"Pachinko" is the season's must-see show
Apple TV+'s stunning adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s novel is a complete triumph that will leave you aching for more
Rating Paul Dano as The Batman’s Riddler
There's a depth to Paul Dano's Riddler that may outshine Jim Carrey and Cory Michael Smith's iterations
The science of seeing faces in patterns
Pareidolia — seeing faces in patterns — is connected to religious experiences, creativity, and much more
Costco’s instant boba tea is magic
It's also pretty dang delicious . . .
Szechuan Sauce returns to McDonald's
This is only the fourth time the sauce has been available since its debut in 1998
Women denied airfare in Afghanistan
Kabul's international airport turned away dozens of women for not having a male guardian with them
Best and worst first periods on screen
Over the years, there's been a significant shift to more positive depictions of menstruation, especially on TV
Putin, Ukraine and the Virgin Mary
Putin's war is unleashing bizarre religious divisions — and for some Catholics it's the fulfillment of prophecy
Elton John at 75 isn't slowing down
Don't call it a comeback because he never went away and is still relevant to young artists like Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X
Benedict Cumberbatch's best misfits
When Hollywood needs to imbue humanity into an eccentric genius or misunderstood outsider, he's the actor to call
There's probably plastic in your blood
A byproduct of industrial civilization, microplastics have been linked to infertility and cancer
Remembering Taylor Hawkins
The 50-year-old drummer's death was announced just prior to the Foo Fighters' scheduled show in Colombia on Friday
Is the U.S. "exceptional"? Definitely
There's a clear connection between America's wealth, its global dominance and its soaring greenhouse-gas emissions
Evusheld is becoming hard to find
As immunocompromised people work to get a potentially life saving covid therapy, it's becoming harder to locate
Boosting gas exports wrecks climate
Climate advocates on Friday panned as "misguided and dangerous" the Biden administration's newly announced effort
Blackburn confused about Constitution
U.S. Supreme Court — Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee mixed up her facts in a now viral tweet
Republicans won't let Robert Bork go
Republicans now insist that each Supreme Court nomination starts where the last left off
J.K. Rowling is on Putin's mind
Putin referenced the "Harry Potter" author and like her creation, Voldemort, she appeared
6 senators tried to steal KJB's joy
A gang of right-wing senators devolved the Supreme Court proceedings into an abject and pusillanimous circus
Breakthrough cases no biggie for vaxxed
A new study confronts assumptions from those who claim vaccines are ineffective at protecting people from COVID-19
Loosen your corset; Bridgerton heats up
Netflix's Regency series makes a more nuanced return with conflicted lovers and devastating matriarchs
Sandra Bullock charms in "The Lost City"
This crowd-pleaser reminiscent of "Romancing the Stone" takes a very game and stellar cast, but underutilizes them
UK Twitter mad at Whoopi Goldberg
"We cannot ignore the fact that Britain ran ramshod over India for years," Goldberg said on "The View"
The climate crisis–Ukraine connection
Confronted with the sudden cessation of imported Russian fossil fuels, the West now faces two paths