When asked why he wanted to climb Mt. Everest, famed British mountaineer George Mallory famously offered the simple reply, "Because it’s there.” After several hours playing through an exclusive, hands...
Beyoncé performs during the Renaissance World Tour. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Beyoncé is worth $1 billion, according to Forbes' estimates. Much of her wealth is derived from her valuable musi...
Rebecca Yarros released "Onyx Storm" in January 2025. Red Tower/CJ Rivera/Invision/AP "Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros was published in January 2025. Yarros has yet to start writing the ...
The author (right) poses with her friends while attending a Backstreet Boys concert at the Sphere in Vegas. Courtesy of Anna Rahmanan In August, I took a 48-hour break from motherhood to see the Backs...
Magic: The Gathering had some great sets in 2025, but it also showed Wizards of the Coast perhaps straying a little too far from what makes the long-running card game special. That’s not to say Univer...
Perhaps you've heard rumors about the death of physical media. Those rumors are greatly exaggerated. Tons of 4K UHD and Blu-ray movies and TV shows hit the shelves each month. And with all the streami...
Video game console sales cap out each generation at around 250 million, so how will the console manufacturers break through that barrier? By learning a crucial lesson from the videotape format war, on...
I wouldn’t be doing what I’m lucky enough to do for a living without Mario games. Heck, I’m not sure I’d even be playing video games if not for Mario. And so, when I reviewed Super Mario Odyssey for I...
If you’re from the South like I am, you know the sound: a light, echoing hum that softly screams whenever the temperature gets above 75. A sign of summer. Of languid days filled with both dread and po...
"The Drama" hits theaters in April. A24 In the last decade, A24 has become one of the best-known movie studios in Hollywood. A24 has eight dated movies and another 10 that are set to be releas...
Emily Henry has written six romances. Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images Emily Henry is, without a doubt, the reigning queen of romance novels. Since 2020, Henry has released six romances, all to great suc...
A screening for leading short-drama app ReelShort's 'Wings of Fire.' Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for ReelShort Soapy micro dramas gained popularity in the US but face a reckoning in 2026. Big questions ...
Black Panther writer and director Ryan Coogler has detailed the script for Black Panther 2 before the death of star Chadwick Boseman. Boseman died in August 2020 aged 43 from complications of colon ca...
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise has covered a lot of ground in its 18 years. The Assassin-Templar conflict has taken players across five continents, from Ancient Greece to Victorian London, spann...
You can’t always describe Goichi Suda and Grasshopper Manufacture’s games, but you know them when you see them. Examples like Let It Die and Lollipop Chainsaw might not resemble each other on paper, b...
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet at the 70th David di Donatello Awards in Rome. Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty Images Timothée Chalamet thanked Kylie Jenner onstage at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards. The...
When you have a series that's consistently gotten new games for almost 40 years, you have to think about how younger generations will be able to play them. That, and, of course, thinking about your bo...
Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, and Millie Bobby Brown at the premiere of "Stranger Things" season five. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Sometimes, s...
Whether you’ve set yourself a reading goal for the upcoming year or are on the lookout for a great new book or series to get stuck into, there are plenty of fantastic releases to get excited about in ...
Marvel and DC have a lot riding on 2026. After a year that ranged from decent to disastrous, it’s tough to argue that “fatigue” isn’t a factor, but true believers are holding firm that next year will ...