughly half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees this week. But the conflict between Twitter’s old guard and the new owner’s loyalists is just getting started. NurPhoto/Getty Images Twitter began firing contractors on Saturday, according to reports.  Some contractors told Axios they found out after being locked out of work…