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Gollum Gets His Own Video Game in Frustrating New Lord of the Rings Adventure
The new stealth-based experience “Lord of the Rings: Gollum” is not so precious. It takes a solid idea—filling in some back story for the ring-obsessed J.R.R. Tolkien creature that Andy Serkis turned into a motion-capture showcase in Peter Jackson’s films—and plods through that concept with frustrating design choices, flat gameplay, and nearly broken mechanics. In a…
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Is This Octopus Having a Nightmare?
In a study that has yet to be peer-reviewed, scientists documented behavior in a captive cephalopod that they say looks very similar to a bad dream.
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Ultrasound Pulses to Brain Send Mice Into a Hibernation-Like State
Experiments offer an intriguing hint at technology that could induce torpor in humans in the future.
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How to Grill Chicken
Cooking skin-on legs over moderate heat yields gorgeously charred skin and tender meat, Genevieve Ko writes.
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Fox’s Tucker Carlson firing is boosting Newsmax’s ratings. Will it last?
Fox News ratings are down. But Newsmax also attracted disgruntled Fox viewers after the 2020 election — and didn’t keep them long.
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How Tina Turner escaped Ike Turner’s abuse and reclaimed her name
The moment when Tina Turner would finally escape her abusive husband, the musician and band leader Ike Turner, had been building for years before July 1, 1976.
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Barbie’s ‘pornographic’ origin story, as told by historians
A new trailer for the Barbie movie shows her visiting the real world. In reality, the doll was based on a German sex toy called Lilli.
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Wineries’ new covid reality: Higher tasting prices and kegs
As wineries adapt to a post-pandemic environment, we consumers need to be adventurous — and patient.
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A trio of red, white and rosé wines, each under $20, and all delicious
This week, the trio of recommended wines are all terrific bargains.