Culture Pragmata preview: a refreshingly strange shooter A two-hour hands-on with Pragmata cleared up several long-standing questions from its 2020 reveal: his friends are dead, she does not, and the Times Square mystery is a yes/no/kinda. The preview also made clear the game is not a stealth Mega Man title. The demo begins in a
Culture Bad Man: Seann William Scott Finds Streaming Success on Prime Video Last year's action film Bad Man, starring Seann William Scott, has found a new audience on Prime Video, entering the streaming service's top 10 in the United States. Best known for his comic turns in American Pie, Scott turns grim as a renegade undercover agent in
Culture 10 Best Monsters in Animated Movies, Ranked What is a fantasy story without monsters? They range from manifestations of human fears and avarice to reminders not to judge by appearances, and animation lets those ideas come to life without the constraints of reality. At No. 10, the Red Bull from The Last Unicorn is a demonic creature
Culture Descent into Underland, the film of Robert Macfarlane’s book Just off the B3134 in Somerset is a portal to the underworld. Through the Tradesman’s Entrance of Goatchurch Cavern I squeeze, tumble on my bum over damp rock and lacerate a jumpsuit, following film-maker Robert Petit as he shows me what he has been filming for the past five
Culture Brooks Nader and Livvy Dunne doing Baywatch 'ocean training' Brooks Nader and Livvy Dunne have begun "ocean training" in Venice Beach, California, to prepare for the reboot of Baywatch. The cast is working with seasoned lifeguards to master lifeguard techniques, including the show's signature slow-motion run on the sand. Nader has been training with a
Culture 'The White Lotus' Season 4 Adds Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet & More Season 4 of The White Lotus, set in France, has added Kumail Nanjiani and Chloe Bennet to its ensemble, along with Max Greenfield, Charlie Hall and Jarrad Paul. Previously announced cast members include Sandra Bernhard, Helena Bonham Carter, Vincent Cassel and Steve Coogan. The pairing is notable because Nanjiani and
Culture Henry Thomas: Legends of the Fall Helped Shift His Career Henry Thomas first became a star at nine as the young Elliott Taylor in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. Over more than four decades in Hollywood he has continued to build an extensive résumé and is now a regular in Mike Flanagan’s so-called Flanaverse, appearing in Midnight Mass, The
Culture Starfield Terran Armada expansion out alongside PS5 release Bethesda Game Studios announced Terran Armada, a new Starfield story expansion about an army of murderous robots. It will arrive on April 7 for all platforms — the same day Starfield launches on PlayStation 5 after more than two years as an Xbox console exclusive. Terran Armada is the game'
Culture Hokum review: Adam Scott at a spooky Irish inn Hokum follows Ohm Bauman, a bestselling fantasy author played by Adam Scott, who travels to a rural Irish hotel to scatter his parents' ashes and stall over the epilogue to his Conquistador trilogy. Damian McCarthy directs, using the simple setting as the backbone for a folk-horror tale that leans
Culture The Six Best Blondie Albums Even if you don’t listen to much ‘70s or ‘80s music, you’ve likely encountered Blondie: “Call Me” turned up in a trailer for Supergirl and was written for American Gigolo, and lead singer Debbie Harry has appeared in films such as Videodrome, Union City (which inspired “Union City
Culture Why Keith Urban’s daughter Sunday omitted him in a recent interview After Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s divorce, their daughters have largely sided with their mother. In a new Elle Australia interview, 17-year-old Sunday praised Kidman as her “biggest inspiration in … life” and “a key part of everything,” while not mentioning her father; Urban reportedly took issue but felt “numb.
