Culture Ezri Dax returns to Star Trek Online to face a Lovecraftian threat Over the past 16 years Star Trek Online has been building what senior narrative designer Flo McQuibban calls “soft canon,” bringing TV stars into the game while creating new threats for them to face. The next event, Corruption, launches on March 10 to celebrate the free-to-play MMORPG’s 16th anniversary
Culture Martin Scorsese's New 'Mandalorian and Grogu' Character, Explained Martin Scorsese turns up in the new trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, lending his voice to a brief, comic cameo. The clip follows Din Djarin and his mentor as the New Republic sends them to locate Rotta the Hutt, and during the search Din stops at a
Culture Rebecca Ferguson’s ‘Mercy’ Can’t Catch Up to a 35-Year-Old Cult Favorite Nearing a month after its release in theaters worldwide, Mercy appears to have sealed its fate. The sci-fi film marks Timur Bekmambetov’s return to American features and uses the "screenlife" format, with Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson in the lead roles. Produced on a reported $60 million
Culture 10 Greatest Spy Thrillers of the Last 100 Years, Ranked Spy movies and thrillers are a natural pairing, producing suspenseful, tension-filled stories that range from quiet realism to blockbuster spectacle. The list covers the genre across the last century, tracing a line from Hollywood’s Golden Age with films like Notorious to Daniel Craig’s Bond era with titles such
Culture The Opera ‘Monster’s Paradise’ Takes Satirical Aim at Trump Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek’s new opera Monster’s Paradise, in Tobias Kratzer’s production, aims its satire at a Trump-like leader but leaves its most affecting moment to the end. A makeshift raft drifts on a flood as two vampiresses play out-of-tune Schubert on a piano whose keys
Culture Southern Charm's Salley Carson says she slid into Cooper DeJean's DMs Salley Carson, 31, said on the "Not Skinny But Not Fat" podcast that she "just slid into Cooper DeJean’s [DMs]," calling him a "football player for the Eagles" and a "little 22-year-old." She added that DeJean, 23, is "dating, or
Culture Where to Watch Robert Duvall’s Top Performances Robert Duvall, whose screen presence was natural and grounded, died on Sunday at age 95. He was best known for playing rugged, capable men drawn from America’s past, present and possible future, and his quiet intensity made roles from the TV western Lonesome Dove to the cop drama Colors
Culture Jesse Jackson's 1972 Sesame Street Visit A young Black man sits on a brownstone stoop, hair in an Afro and a medallion around his neck, as children of different races gather on the set of Sesame Street in 1972. He leads a call-and-response—“I am!” “Somebody!”—that echoes a refrain Jesse Jackson used at rallies. Jackson,
Culture Dwayne Johnson Bids Farewell to Danny DeVito on 'Jumanji' Set Danny DeVito has finished filming on Jumanji 4, the final chapter of the franchise. DeVito joined the series in 2019 as Eddie Gilpin in Jumanji: The Next Level, and his last day on set prompted an emotional send-off from costar Dwayne Johnson. Johnson shared behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram, including one
Culture 10 Best Crowd-Pleasing Movies of All Time, Ranked If you’re in a crowd and the movie on screen leaves you pleased while the people around you seem pleased too, you might be watching a crowd-pleaser. These films aim for the broadest possible audience and act as the cinematic equivalent of perfect pop music—easy to like and
Culture Every Stanley Kubrick Movie Based on a Book, Ranked Stanley Kubrick was a British-American filmmaker responsible for some of the greatest films of all time. He had a complicated legacy: he revolutionized cinema, yet his methods were known to be harsh and demanding. Over his life he produced 13 films, of which 10 are based on novels, and this
Culture I'm living on a small island for 90 days before deciding to move I've spent most of my life in big West Coast cities, but after several short stays on a remote Pacific Northwest island, I'm testing whether it could be a long-term home. The island is roughly a $24 ferry ride from the mainland and has a population
Culture Shia LaBeouf's arrests: a history of run-ins with the law Shia LaBeouf has a long record of arrests spanning more than three decades. He was most recently taken into custody after a brawl during Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Feb. 17, 2026, and was charged with two counts of simple battery. Footage showed the shirtless actor being treated by
