No One Can Afford to Make ‘Myst’ Games Anymore
In the 1990s, the puzzle adventure game Myst sold more than 6 million copies—so many that WIRED credited it with...
How China can corner the AI market with inferior technology
Patrick Childress is a partner at the law firm Holland & Knight and former assistant general counsel in the U.S....
Teens From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (and Canada)
When it comes to stories of wealth, TV has lately had an excess of excess. It’s given us the rapacious...
Republican Chuck Edwards drops out after visits to female staffer’s home revealed by probe
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) dropped his reelection bid after a House ethics panel found he had repeatedly visited a female...
Gen Z’s Dating Doldrums
Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll find out why young people, who feel a deep sense of financial anxiety, aren’t...
Finland Tries to Protect Children Against Deepfakes, With Russia in Mind
Finland is preparing for uncertain times ahead. To the east, it is boosting defenses along its 830-mile-long border with Russia,...
L.A. County weighs a grant fund to keep indie films from leaving
Independent filmmaker Sylvia Ray always wanted to shoot her first feature film, “The Middle,” in California — as it’s set...
Viral Mugshot Accounts Are Ruining Women’s Lives
About a month after Megan Davis’ biological mother died of a drug overdose in July 2025, she went out for...
$1 billion travel agent platform Fora just landed its first CMO
Alanna Gregory is Fora's first CMO. Courtesy of Fora TravelA version of this post appears in the CMO Insider newsletter.Sign...
Did al-Qaeda Succeed?
Since September 11, 2001, al‑Qaeda has pulled off exactly one fatal attack inside the United States. If you remember the...
