Category: Entertainment

This week, young people are looking back on the recent past through rose-colored glasses, enjoying life by filming harmless school pranks, and hopefully protecting their […]

The results for 2025 have been tallied, and it’s been a great year for measles. According to the CDC , the number of measles cases […]

Today’s edition of our guide to out-of-touch events features a mashup of internet nonsense that reflects real-world anxieties. A deprived London neighborhood has gone viral […]

A rumor is circulating online—on Reddit , Facebook , TikTok , and (I assume) Friendster—that gravity will cease to apply for seven seconds on August […]

In this weekly journey through the landscape of teen pop culture, we travel from the chaos of Stranger Things fandom, where many fans refuse to […]

What if a team of super-magicians used their talent and training to pull off elaborate heists? That’s the concept at the heart of the Now […]

If you’ve ever been intrigued by the mystery of a dusty cassette tape found in a thrift store, or if you’re just looking for a […]

Many believe the world will end in 2026. Many people think the world ends every year—perhaps because the Bible or The Simpsons says so—but this […]

Before we consign 2025 to the dustbin of time where it belongs, let’s look back on the past year from the perspective of those who […]

Throughout 2026, you can get thousands of free ebooks if you know where and when to look. Amazon offers readers free Kindle ebooks year-round, with […]

For many of us, New Year’s isn’t just the culmination of a long holiday season, but also a time for reflection and anticipation of the […]

Since it’s Christmas, I decided to tackle some of the myths and misconceptions we have about the holiday: Christmas misinformation is rampant, and I want […]

As 2025 draws to a merciful close, I decided to look back on the past year and examine its slang. Below are ten examples of […]

Happy holidays! In honor of this special time of year, I’ve decided to explore common Christmas myths and misconceptions. A couple of weeks ago, I […]

Although the Hallmark Channel may claim otherwise , there’s nothing inherently wrong with pairing Christmas with scary stories. For centuries in Britain, families gathered around […]

I’ll start this week with a more serious topic than usual, but if the young people in your life frequently use AI—and they probably do—this […]

Christmas is here, so I decided to explore the myths associated with this holiday. Last week, I focused on myths about Jesus . This week, […]

This week, young people are pining for a past they barely had a chance to experience, mocking those who dare read books in public, and […]

For over half a century, audiences have been captivated by Planet of the Apes —a sprawling sci-fi epic spanning at least three timelines, 3,000 years […]

If 2024 was the year podcasts struggled to find their footing after a massive wave of acquisitions and consolidations during the pandemic, then 2025 will […]

Prime Video’s satirical superhero action film The Boys , based on the (really excellent) comic book series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, continues the […]

Opening gifts should be fun . And while everyone has their own idea of ​​what constitutes fun, no one likes gifts that are too functional […]

Throughout 2025, you can get thousands of free ebooks if you know where and when to look. Amazon is offering readers free Kindle ebooks all […]

It’s Christmas time, and people believe a lot of misconceptions about the holiday, so over the next few weeks I’m going to look at the […]

Black Friday sales officially kick off on Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber ​​Monday, December 1. Before they end, Lifehacker is sharing the best […]

Black Friday sales officially kick off on Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber ​​Monday, December 1. Before they end, Lifehacker is sharing the best […]

Black Friday sales officially kick off on Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber ​​Monday, December 1. Before they end, Lifehacker is sharing the best […]

Something strange is happening this week: more and more young people are showing signs of maturity. Perhaps it’s because our country’s financial and political leaders […]

For at least a couple of generations, HBO has been the home of cable movies—no one else could compete. For a while, it seemed like […]

Hulu doesn’t always get the recognition of competitors like Netflix and Max, but the streaming service has a consistently reliable and constantly updated selection of […]

No one likes to talk about it, but bullying is a big part of growing up, and it’s especially relevant this week. Kids are using […]

The new series Pluribus, from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, has earned a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes . It’s a simply superb show, a […]

The holidays are the perfect time to curl up on the couch and watch a classic Christmas movie or 12. Streaming services have made virtually […]

In a culture overflowing with absurd beliefs, an unlikely hero of rational thought has emerged: reality TV star Kim Kardashian. Kim expressed a healthy dose […]

Since I started writing this column in 1878, I’ve covered a ton of slang, but this week I’m focusing on the funny words kids use […]

Throughout 2025, you can get thousands of free ebooks if you know where and when to look. Amazon is offering readers free Kindle ebooks all […]

Every few decades, the pop culture machine unleashes a figure claiming supernatural powers. In the 1980s, it was spoon-bending swami Uri Geller. In the 1990s […]

Much to the chagrin of such mundane numbers as 35 and 192, the number 6-7 has become ingrained in American culture. I suspect the young […]

Football season is in full swing, but these are such strange times that even on game day, Americans can’t put aside their political differences to […]

It’s the so-called horror season, and there’s nothing scarier than realizing how out of touch you are. So allow me to throw you a lifeline […]