‘We’d be honored to have a hand in that’: Ready or Not 2 directors haven’t ruled out saving the canceled Hulu Buffy reboot

Now that the Buffy reboot has been cancelled by Hulu, all eyes turn to who could save it — and Ready or Not 2 directors would be ‘honored’.

Some writing advice from Project Hail Mary’s Andy Weir
Some writing advice from Project Hail Mary’s Andy Weir

Andy Weir has done pretty well when it comes to adaptations. His first novel, The Martian, was turned into a movie in 2015, and the Ridley Scott-directed picture earned more than $600 million at the box office. And Project Hail Mary just had a huge opening weekend that puts it on track to be one […]

Topical Dancer is propulsive, playful, and political
Topical Dancer is propulsive, playful, and political

Last week’s recommendation, Sotomayor’s Wabi Sabi, has a very particular vibe that you don’t find in a lot of records. One of the few things it called to mind was 2022’s Topical Dancer from Charlotte Adigery and Bolis Pupul, which I ended up revisiting this week a lot. The two records don’t seem particularly alike […]

10 iconic William Shatner ‘Star Trek’ moments to celebrate his 95th birthday

In honor of Shatner’s 95th birthday, here’s ten signature Kirk scenes from ‘Star Trek’ history.

The secret story of the vocoder, the military tech that changed music forever
The secret story of the vocoder, the military tech that changed music forever

The vocoder was never supposed to be a revolution in music. It wasn’t supposed to be anything in music, really. Its development began a century ago, when an engineer at Bell Labs was looking for a simpler way to send phone calls across copper telephone lines. The engineer, Homer Dudley, built some pretty neat technology […]

The Round of 64: AI-ok 

With the first two days of play completed, I am in better shape in my pool than I usually am. I asked Chat GPT to create two brackets: one to predict the actual winner, and one to win my pool. So far, both are doing OK. I am tied for fifth out of sixty…

AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games
AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games

AI was everywhere at the GDC Festival of Gaming this year. Vendors at the event pitched generative AI tools for things like making AI-driven NPCs and even entire games from a chat box. On the show floor, I spent 10 minutes playing a demo of a pixel-art fantasy world generated by Tencent’s AI tools. In […]

I asked the cast of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come which David Cronenberg movie you need to stream ASAP — but I totally disagree with their choice

Every David Cronenberg movie is a certified banger, but if you’re going to stream one after Ready or Not 2, don’t pick the one that the cast recommends.

I just watched Project Hail Mary, here’s why it’s one of the best movies of the year

Ryan Gosling reaches for the stars in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s sci-fi film, Project Hail Mary, which has become one of the best movies of 2026.
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We chat with legendary space shuttle commander Eileen Collins about her new documentary, ‘Spacewoman’ (interview)

A brand new feature-length documentary showcases the inspirational accomplishments of pioneering astronaut Eileen Collins.