John Early on His Directorial Debut ‘Maddie’s Secret’
In 2020, while the world was reeling from a global pandemic, there was only one thing that kept John Early calm: the Bon Appétit test kitchen. A content studio run by the venerated food magazine, the kitchen was a hallmark of internet optimism and a…
How To Personalize The Screensaver On Your Kindle
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. So, you’re tired of seeing rotating ads or Amazon’s preloaded graphics on your Kindle every time you put it to sleep. That’s understandable, especially if you’re voracious…
All the Similarities Between Bands
Questlove’s stellar new documentary Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That’s the Weight of the World) shines a long overdue spotlight on one of the greatest R&B/funk acts of all time, and the genius of bandleader Maurice White. It traces the…
Epic Is Working On A ‘Ground-Up Rebuild’ Of Its Launcher That Will Be 5x Faster
Launcher V2 will go through a private beta before a public release. After an Epic Games exec admitted to Eurogamer that its launcher sucks earlier this year, the company reportedly revealed that it’s working on a “ground-up rebuild” of…
We’ve Been Thinking About Animal Sexuality All Wrong
I want to take you back to the year 2008, when New York City’s Museum of Sex launched an exhibit on the sex lives of animals. The exhibit ran for a full decade, and I had the chance to check it out about a year or so before it closed in 2018. The Sex…
NASA Is Testing A Rover That Can Drive Faster And Lift Its Wheels To Climb Obstacles
NASA’s Mars rovers have accomplished a whole lot since the first one landed on the red planet in the late ’90s, but even the latest members of the fleet still have plenty of limitations. For one, they’re very slow; Perseverance, which…
Bobby Prince, Influential ‘Doom’ Video Game Composer, Dead at 81
Bobby Prince, the renowned video game composer who scored titles like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D, has died at the age of 81. Prince’s family confirmed the composer’s death, adding that he “passed peacefully into Heaven’s Musical Gates on June 16, 2026.” No…
After Their Last Defense Project Flopped, France and Germany Are Trying Again
A new Leopard 2A8 tank on display at the Eurosatory Arms Fair in June 2024. KNDS, the manufacturer of the Leopard, has adapted its chassis into the newer CAPINT tank, which features a French-made turret. (Shutterstock/Spech) Topic: Land Warfare Blog…
NASA’s Swift Boost Mission Will Launch Later This Month To Rescue A Falling Telescope
The Swift Boost rescue mission will soon head to space. NASA/Ron Beard The NASA Swift Boost mission is on track to launch later this month to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, whose orbit is decaying faster than…
The Musical’ Uses Political Satire to Critique Society’s Obsession With Celebrities
“You’ve got a lot of fans out there, people are posting, marching in the streets,” the prison security guard tells a young inmate with thick eyebrows, handing him a stack of fan mail. “Apparently, there’s even a musical.” “What kind of sick fucks would…