We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is an intimate coming-of-age horror film
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is an intimate coming-of-age horror film

Jane Schoenbrun’s latest film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, is making a splash in theaters right now. So it seems like the perfect time to revisit their first film, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. I fell in love with this film when I first saw it at Sundance in 2021. We […]

Grand Theft Auto VI exists in its own universe
Grand Theft Auto VI exists in its own universe

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on GTA VI and the state of the video game industry, follow Andrew Webster. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Four years ago, fans […]

Are you a true Hogwarts alum or just a muggle pretending? Find out with this essential Harry Potter quiz

A big fan of everything Harry Potter? Take this 30-question pop culture quiz on its games, movies, shows, books and more to prove it.

Doodle generative compositions in your browser with Musical Spirograph
Doodle generative compositions in your browser with Musical Spirograph

I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it. Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous. I also love generative music composition. So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I’m hooked. Musical Spirograph is a relatively simple concept. A set of points dash around the screen according to […]

W. Kamau Bell has the most practical ‘most indispensable tool’
W. Kamau Bell has the most practical ‘most indispensable tool’

W. Kamau Bell is one of those people who has always just seemed to be there. From Totally Biased, to Politically Re-Active, United Shades of America, and We Need to Talk About Cosby, his blend of comedy, social commentary, and political activism has helped him stand out. He’s won a Peabody and four Emmys, been […]

‘We Want to Believe’ book explores the reality of UFOs: ‘It’s always going to be more likely that someone is wrong about what they saw’ (interview)
‘We Want to Believe’ book explores the reality of UFOs: ‘It’s always going to be more likely that someone is wrong about what they saw’ (interview)

Acclaimed literary critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Adam Kirsch explores humanity’s insatiable drive to wonder at unidentified phenomena in the skies.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Science of Artemis
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Science of Artemis

On Episode 224 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. David Kring to discuss the where, whys, and hows of the Artemis Program’s lunar exploration plans.

Insidious: Out of the Further review — the new horror movie is the franchise’s scariest yet, but that doesn’t mean it’s good
Insidious: Out of the Further review — the new horror movie is the franchise’s scariest yet, but that doesn’t mean it’s good

Insidious: Out of the Further is now playing in theaters worldwide, but it’s a disappointing entry into the horror franchise.

Microsoft and Discord subpoenaed over GTA VI gameplay leaks
Microsoft and Discord subpoenaed over GTA VI gameplay leaks

Following several apparent video leaks of Grand Theft Auto VI, Take-Two Interactive has subpoenaed Microsoft and Discord over content that “infringes copyrights” held for the game, Kotaku reports. In the subpoenas, filed on Thursday, Take-Two says copyrighted material includes “audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialogue, or other creative elements” and it is looking to identify “alleged […]