Culture

Whether you want to stream it live on Sunday or catch highlights afterward, here’s how to watch the 94th Academy Awards.

Equal parts soul-searching and sci-fi, the movie takes the idea of the multiverse to emotional and logical extremes.

For Black people and others who are continually at a disadvantage, the genre has a major limitation: It can only imagine what is already painfully obvious.

The new Paramount+ series underestimates gamer audiences and falls into the “content-delivery” trap, losing the excitement of gameplay along the way.

You can hear it in your head: the grunt your character makes when hopping a fence or leaping into battle. Its sonic roots trace all the way back to 1973.

The new action-thriller from Tango Gameworks uncovers universal themes by embracing cultural specificity.

Traditionally played with buttons and bottle caps, this Brazilian game, usually played offline, exploded on the internet when people were forced inside.

The “heart and soul” of the game has been under wraps. Let's unwrap it.

The only people who absolutely disagree are, well, scientists. They need to get over themselves and join the fun.

The Ukrainian president's actions in the face of the Russian invasion turned him into a hero online. But the Marvelization of political figures is dangerous.

Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.

Non-fungible tokens are the next frontier of promotional content on social media. Right now, it’s the Wild West.

The sci-fi author writes about the 25th century and teaches college students about the 15th. The past we think we know is wrong, she says—and so is the future.

Neil Young removed his music from the platform to protest Rogan's vaccine disinformation. But Spotify is unlikely to cave on its star. 

Jessamine Chan's new novel makes a world full of surveillance android children seem very real.