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Some parents call tablets the ‘square au pair.’ Danielle Villasana/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’

Staff Writer - June 19, 2026

Betamax video recorders like this one helped set off a chain of events leading to bans on repairing your own devices. Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

You can make AI chatbots spout information that’s not true. Nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty Images

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You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows

The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank Michaux

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From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is hazardous

Artificial intelligence’s relationship to filmmaking is rapidly evolving, with each week bringing new – often startling – developments. Nick Lehr/The Conversation, CC BY-SA

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As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking

When species are described as ‘destructive’ or ‘harmful’ without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

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The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation...

Staff Writer - February 26, 2026

Warner Bros. was one of five studios that joined forces with Wall Street investors to gobble up independent theaters and movie producers in the 1920s. Nextrecord Archives/Getty Images

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Whether Netflix or Paramount buys Warner Bros., entertainment oligopolies are back...

Staff Writer - December 13, 2025

Netflix’s Hollywood studio offices at Sunset Bronson Studios in Los Angeles. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images

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Netflix-Warner deal would drive streaming market further down the road of...

Staff Writer - December 10, 2025

Chinese food has become a staple of many Jewish Americans’ traditions each Dec. 25. Christina Horsten/picture alliance via Getty Images

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Merry Jewish Christmas: How Chinese food and the movies became a...

Staff Writer - December 8, 2025

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...

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...

Staff Writer - September 17, 2025

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...

Staff Writer - July 30, 2025

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...

Staff Writer - June 19, 2025

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Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

Staff Writer - June 14, 2026

Shreyans Goenka, Virginia Tech and Sankar Sen, Baruch College, CUNY Executives are facing pressure from boards, employees, regulators and...

As ocean temperatures rise during El Niño, fish can find themselves in hot water. Geoff Trodd/Unsplash

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record...

June 12, 2026

In fall 2024, Tampa and other Florida cities on the Gulf coast were hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton within 13 days of each other. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities

June 9, 2026

An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country...

June 8, 2026

Large-scale solar power plants are key elements of energy policies in New York and other states. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Building more renewable energy sources means rethinking land use for agriculture...

June 5, 2026