Books
A Short History of Romantasy, and Why It’s So Popular Right Now
Fae kings. Talking dragons. Elvish laws. The many different fantasy worlds you find on bookshelves are becoming unified by a secondary genre: romance. The meld of romance and fantasy has been so successful that it’s led to the opening...
Curiosities
Image of Trump with young girl emerged after Epstein files dropped. There’s no proof it’s real
Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice released a batch of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Dec. 19, 2025, an image (archived) depicting President Donald Trump with a young girl — whose face was...
Books
Interview with Anna Kovatcheva, author of She Made Herself a Monster
Anna Kovatcheva’s debut novel, She Made Herself a Monster, follows a con artist vampire hunter whose fake rituals serve a real emotional purpose for the villagers she fools. We asked the author, who was born in Bulgaria, about the...
Comics
A new symbiote hero debuts in WEB OF VENOM one-shot
With the upcoming “Death Spiral” storyline next year from Marvel, it’s no exaggeration to say the publisher is going all in on symbiotes. Case in point, has...
TV Shows
Best of 2025: 13 Book-to-TV Adaptations That Wowed Us
There were many new and returning book-to-screen adaptations during 2025.These plentiful riches featured summery beach vibes, like E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars on Prime Video, the sexy sports series Heated Rivalry on HBO Max, and Andrea Mara’s thriller All...
Comics
CAPTAIN MARVEL to revisit a DARK PAST in new miniseries
Carol Danvers will star in a new miniseries by Paul Jenkins and Lucas Werneck this April, titled Captain Marvel: Dark Past. The five-issue book will see her...
TV Shows
Industry’s Season 4 Trailer Teases a Ruthless, Twisted Harper vs. Yasmin Power Play (and We’re Seated)
The girls are fighting again, but isn’t that how we like them best?The Industry Season 4 trailer is practically Shakespearean, but then, that’s the nature of the series as it is, or the beast for that matter.Relentless pursuit of...
Movies
Filmmaker Craig Brewer channels his inner Neil Diamond in ‘Song Sung Blue’
TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. My guest today is filmmaker Craig Brewer. He's...
Movies
The Great Craft of 2025 | | Roger Ebert
On Friday, the writers of this site lauded some of their favorite performances of 2025. Today, we go behind the camera to pick some of the great craft of the year in film, including excellence in cinematography, editing, original...
Latest News
‘It was apocalyptic’, woman tells Crans-Montana memorial service, as bar owner detained
Tragedy brought people together in Crans-Montana and brought the country to a standstill.On Friday, just down the road from...