What Memento reveals about human nature, 25 years later
Director Christopher Nolan’s breakout film explores themes of the nature of memory and personal identity.
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Culture
He-Man gets an origin story in Masters of the Universe trailer
“Skeletor took my family and he destroyed our world.”
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It’s a race against time to save Krypto in Supergirl trailer
Have these villains not seen John Wick?
Jennifer Ouellette
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What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case.
Rachel Hartigan on her new book, Lost: Amelia Earhart’s Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC
Why did a leading prediction market feel the need for an in-person bar in DC?
Rob Pegoraro
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There can (still) be only one: Highlander is 40
Sure, it’s cheesy in many respects, but its central mythology still resonates even decades later.
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Writer denies it, but publisher pulls horror novel after multiple allegations of AI use
One of the first controversies of its kind.
Nate Anderson
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Project Hail Mary is in theaters—but do the linguistics work?
Ars speaks with a linguist about the ease with which Grace and Rocky communicate.
Lee Hutchinson
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Peter faces a new life cycle in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer
“Sometimes Spider-Man has to do the hard thing, even if it breaks Peter Parker’s heart.”
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Paul Atreides faces the cost of his holy war in Dune: Part 3 teaser
“War feeds on itself. The more I fight, the more our enemies fight back.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Aliens announce their presence in latest Disclosure Day trailer
“That truth will upend the established order of the entire world. If you do this, there’s no undoing it.”
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Explain it like I’m 5: Why is everyone on speakerphone in public?
Your phone still functions when held to your ear, people!
Nate Anderson
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Verdict: Yes, you should go see Project Hail Mary as soon as possible
A brief spoiler-free review of the film, which opens in the US on March 20.
Lee Hutchinson
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Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns
Marc Abraham: “During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country.”
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Jessica Jones joins the fray in Daredevil: Born Again trailer
“I’m gonna take this city back.”
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Hunting for elusive “ghost elephants”
Werner Herzog directed this evocative NatGeo documentary of an ornithologist’s quest to find a new species.
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The Boys S5 trailer tees up a bloody final season
“My power is absolute. At heights no one ever dreamed of. But I have a bigger destiny.”
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Lanterns teaser swaps superhero hijinks for gritty realism
DC’s Green Lantern is reimagined as part True Detective, part Slow Horses, and we’re here for it.
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What we can learn from scientific analysis of Renaissance recipes
Multispectral imaging, proteomics, historical texts yield new insights into 16th-century medical manuals.
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The AI apocalypse is nigh in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Director Gore Verbinksi and screenwriter Matthew Robinson on the making of this darkly satirical sci-fi film.
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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77
I went into Hyperion blind, decades ago, knowing almost nothing about it. I was never the same.
Eric Berger
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Review: Knight of the Seven Kingdoms brings back that Westeros magic
Prequel series is just great storytelling, reminding GoT fans why they loved the original so much.
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It’s outright war for the Iron Throne in House of the Dragon S3 teaser
“The king has abdicated his throne. A new line is coming. A new line of unsullied kings.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Here’s the fun, action-packed trailer for Mandolorian and Grogu
“Gangsters. War criminals. We’ll take out every bad guy in your deck of cards.”
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A Valentine’s Day homage to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ang Lee’s gorgeous 2000 masterpiece has awe-inspiring martial arts stunts and a tragic love story for the ages.
Jennifer Ouellette
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$1.8 million MST3K Kickstarter brings in (almost) everyone from the old show
MST3K‘s 2010s revival looked forward; this one is emphatically looking backward.
Andrew Cunningham
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Spider-Noir teaser comes in colorized “True Hue” and black and white
Nicolas Cage described his character as “70 percent Humphrey Bogart and 30 percent Bugs Bunny.”
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Disclosure Day Super Bowl trailer: Could it be… aliens?
Bonus: Mandalorian and Grogu 30-second spot shows duo being pulled through the snow by Tauntauns.
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A Project Hail Mary final trailer? Yes please.
“There are infinite possibilities for this to go wrong.”
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Godlike Titan threatens humanity in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 trailer
“This Titan is like a god, and the sea creatures worship it.”
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Stranded boys struggle to survive in Lord of the Flies trailer
“We need to think about food and shelter. We need to help each other and be good camp mates.”
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Australian plumber is a YouTube sensation
Bruce of Drain Cleaning Australia wants everyone to share his deep abiding love for a free-flowing drain.
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The brothers meet Yoshi in Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer
Toad: “So some dinosaur just shows up and he’s now part of the group. Cool.”
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A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10
How two podcasters turned a Star Trek side project into a full-time career.
Cyrus Farivar
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Check out the first trailer for Masters of the Universe
“Talking tigers, spaceships, and magic swords that can make a man as mighty as a god.”
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don’t hate it
An interesting new take on Trek includes some characters you already know.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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