Culture Pathfinder 2e PDFs worth $458 are bundled for about $15 I like Pathfinder 2e; it addresses many gripes with D&D 5e while leaning into crunchy tactical combat and the three-action system. Fanatical is offering around $458/£369's worth of books for $15/£13. The deal includes PDFs of the Beginner Box, Player Cores one and two,
Culture Why The Witcher 3 fans should be excited about Gothic Remake CD Projekt Red's developers often point to Gothic as a key inspiration. Both are European, open-world medieval fantasy RPGs with a monster-slaying hero, but the connection runs deeper than surface similarities. Gothic predates The Witcher 3 by 14 years, and with the Nameless Hero's adventures nearing
Culture Battlefield 6 devs hear calls for bigger maps but need more time Phil Girette, a producer on Battlefield 6, says the team has noticed players wanting larger maps: "We see that feedback, and hear it very loudly." He added that expanding maps isn’t a simple creative choice. "More maps is, of course, something that we will look more
Culture David Bowie Once Had a Bitter Public Feud With Frank Zappa David Bowie and Frank Zappa both rose to prominence in the 1960s and spent the following years expanding their sounds. Zappa's Mothers of Invention arrived with the avant‑garde Freak Out, and he moved on to orchestral experiments like Lumpy Gravy and jazz‑fusion records such as Hot
Culture Muppet Treasure Island's PC game nearly changed the course of Muppet video games Released in 1996 alongside the film, Activision’s Muppet Treasure Island was a scene-by-scene point-and-click adventure that used live-action backdrops of the Muppets and the movie’s actors. Players clicked through stages searching for artifacts and solving short puzzles, and critics at the time praised its depth and humor — Entertainment
Culture Mandalorian trailer brings Clone Wars bounty hunter to live-action The new Mandalorian and Grogu trailer didn't just unmask Din Djarin and increase excitement for the new Star Wars movie tenfold — it also offers a first look at a Clone Wars character in live-action. Embo, a Kyuzo bounty hunter from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, appears in the
Culture Mewgenics’ Success Brings Console Ports, DLC and an 82-Track OST Mewgenics, the new roguelite RPG battler from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, launched on February 10 and quickly became an unexpected hit. In less than a week it reached the No. 2 spot on Steam’s bestsellers and recorded 115,428 simultaneous players—notable for a single-player, offline game—and
Culture Alex Ross reveals new Marvel characters in exclusive artwork Alex Ross made his name in the 1990s with Marvels and Kingdom Come, and since then his painterly, hyper-realistic style has mostly appeared on covers. He returned to interior art in 2022 with the graphic novel Fantastic Four: Full Circle, and he'll be back as a page artist
Culture George R. R. Martin calls a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms death pivotal An old George R. R. Martin interview has surfaced in which the Game of Thrones author points to a seemingly minor event from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 5 as one that changed the course of Westeros history. Martin describes the moment — a surprise death in the episode
Culture Hulu's Tell Me Lies Fans Accuse Creator of 'Gaslighting' After Finale Reveal Heartbreak is sweeping the Tell Me Lies fandom after showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer announced on social media that the Season 3 finale would also serve as the series finale. The unexpected decision prompted accusations of "gaslighting" from some viewers and a wave of upset in the comments. Over three
Culture Shia LaBeouf arrested in New Orleans after Mardi Gras bar altercation Shia LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans after a brawl during Mardi Gras and has been charged with two counts of simple battery. He remains behind bars in Louisiana, held without bond, and is due before a judge today at 3 p.m. local time. Bar employees said the actor
Culture Bryan Fuller open to audio drama for Hannibal season 4 Hannibal, the grimdark psychological horror from Pushing Daisies and Dead Like Me creator Bryan Fuller, enraptured fans when it debuted on NBC in 2013. The series follows the empathetic but troubled FBI profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and the cunning forensic psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), who is also a
