2024-12-25

The Resurrection of ‘Nosferatu’ Was a Long Time Coming

There’s nothing more done to death than the vampire. Director Robert Eggers says he tried to avoid the obvious by returning to “the older folklore.” [...]

2024-12-25

Maximum Entertainment divests Merge Games assets to Silver Lining

Maximum Entertainment announced it's divested assets of the former Merge Games to new publisher Silver Lining Interactive. [...]

2024-12-25

Give Your Social Health a Decent Workout

Your physical and mental well-being are crucial—but the picture isn’t complete if you aren’t flexing your connection muscles, too. Here’s how to build—and keep—your social health. [...]

2024-12-25

AI use cases are going to get even bigger in 2025

The new year could usher in new AI iterations, far beyond generative artificial intelligence. [...]

2024-12-24

Home Is Where the Couch Is: Photos by Natcha Wongchanglaw

Natcha Wongchanglaw’s Couchsurfing photos explore how travel turns transient encounters into meaningful—and vulnerable—moments. [...]

2024-12-24

Disney Pulled the Plug on This Game in 2013. A Group of Teens Kept It Alive

Thanks to a bunch of game-makers who were still teens when Toontown Online disappeared, the beloved online world lives on as Toontown Rewritten. [...]

2024-12-24

It Was a Record Year for Dating Apps. They Still Don’t Have It Figured Out

Suddenly, every possible dating and hookup app for every possible scenario exists—AI girlfriends, kink-positive polyamory, gay cruising. Why does it feel like none of them are the answer? [...]

2024-12-24

OpenAI’s o3 shows remarkable progress on ARC-AGI, sparking debate on AI reasoning

o3 solved one of the most difficult AI challenges, scoring 75.7% on the ARC-AGI benchmark. But does it really mean we're closer to AGI? [...]

2024-12-24

My most anticipated games of 2025 | The DeanBeat

I’m going to keep this post short as Rachel Kaser is giving this topic the real treatment. I wanted to weigh in on my own list of the most anticipated games of 2025. The list is in reverse order and the No. 1 most anticipated game is at the bottom of this post. While a […] [...]