Culture My Low-Constitution Playthrough Of This New RPG Has Been A Complete Disaster I’ve been excited about Esoteric Ebb, Christoffer Bodegård’s isometric Baldur’s Gate 3–meets–Disco Elysium–style RPG, for a very, very long time. It caught my eye sometime in 2023, and I’ve made a point of playing every new iteration of its demo that has dropped
Culture 'GOAT' Passes 'Rocky' at Domestic Box Office Sony Pictures Animation released GOAT last February. The film uses a barnyard animal as a surrogate for NBA superstar Steph Curry and plays on the GOAT acronym — "Greatest of All Time." While not a reboot or sequel, its family-friendly appeal helped it reach $75.9 million domestically and
Culture From luxury ‘dupes’ to literary doubles: why doppelgangers are everywhere right now Isabel Waidner’s fifth novel, As If, opens with two bedraggled strangers: Aubrey invites Lindsey into her flat and notices, with pained curiosity, how alike they look. That unsettling premise echoes my own Lean Cat, Savage Cat — both novels draw protagonists from the lower rungs of showbiz, use the language
Culture Pixar confirms Monsters, Inc. 3 is in development Pixar is developing a third Monsters, Inc. feature as the original film’s 25th anniversary approaches. The Wall Street Journal revealed the project, citing people familiar with the matter. This will be the franchise’s first theatrical entry in at least 13 years; the last feature was the college-set prequel
Culture Harry Styles fades into the crowd on his new album 'Kiss All the Time' Harry Styles released his fourth solo album, "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally," on Friday. Rather than leaning into his fame, he has been presenting himself as an ordinary person, and that decision undercuts the music: this is his most anonymous work yet. Styles has embraced the everyday
Culture Britney Spears 'devastated' after DUI arrest; loved ones hope for rehab A source close to the pop star says she is "devastated," adding the encounter "has scared the crap out of her." The source says, "Britney knows she has to face the consequences whatever they may be," and that her inner circle is "just
Culture Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 to bring back Rocket Town and Wutai Most of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, the third and final installment in Square Enix's remake trilogy, remains shrouded in mystery, but director Naoki Hamaguchi has revealed a few key details. The yet-untitled third entry is set to tie up the whole story, and with much of
Culture Pablo Castelblanco Reveals He Was Chugging Root Beer on Happy's Place Pablo Castelblanco said he had a blast playing Steve’s temporary macho turn on Happy’s Place, calling the bit a dose of “toxic masculinity” that revealed an unseen side of the germaphobic accountant after he kills a spider. “Oh God, I really had fun, a lot of fun that
Culture 'Deadliest Catch' cast member details Todd Meadows' death Deckhand Trey John Green III described how Todd Meadows, 25, went overboard from the Aleutian Lady about 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor on the afternoon of Feb. 25. Green said the Bering Sea was unusually calm though only a degree or two above freezing, and that crew members had
Culture Marathon secret hunters uncover Durandal audio log and hidden website The Marathon community has found terminals on Perimeter that suddenly became active and point toward an audio log seemingly left by Durandal, the rampant AI from the original Marathon series. These terminals appear to be sharing fragments about the Cryo Archive, the upcoming fourth map that's been compared
Culture How to increase Environment Level in Pokémon Pokopia The Environment Level in Pokémon Pokopia reflects how comfortable the Pokémon in a region are. Comfort matters more than terrain alone: Oddish, for example, prefers no barren soil, and bringing new Pokémon into an area often raises the Environment Level because it appears to be based on a total rather
Culture Grace actor says Leon's performer made cast bring their A-game Resident Evil Requiem has emerged after a years-long wait as a triumphant symphony of action and horror, with critics and players praising the deep gunplay, heartfelt story, and in particular, strong performances by Leon Kennedy actor Nick Apostolides, Victor Gideon actor Antony Byrne, and burgeoning Resident Evil star and Grace
