2025 has been one of the strongest years for anime in ages, building on what is clearly a new Golden Age in the Japanese animation industry. With widening viewership, more access to anime on streaming...
Media giants are trying to solve their engagement issues as free streamers like YouTube take viewers. John Wilson/Netflix Audiences have increasingly shifted toward free streaming services like YouTub...
The Hollywood star, now a dual US-French citizen, has previously praised France's strict privacy laws, saying they protect his children from paparazzi....
The Stranger Things Season 5 finale epilogue and its end credits were inspired by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, creators the Duffer brothers have revealed. Warning! Spoilers for Stran...
I have a bad habit of saying I am done buying games, then immediately proving myself wrong. This week was one of those moments where curiosity, discounts, and a slightly weak spine all lined up. I hav...
US President Donald Trump joked about "bad Santa" infiltrating the country and praised "clean, beautiful coal" while taking calls from children tracking Santa's progress on Christmas Eve....
As well as being the dominant platform in podcasting and having a growing presence in live sport, it is now the leader in TV and streaming in the US...
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...
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. Thatâs not to say Univer...
Helen Mirren. Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images Helen Mirren, 80, says she is skeptical about the modern obsession with being young forever. The actor says tech bros who are trying to hac...
Mark Rober is the latest YouTube star to get a Netflix deal. Rich Storry/Getty Images 2025 was the year of the creator in Hollywood. YouTube is the top TV service, while Netflix and other streamers ar...
If you want a single platform to play games at home and on the go, the Nintendo Switch has got your back. Even better if you're a fan of Sonic: Ever since the Switch arrived in 2017, Sega has worked l...
Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in "Stranger Things" season five. Courtesy of Netflix The "Stranger Things" series finale premiered on Netflix and in theaters on December 31, 2025....
Bam Margera will appear in the newly-confirmed Jackass 5 , after signing an agreement that allows previously-unseen archive footage of himself to be used in the movie. Variety has reported that Marger...
CES 2026 is in the books, and boy was there a lot to see â new gaming handheld chips , AR glasses for portable big-screen gaming , AI-powered headphones , and a gaming laptop with a rollable expanding...
Actor Sebastian Stan is the latest MCU veteran to join The Batman: Part II . Deadline reports that Stan has been cast in an undisclosed role in the Matt Reeves-directed sequel. The site claims DC Stud...
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...
Hi, I'm the author of The Program audio series, a fairly successful fiction podcast that launched on HackerNews in 2018. Seven years later, this little sci-fi anthology is still ongoing, having releas...
There is a mysterious countdown timer on Amazonâs official website for its Fallout TV series that is set to unlock when the Season 2 finale comes out â but fans think it might also signal the shadowdr...
After the critically acclaimed streaming hit Prey and animated anthology Killer of Killers, Dan Trachtenbergâs third directorial entry into the Predator franchise finally introduced the concept of âPr...