Culture Is Slay the Spire 2 worth playing in early access? Nearly nine years after the original, Slay the Spire 2 has arrived in early access and already draws over 500,000 concurrent players at peak times. Developer Mega Crit says it could remain in early access for as long as two years while it adds more gameplay content, a true
Culture Devs: Hulu's Eight-Episode Cyberpunk Miniseries Worth Revisiting Devs is an eight-episode Hulu miniseries from Alex Garland that combines cyberpunk with deep philosophical and religious inquiry. The story begins in the encryption division of tech company Amaya, where Lily works alongside her boyfriend; Sergei is then recruited to Amaya's secretive quantum computing team, Devs. After Sergei
Culture All 10 Paul Thomas Anderson Movies, Ranked by Entertainment Value The film industry breathed a collective sigh when Paul Thomas Anderson finally became an Oscar winner, an accolade many felt he had long deserved. Emerging from the new wave of American independent filmmaking in the 1990s, Anderson has built a reputation for making critically acclaimed films that are also entertaining.
Culture Pragmata's action is saved by its hacking Pragmata is Capcom's latest standalone sci-fi title, and while its setting and the guardian-child dynamic won't surprise anyone, its combat stood out during a hands-on preview. At first glance it reads like a familiar third-person shooter, but the game leans on a hacking system that changes
Culture All the Starfield news Bethesda just announced Bethesda focused its latest round of announcements entirely on Starfield, with changes and additions that take effect on April 7. The game will finally arrive on PlayStation 5 after two and a half years of Xbox console exclusivity. Price and edition changes include a new $49.99 base edition (down
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Culture Early reactions to Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Daredevil: Born Again returns to the MCU on Mar. 24, 2026, picking up after a season finale in which Wilson Fisk imposed martial law, mobilized an Anti-Vigilante Task Force and sent armed fighters to hunt Daredevil and his resistance, placing New York in unprecedented danger. After the series' overhaul
Culture Justified: A Modern Western That Doubled as a Crime Thriller Westerns are often rooted in nostalgia and clear moral lines, but Justified took a different path. Inspired by the short story “Fire in the Hole,” the series centered on U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) and expanded far beyond its source material into a sprawling, unpredictable drama. A key
Culture Pokémon Go 'Bug Out 2026' event guide Pokémon Go’s yearly "Bug Out" event runs March 17–23, 2026, and brings the debut of Blipbug from Galar alongside the first shiny Sizzlipede. Rather than paid Timed Research, the event uses a Go Pass. On the free track, rank 10 grants doubled XP for catches with
Culture How Duncan Idaho Returns in Dune: Part Three Jason Momoa confirmed he will return to the Dune series while doing press for A Minecraft Movie, and the newly released teaser trailer offers the first glimpse of how his character re-enters the story. Momoa’s character, Duncan Idaho, died in the second half of the 2021 Dune film, prompting
Culture Carnivàle revisited: is this HBO’s strangest show? Carnivàle premiered on HBO in 2003 and was cancelled after only two seasons. The decision prompted protests from the show’s small but dedicated cult following — some 50,000 emails — and, as the television canon expanded and the taste for mystery-box TV waned, the series settled into a minor curio
Culture Mythic Quest: Apple TV's Inventive, Heartfelt Workplace Comedy Apple TV has become known for strong dramas and a quietly thriving half-hour comedy slate that includes Platonic, Shrinking, Trying and Loot. One of the streamer’s best sitcoms in recent years is Mythic Quest, a four-season series created by Charlie Day, Megan Ganz and Rob McElhenney that was cancelled
Culture Rihanna, A$AP Rocky seen with heavy security in first joint outing since home shooting Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were seen in New York City in their first joint public outing since a shooter attacked their California residence. The couple left a Manhattan building flanked by heavy security and climbed into a waiting SUV. Rihanna wore cuffed jeans, snakeskin boots, a gray sweater and
Culture How to unlock all legendary and mythical Pokémon in Pokémon Pokopia Pokémon Pokopia includes 12 legendary and mythical Pokémon; some visit briefly while others can join your island and boost Environment Level. Many are first registered in your Pokédex through specific important requests, but a number can also be recruited or summoned with particular actions or items. Kyogre is too large
