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Forget the New Witcher Show, Play the Old Game Instead
“The Witcher” franchise is unusual in that it feels like the momentum of the Henry Cavill-led series and beloved game has been treading water. Cavill notoriously left the Netflix hit after the already-filmed third season (and then got booted from the future of Superman anyway) and there hasn’t been a proper new game in ages. And…
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No Bears
“Astonish me!” was the directive that the great dance impresario Serge Diaghilev gave to those who hoped to work with him. It is also what we demand of our best filmmakers. The Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who’s now, to the best of our knowledge, in a prison serving a six-year sentence on charges that don’t…
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Women Talking
The real-life facts are beyond horrifying. Between 2005 and 2009, 150 women and young girls were drugged and then raped by men in their secluded Mennonite community in Bolivia. The women would wake up having no idea what happened, but seeing blood on their sheets and legs, or noticing their underwear was missing. The age…
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LastPass finally admits: Those crooks who got in? They did steal your password vaults, after all…
The crooks now know who you are, where you live, which computers are yours, where you go online… and they got those password vaults, too.
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13 Champagnes and Sparkling Wines to Ring In the New Year
These 13 bottles, whether Champagne or not, are excellent selections, not only for the festivities but with a wide variety of foods.
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Check, please. Please! This diner got so tired of waiting, she left.
Waiting for a restaurant check that’s slow to arrive can be irritating. So much so that in this case, a diner finally went home (and paid later).
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Our 10 favorite comics that captured 2022
To close out another great year of comics storytelling, we rounded up 10 of our favorites for you to sink into.
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Journalists who won’t delete Musk tweets remain locked out of Twitter
Musk suspended reporters from Twitter and later reinstated them, with a catch: They must delete tweets related to the account @ElonJet, which has tracked Musk’s plane using public data.
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This gingerbread tribute to Ukraine depicts a war-torn Mariupol
A diplomatic family created a replica of scenes from the Ukrainian city in a bittersweet confectionary tribute.
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5 kid-friendly cookies to make for Santa, or yourselves
Whether you’re young or young at heart, these easy, kid-friendly cookie recipes make for a fun bake.