Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year's best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life.

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Linda Hamilton, 69, rejects Hollywood's youth obsession, embracing natural aging while starring in "Stranger Things" Season 5 ...

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The Beale Street Monster Club in Memphis celebrates the horror movies and horror stars of classic-era Hollywood.

The rise of online spaces and artificial intelligence has altered socialization in 2025.

F or New York Magazine’s first annual “Culturati 50 Issue,” we surveyed Lorde, Parker Posey, Lola Tung, and other ...

The market-liberal economist/pundit Noah Smith has written a fun “stranger in a strange land” essay about his unusual fondness for the emerging species of “generative” artificial-intelligence bots.

Brown eyes and hazel eyes are normally grouped into the same category, when, in fact, they are quite different. The melanin ...

We’re taking a look at the work of Matt Novak, a writer who really digs into how people in the past imagined the future. It’s ...

Kissing Scarlett Johansson is all in a day’s work for Academy Award-winning screen idol Penelope Cruz, who’s never been more in-demand or seemed more at peace with herself and the roles she chooses.

From Mickey 17 and M3gan 2.0 to a musical about the end of the world, this was an eclectic year for science-fiction films.