Folklorist/historian Adrienne Mayor on her new book Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore Credit: Princeton University Press Earthquakes, […]
Category: Culture
Embark on a visual voyage of art inspired by black holes
Gamwell sees echoes of Mitchell’s dark stars, for instance, in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “A Descent Into the Maelstrom,” […]
TV Technica: Our favorite shows of 2025
Netflix and Apple TV dominate this year’s list with thrillers, fantasy, sci-fi, and murder. Credit: Collage by Aurich Lawson Credit: […]
Steve Rogers returns in Avengers: Doomsday teaser
Downey Jr. might be playing a new role, but Marvel is really getting the band(s) back together on this one. […]
Odyssey trailer brings the myth to vivid life
It’s difficult to underestimate the tremendous influence Homer’s epic has had on global culture. Nolan himself recalled seeing the Odyssey […]
Discworld, Daleks, and Deep 13: A geeky holiday TV and movie watchlist
There’s obviously more to Christmas flicks than Netflix romcoms. I promise that most of this list is better than the […]
Strava puts popular “Year in Sport” recap behind an $80 paywall
Earlier this month, Strava, the popular fitness-tracking app, released its annual “Year in Sport” wrap-up—a cutesy, animated series of graphics […]
NeuralDSP models John Mayer’s entire amp and effects rig—and it sounds great
Mayer gets the “Archetype” treatment. Guitarists today are spoiled for choice, and that goes doubly true for players who use […]
Stranger Things S5 trailer teases Vol. 2
We’re 10 days away from the next installment of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, and Netflix has […]
Filmmaker Rob Reiner, wife, killed in horrific home attack
We woke up this morning to the horrifying news that beloved actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele […]