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A Thrilling Debut that Explores the Profound Mysteries of Life in the Digital AgeMona Veigh was feeling burnt out from the tech world--and life in general. Following the death of her unconvention ...

Connecticut's leaders are considering a risky play: using taxpayer and pension funds to keep the WNBA's Connecticut Sun in-state. It may sound like an investment in community pride, b ...

This week marks the seventh anniversary of the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. This anniversary should also mark the day a United States Senator betrayed his oath to the Constitu ...

On a sunny day in Alexandria's historic Parker-Gray neighborhood, I knock on the door of a large brick house painted yellow with green trim. "You're right on time," says R. Emm ...

This piece contains spoilers on 'The Last of Us' HBO's The Last of Us is best known for its aggressive foray into the culture war, but beneath its surface-level agenda the show is an occasionall ...

In 1856, Lieutenant Henry Aaron Bird makes a startling discovery: a speechless, shipwrecked young girl, living a feral existence on a remote Pacific island. When he exhibits her as a "wild girl ...

By all accounts, the new Superman film has been a major success. Released on July 11, 2025, it grossed $122 million on its opening weekend, marking the biggest debut ever for a standalo ...

In the age of modernity, we find ourselves confronting a familiar affliction: bleakness. Our lives are marked by disillusionment. We doom-scroll, our eyes glazed over, while once useful dopamine recep ...

Last year, Charli XCX lit a neon-green fire under the pop world with Brat -- a brash, chaotic album that redefined what pop could sound like in 2024. The summer became dominated by the British si ...

Alice sat in the darkness of the cabin, waiting for the door to open. On the island she had not been waiting for anything. She'd walked where she pleased, over sandy shore and through the forest ...