Doctor Who “Wish World” review: The Last of the Time Lords (redux)

Spoilers for “Wish World.”<br /> Even the most daring artists, those that actively seek reinvention on a regular basis, will eventually wind up repeating themselves. If they’re lucky and s [...]

The CES companies hoping your brain is the next big thing in computing

At every CES I’ve ever been to, there’s been one or two gadgets promising to boost your mental health. In recent years, the number of companies making forays into this space has grown, and will li [...]

Doctor Who ‘The Robot Revolution’ review: Meet Belinda Chandra

Spoilers for “The Robot Revolution.”<br /> The start of any season of Doctor Who is important, doubly so when there’s a new co-star to introduce. “The Robot Revolution” has to get us t [...]

12 thoughts about that Doctor Who finale

Spoilers for “The Reality War.”<br /> The BBC and Disney chose not to share screeners ahead of “The Reality War” to preserve its numerous twists. There isn’t time to review it in the u [...]

Our favorite books we read in 2025

This was the kind of year that felt 100 years long, so who could blame us for leaning into a bit of escapism? Some of us buried our noses in books in 2025, and thankfully, there were plenty of good re [...]

The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury

Sarah Wynn-Williams joined Facebook in 2011 when it was very much in its “move fast and break things” era. A former United Nations diplomat, she had aspirations of helping Facebook boost its stand [...]

The Last of Us season two 'The Path' recap: The calm after the storm before the storm

There’s an understandable and undeniable pall hanging over The Last of Us after last week’s shocker. And it’s the calm before the storm that’ll make up the rest of the season: Ellie and Dina� [...]

South of Midnight preview: Stopped motion

As I sat down to play the 90-minute South of Midnight preview, I had one major question: Why does the framerate look like that? The trailers display a purposefully choppy animation style that’s mean [...]

Doctor Who ‘The Well’ review: Signing makes you feel heard

Spoilers for “The Well.”<br /> Sometimes, in fiction, you don’t need to say a Very Important Thing in a Very Important Way to make a good point, just ask how a thing would work if it playe [...]