movies A new taxonomy of the "Dad Thriller" movie genre Thom Dunn

happy mutants Samuel Delany's 1977 Star Wars review: why is the future so damned white and male? Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Hacker puppets explain how camera angles shape our perception Cory Doctorow

Science Study reveals killer whales share food with humans in display of altruism Gail Sherman

Games How every fictional character connects to Street Fighter's Ryu Grant St. Clair

lawsuits Defamation lawsuit against Congressperson Nancy Mace to test Speech or Debate clause Jason Weisberger

music New evidence that The Doors' Jim Morrison may be alive (video) Allan Rose Hill

Science Germ theory denial is dangerous and on the rise Jennifer Sandlin

History Enjoy two different looks at the impossibly-instant Polaroid camera Bob Knetzger

gay Documentary highlights the men that Abraham Lincoln slept with Thom Dunn

Entertainment Disney announces huge theme park expansions Ruben Bolling

television 40 Years Later, Jeremy Brett is Still the Best Sherlock Holmes Lee Keeler

conspiracy theory The 2024 Santa Monica Film Festival was chock full of red-pilled conspiracy content Jennifer Sandlin

documentaries "Open Wide" tells the history of the "mewing" TikTok trend, through a deep dive into the controversial practice of orthotropics and its evangelists, John and Mike Mew Jennifer Sandlin

silent films Watch these fascinating demonstrations of sound effect instruments from the silent film era! Jennifer Sandlin

twitter NYT: Yet more advertisers flee Twitter after Elon Musk's endorsement of antisemitic conspiracy theory Rob Beschizza

art You can visit a 30-foot-tall eyeball in downtown Dallas, Texas Jennifer Sandlin

Disney Disney "quieting the noise" to appease conservatives, says CEO Rob Beschizza