Culture Benson's 'Frequency' echoes SVU's Emmy-winning '911' rescue Season 27's episode "Frequency" echoed an earlier SVU rescue. A family's home video feed picked up a rogue frequency and revealed a young boy, Avery, trapped in a dog cage. Benson tried speaking through the feed but realized verbal contact might alert his kidnapper;
Culture Where to use the Maintenance Pump key in Marathon The Maintenance Pump key opens a locked door somewhere in Maintenance on Dire Marsh, but the exact spot can be easy to miss amid the area’s size. It promises decent loot, yet players can spend a long time wandering the hangar before finding the entry. Maintenance sits southeast of
Culture 3 new Prime Video movies to watch this weekend (March 7–March 8) Prime Video has added stacks of films as we move into March. Here are three hand-picked titles across comedy, thriller and serial-killer drama to keep you entertained this weekend. Josie and the Pussycats, directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan (available US/UK), is a brilliant comedy that settled into
Culture Lost Fallout: New Vegas post-ending dialogue has been found and restored One of Obsidian's ideas for Fallout: New Vegas that was cut for time would have let players keep playing after the ending slideshow, sidequesting across a Mojave Wasteland that reflected their main-campaign decisions. Modders restored a version of that concept a while back, and now there's
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Culture Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2 Trailer Released by Apple Apple released the first trailer for Season 2 of Your Friends & Neighbors, the crime drama starring and executive produced by Jon Hamm. The ten-episode season arrives on Apple TV with a debut episode on Friday, Apr. 3, followed by one new episode weekly through Friday, Jun. 5. The series
Culture DTF St. Louis Reveals an Unexpected Villain in Its First Episode One episode into Steve Conrad's dark comedy miniseries DTF St. Louis, the pilot "Cornhole" establishes high stakes. Set in Twyla, Missouri, it follows two families and opens with everyone walking on eggshells. Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini and David Harbour lead a cast that lets silence carry
Culture Why Price Wrestled with His Legal 'Compass' Prosecuting a Murder Case In "Remedies," Season 25 followed the 27th Precinct as they investigated the killing of Emily Starr, a homeopathic social media influencer who rose to fame with remedies and a story of beating cancer. Detectives traced the murder weapon to a recent gun show and arrested Carol Massey, who
Culture Christopher Nolan's 10/10 Crime Thriller 'Memento' Lands New Streaming Home HBO Max has just added the revenge thriller Memento to its streaming lineup. Adapted from Jonathan Nolan's short story Memento Mori, the film unfolds in reverse: it opens with Leonard (Guy Pearce) killing Teddy (Joe Pantoliano) and then moves backward through a narrative in which Leonard, who cannot
Culture Shawn Hatosy on Directing The Pitt’s Episode 9 and Abbot’s Farewell Moment Shawn Hatosy directed Season 2, Episode 9 of The Pitt and said the show’s almost entirely single-location staging made prep different from other television work. Because he acted in Episode 8 and was on set all day, his off time was on set too, which allowed him to work
Culture Is The Legend of Khiimori worth playing in early access? The Legend of Khiimori, a realistic horse courier and survival sim, has arrived in early access. After six hours of play the reviewer found it strikes a rare balance between survival mechanics and a focused riding experience, though the $30 price and genuinely early-access state temper that enthusiasm. The game
Culture Prime Video's Mad Dogs Stands Out Among 2010s TV Remakes Mad Dogs is a twisty miniseries that premiered on Prime Video in 2015, adapted from the 2011–2013 series of the same name. It earned mixed reviews—68% on Rotten Tomatoes' critics score, an 82% audience score, and a 7.5/10 on IMDb—but Prime Video canceled the
Culture 10 Most Perfect Movie Musicals Ever Made, Ranked The history of movie musicals is fascinating: in the Golden Age of Hollywood original stories began to define films, Broadway became a grand event with stage plays adapted for the screen, and the cycle has continued between screen and stage. The genre remains vital, and this piece celebrates ten of
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Culture Celebrities' March book club picks, from Reese Witherspoon to Dua Lipa Celebrity book clubs remain popular more than three decades after Oprah Winfrey launched hers in the ’90s. Stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Emma Roberts, Dua Lipa and Jenna Bush Hager now choose monthly reads that often climb bestseller lists. Lipa told Elle UK she loves reading and sharing how books
Culture Slay the Spire 2 is the #1 seller on Steam You never know what's going to happen with sequels to influential indies like Slay the Spire. I put about an hour into Slay the Spire 2 earlier today, and it immediately got its hooks in me; sometimes follow-ups get lost in a sea of imitators, but this one
Culture What is an Omega molecule in Star Trek and why is it so dangerous? Nus Braka (Paul Giamatti) has been a recurring villain in Starfleet Academy since he took over the USS Athena in the series premiere. Episode 9, '300th Night,' reveals his grand plan: he intends to use Omega molecules, a dangerously unstable substance first introduced in Star Trek: Voyager. In
Culture Mike Flanagan's Netflix Horror Series, Ranked There are fans of Mike Flanagan and those who haven't yet become obsessed. Between 2018 and 2023 he made five horror series for Netflix that blend scares with emotional storytelling, and they don't all land the same way. At the bottom of this ranking is The
Culture Netflix Brings 2023's Forgotten Dracula Movie Back From the Dead Netflix has brought back The Last Voyage of the Demeter, the 2023 Dracula adaptation directed by André Øvredal. Øvredal’s version focuses on a rich and bloody chapter from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, "The Captain’s Log." Data from Flix Patrol shows the film has entered Netflix&
Culture Ariadne’s Book of Legends brings rules to play beyond D&D's 20th level When Marcelo Fosco's Dungeons & Dragons players reached 20th level and wanted to continue, he began inventing Epic Boons and monsters with a challenge rating of 30 for his Ariadne’s Codex of Strings books. The response prompted a February Kickstarter for Ariadne’s Book of Legends, which
Culture Jacob Tierney to Adapt The Golden Mean for Netflix Netflix has given a straight-to-series order for Alexander, an adaptation of Annabel Lyon’s 2009 novel The Golden Mean. The series will center on the relationship between Alexander the Great and his mentor Aristotle, with the logline saying: "The Athenian empire is crumbling and the world’s greatest mind,
Culture 9 Anthology Shows That Are 10/10 but Nobody Remembers Today Anthology series are everywhere on television now, from genre-specific collections to season-long standalone dramas. Familiar examples include The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, Inside No. 9 and Documentary Now, but several excellent anthology shows have slipped from view. This roundup highlights underrated entries across fantasy, science fiction, horror and Westerns that
Culture British mom in San Diego struggled to make American friends Madeleine Collins grew up in London and left at 22 after her mother died, having spent the final year as her full-time caregiver. She spent 15 years moving between countries — Melbourne, Los Angeles, Sydney, and Dubai — chasing a dream of acting, building a journalism career, and taking overland trips through
Culture Spider-Man Characters Sony Could Build a Reboot Around Sony’s earlier attempts to spin out a Spider-Man shared universe — from the Venom trilogy to Morbius, Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter — were widely seen as missteps. Still, studio leadership has signaled they’re not finished and plan to try again, this time focusing on Spider-Man’s supporting cast
Culture 15 Greatest Chinese Anime, Ranked Animation is an international medium and China has developed its own distinct style, donghua, which has rapidly broken into the spotlight. This list ranks the best Chinese anime by writing, animation, originality, story, and overall quality. Highlights include The King’s Avatar, which follows Ye Xiu, a retired e‑sports