Kane Parsons is 20. Here’s how he made A24’s biggest summer movie, the spooky ‘Backrooms’
“I was born the same year as YouTube,” says Kane Parsons, the precocious filmmaker about to upgrade from online-only fame...
Brooklyn Prepares for an Uncomfortably Warm Half Marathon
Good morning. It’s Thursday. We’ll find out what the prospect of temperatures near 80 will mean for the Brooklyn Half...
A new Chinese spelling of ‘Rubio’ sidesteps China’s travel ban
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a fierce China critic, was banned in 2020 from entering the country. On Thursday, however,...
Racist streamer ‘Chud the Builder’ charged with attempted murder for shooting outside court
Racist streamer “Chud the Builder” has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting someone who confronted him outside a...
Extended warranties are a waste of money. Here’s what you can do instead.
Home Depot’s best-selling front-loading Whirlpool washing machine runs $699; purchase it online, and the retailer urges adding a “Protection Plan”...
A Very Pretentious Form of Propaganda
As I left the United States Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, I felt like I’d just finished a puzzle that...
‘Amateur hour’: CBS News’ MAGA-friendly anchor’s Taiwan broadcast ends in shambles
“CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil’s first broadcast from Taiwan ended in shambles after his cameraman suffered an on-air medical...
How an Image of Washington at Prayer Became a Touchstone for the Right
Visitors to the Freedom Trucks, the Trump-backed mobile history exhibit currently touring the country, will find the familiar image of...
Why China Isn’t Worried A.I. Will Replace Its Workers
The United States and China are really the only two countries that matter right now in shaping the A.I. future....
‘Harry Potter’ soars under the Cosm spell with fantastical, theme-park-like effects
A pivotal moment early in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” arrives when Harry’s suburban house is swarmed and flooded...
