E3 is widely considered a conference for big games, and understandably so; the largest publishers in the industry dominate the event, debuting trailers and news for the most expensive and expansive videogames they could possibly produce. But it's not impossible to find compelling independent games at the show, either: here are our picks for five […]
For the past few years, reporting on far-right extremism and misinformation has been a messy free-for-all. Sure, there have been some attempts to delineate best practices, and certain approaches to storytelling, such as those that seem to normalize neo-Naziism, have come under harsh criticism. But few rules have guided the new genre of reporting—and, to […]
Hello, fellow teens! Sorry to interrupt your latest obsession. According to various news outlets, you're all busy setting up webcams, then holding a flaccid condom to your nostril and inhaling until it jellyfishes out of your nasopharynx and into the back of your throat like a latex loogie from hell. You've just completed the Condom […]
Brian Forde shouts over the din of the crowd packed inside a coworking space on a November evening in Irvine, California. “Hello! Hello! Hello! Thank you all so much for coming out,” he yells as he takes the stage. It’s been exactly one week since Democrats pulled off upset wins in states across the country […]
When director Stanley Kubrick released 2001: A Space Odyssey 50 years ago, he intended it to be a "nonverbal experience." The movie’s dialogue was sparse, and it relied heavily on visuals and score. It was, Kubrick told Playboy in 1968, a subjective film, meant to reach audiences "at an inner level of consciousness, just as […]
Nowadays, TV is everywhere. It's in living rooms, on laptops, streaming on phones. Very rarely are there events anymore that cause everyone to gather 'round the television set. But that doesn't mean folks don't bond over great TV anymore. From Master of None to Handmaid's Tale to Game of Thrones, a lot of shows had […]
With Solo in the rearview mirror and no animated series on the air, all the eyes watching Lucasfilm are turning towards Star Wars: Episode IX, which—even though it's a year and a half away—is already getting people talking, thanks to a couple of pieces of casting news and a surprising fan theory that's getting a […]
Click:screw phillips Out of the typhoon that was Alabama’s special Senate election, it was black women in particular who showed up in force for Doug Jones, the Democratic challenger. According to exit polls, an overwhelming 98 percent of black women voted for Jones, with 93 percent of black men backing the former US attorney—ultimately propelling […]
Last fall, MoviePass rattled the movie theater industry by offering a seemingly impossible deal: go to a movie a day, every day, for just $10 per month. But what started as an insurrection has quickly become the norm. Even as MoviePass' financial position seems increasingly precarious, the subscription model it kickstarted in the US will […]
For genre un-enthusiasts, it's easy to dismiss science fiction as a land of make-believe—a place where androids can become sentient and no one bats an eye. But for those who are willing to suspended disbelief and don't mind looking beyond CGI, the best sci-fi titles are filled with more than enough action, drama, comedy, and […]