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In ‘Resident Evil,’ the Red Queen is efficient and logical, but also indifferent to human life. Constantin Film

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4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch – their relationship with AI

Staff Writer - September 25, 2025

Hulu’s comedy-drama series ‘Ramy,’ created by actor-comedian Ramy Youssef, follows a young Egyptian-American Muslim navigating life’s challenges. Youssef, center, appears at a press conference in 2019. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

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Muslim men have often been portrayed as ‘terrorists’ or ‘fanatics’ on TV shows, but Muslim-led storytelling is trying to change that narrative

Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, pose for a photo in 1986 in Los Angeles. Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images

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Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find out who inherits his $80M fortune

The shark in ‘Jaws’ became a terrifying icon. Universal Pictures via Getty Images

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50 years after ‘Jaws,’ researchers have retired the man-eater myth and revealed more about sharks’ amazing biology

‘The Martian’ protagonist Mark Watney contemplates his ordeal. 20th Century Fox

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A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade out from the world it envisions, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life...

First lady Nancy Reagan kisses Mickey Mouse as President Ronald Reagan and Minnie Mouse watch 20 bands marching in the unofficial inaugural parade at Disney’s Epcot Center on Memorial Day, May 27, 1985. Bettmann/Getty Images

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Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney...

Staff Writer - May 20, 2025

The men’s cricket World Cup final match between Australia and India on Nov. 19, 2023, had a peak of 59 million concurrent streaming viewers. AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

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How millions of people can watch the same video at the...

Staff Writer - May 2, 2025

Tatooine’s moisture farming equipment stands in the desert of Tunisia, where parts of the ‘Star Wars’ movie series were filmed. Véronique Debord-Lazaro via Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

Staff Writer - May 2, 2025

A five-story replica of a stamp of Superman in 1998 in Cleveland, home of the superhero’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File

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See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the...

Staff Writer - March 14, 2025

Daniel Craig played James Bond in five films from 2006 to 2021. Greg Williams/Eon Productions via Getty Images

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What Amazon MGM’s creative control over the James Bond film franchise...

Staff Writer - March 9, 2025

Directors Basel Adra, left, and Yuval Abraham on stage at the 62nd New York Film Festival on Sept. 29, 2024. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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A Palestinian film is an Oscars favorite − so why is...

Staff Writer - February 21, 2025

Lynch, the director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ died in January 2024 at the age of 78. Hector Mata/AFP via Getty Images

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David Lynch exposed the rot at the heart of American culture

Staff Writer - January 17, 2025

Wayfarers around the world have used the stars to navigate the sea. Wirestock/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like...

Staff Writer - January 1, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

How do kids figure out how to sort things by order? Celeste Kidd

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Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...

Staff Writer - October 5, 2025

Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...

About 20% of patients report experiencing a fever during pregnancy. John Fedele/Tetra images via Getty Images Plus

As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen...

October 3, 2025

A roadside assistance vehicle is swamped by floodwaters on a Houston highway in 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

October 1, 2025

The Rapa Nui people are mostly invisible in the origin story of rapamycin. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what...

September 29, 2025

Do the seemingly endless doorways represent a woman trapped in domesticity or infinite ways out? Philadelphia Museum of Art

How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealism

September 29, 2025