What Porn Did to American CultureSophie Gilbert discusses how the industry defined womanhood, sex, and power.
Josh Holloway Says His ‘Answer Is Always Yes’ to J.J. Abrams As ‘Lost’ Duo Reunites for Crime Thriller ‘Duster’‘Lost’ star Josh Holloway and writer LaToya Morgan discuss paying homage to ‘70s crime thrillers with ‘Duster’: ‘Everything is cyclical.’
A Haunted Attraction Goes Terribly Wrong in This Free Found Footage GemThe crew of a haunted house attraction gets a deadly surprise when using a vacant hotel as a haunted attraction in this found footage flick streaming on Tubi.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Includes Chubby Checker, the White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper and OutKastFirst-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will also be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The Conversation That Moviegoers Don’t Need to Be Having“Sinners” has made a splash at the box office, but analysts want to focus on the money it isn’t making.
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Isn’t Done Disrupting Hollywood: On Winning the Streaming Wars, a Marvel ‘Fistfight’ and Defending Meghan Markle In a few weeks, Ted Sarandos will make his acting debut — playing Ted Sarandos. The co-CEO of Netflix is lampooning himself in an episode of the Apple TV+ series “The Studio,” Seth Rogen’s answer to “Entourage” by way of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.
‘Severance’ Season 2 Finale: Innie Through the Out DoorThis post contains spoilers for the Severance Season Two finale, “Cold Harbor,” which is now streaming on Apple TV+. “Whatever this life is, it’s all we have. And we don’t want it to end. Can you understand that?”
The next generation of Bazel buildsToday marks the 10th anniversary of Bazel’s public announcement so this is the perfect moment to reflect on what the next generation of build systems in the Bazel ecosystem may look like.
China Miéville says we shouldn’t blame science fiction for its bad readersCombining elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, the novel introduced readers to the fantastically complex city of New Crobuzon, filled with insect-headed khepri, cactus-shaped cactacae, and terrifying slake moths that feed on their victims’ dreams.
Why These 10 Old Movies Are Really Worth Your TimeFor someone with a deep curiosity about old movies, the 1980s were a great time to come of age. Home video was just coming in, and revival houses were still common in big cities. I watched everything I could. That was all it took for me to get myself pretty well grounded.
Do You Actually Know What Classical Music Is? Does Anyone?The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.
The Gizmodo Guide to Stopping Algorithms From Ruining Your LifeThe internet isn’t rotting your brain. Algorithm-driven doomscrolling is rotting your brain. To be online in 2025 is to be miserable. A lot of that is the current state of the world, to be fair, but some of it is also the way we all engage with stuff online.
Forget ChatGPT Canvas — I just tried Gemini Canvas and I'm floored by the differenceGoogle has just rolled out new collaboration tools, including Gemini Canvas. This interactive tool is designed to streamline writing and coding. As a writer, I was particularly excited to try out this tool because it is supposed to help refine and edit documents as an AI collaborator.
Even the Most Successful Indie Directors Can’t Make a Living. Why?The 2025 awards season was a triumph for indie filmmakers. Indie stalwarts Sean Baker’s “Anora” and Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” dominated the Oscars, combining for 16 nominations and 8 wins, sweeping the night’s biggest categories.