Culture Pokémon Pokopia May Tease a Yellow Shellos for Winds and Waves Pokémon Pokopia adds new forms for some older monsters, and fans have spotted a note referring to a "heretofore unknown yellow Shellos." Shellos and its evolved form Gastradon change appearance by region: on the West Sea they are pink and white, and on the East Sea they are
Culture Eight Near-Perfect Netflix Miniseries, Each with One Major Flaw There have been many fantastic miniseries on Netflix in the last decade, and several come close to perfection. Still, each of the eight highlighted shows carries a single, glaring flaw that undercuts an otherwise impressive effort. Adolescence earns praise for raw, unsettling performances—Jamie (Owen Cooper) is electrifying and won
Culture A Year After Ending, Sheridan's Top Yellowstone Spin-Off Leads Streaming Marshals, the latest Yellowstone spin-off, premiered on CBS on March 1 and leans into a procedural, old‑school network‑TV style. The move made it the franchise's first release on CBS rather than Paramount+, and it immediately sent viewers back to earlier installments. After the premiere, audiences flocked
Culture Beloved Lower East Side dive 169 Bar faces eviction after owner-landlord dispute Downtown Manhattan’s beloved and historic 169 Bar has operated at 169 East Broadway since 1916. The scuzzy spot has been part of many generations of Lower East Side scenes, from punk to Dimes Square, and has attracted clientele including Zoe Kravitz, Cillian Murphy, Jason Momoa and Aziz Ansari; Ansari’
Culture Cooking recipes and skill upgrades in Pokémon Pokopia Cooking in Pokémon Pokopia is how you upgrade skills like expanding Water Gun or breaking tougher rocks with Rock Smash. Different dishes boost different abilities, so carry a variety of recipes. Each dish uses one primary ingredient while additional ingredients alter the result, and sometimes you must bring Pokémon with
Culture How to solve the final puzzle in Resident Evil Requiem You must finish at least one playthrough with Marie's Doll in your inventory to complete the Final Puzzle. The doll only appears if a series of specific steps are followed, so it helps to play on Easy if you plan a fresh run and to keep separate saves
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Culture Mark Hamill's 'The Big Red One': A Forgotten Masterpiece War Movie Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning Saving Private Ryan is often called the definitive World War II epic, but Samuel Fuller's oft-overlooked The Big Red One offers a more personal and realistic account. A passion project in the works for three decades, the film overcomes its low-budget and B-movie
Culture Smallville Enters Netflix's Worldwide Top 10, Bumping The Lincoln Lawyer Smallville has pushed The Lincoln Lawyer down Netflix's Worldwide Top 10; FlixPatrol placed the series at #8 on March 2. Available on Netflix outside the U.S. (the show is on Hulu in the U.S.), Smallville displaced Netflix originals including The Lincoln Lawyer and Reality Check. The
Culture Best Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (March 6-8 2026) March is off to a strong start with new releases like Pokémon Pokopia, Slay the Spire 2, and Marathon, but none of those — and not even February’s Resident Evil Requiem — are on Xbox Game Pass. Still, Game Pass offers a bounty of excellent games well worth checking out this
Culture 3 new movies on Netflix to stream this weekend If you need something to queue up this weekend, here are three top films that hit Netflix earlier in the week: a tense horror, a whimsical family fantasy, and a hard‑edged crime thriller. Misery follows a famous author who survives a car crash only to be rescued—and held
Culture Everything You Need to Know About Marathon After a long wait, Bungie's Marathon is finally here. It's an online-only, first-person sci-fi extraction shooter and a sequel to Bungie's 90s Marathon trilogy—though you don't have to play the older games to jump in. The original trilogy is available free
Culture Hulu's New True Crime Docuseries About Skylar Neese Is Heartbreaking Hulu quietly released a three-part true crime docuseries, Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese, that chronicles the horrifying and senseless killing of a promising high school teenager. The series is compact enough to binge in a single evening and is emotionally difficult to watch. The film begins with
