35 years ago, Hideo Kojima changed action games forever
“Kept you waiting, huh?”
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Strange New Worlds showrunners talk Season 2 cameos, timeline, and more
Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers talk about Captain Kirk, that season finale time jump, and just how far the show can go into Trek canon.
Remembering Hnefatafl, the 1,000-year-old Viking board game murdered by chess
“It was the most prominent board game in Northern Europe for hundreds of years, so however it was played, it was engaging.”
The oral history of Idiocracy, Mike Judge's time-travel triumph
“At a certain point, it went from a good vibe to thinking that this movie was cursed from the beginning.”
The team was scared that we would fail: A NASA mission 45 years ago changed everything
“The team was scared.”
Tesla Solar Roof reviews: 9 things you don't realize until you own one for a year
Super fans think you're amazing. Others will think you don't actually exist.
It's time for men to start talking about male infertility. I'll go first.
The more I thought about my experience, the more I reflected on how there’s no lexicon to discuss the emotional fallout of male infertility.
Dank Vapes Is the "Biggest Conspiracy" in Pot That Can Put You in a Coma
A thriving shadow economy is run on unsuspecting buyers and predatory sellers.
30 facts you didn’t know about Terminator 2
#21: The first scene of Terminator 2, in which the nuclear apocalypse is depicted, cost more than the entire first film.
"Mars, fascinating:" Why a garbage video went viral before NASA could release the real one
A rotten ecosystem of science social media accounts is pushing hoax content to gin up audience numbers and sell low-rent affiliate ads. The Mars rover is the latest victim.
Phil Spencer and 17 more video game luminaries on Zelda's legendary impact
How a risky idea led to the most ambitious map of humankind ever created
“It was exhilarating, because you felt you were a part of something really, really important.”
What if the MCU never existed?
Would Hollywood be a better place without Marvel?
Peace blockade
Psilocybin liberates the mind from constant thoughts of death that often consume the terminally ill. But its usage is being blocked, despite the Right to Try Law.
Can masks spread conspiracies? Inside the world of QAnon merch
The merch is the message.
Red Dead Redemption's honor system sends you to hell and back for a cool hat
The constant threat of consequences makes its violent sandbox uniquely memorable.
The oral history of Shrek, the “ugly stepsister” that changed animation
Inverse speaks with the director, writers, and voices behind the 2001 DreamWorks masterpiece.
The left-wing gamers who love Call of Duty
For many players, a cultural reckoning about police violence hasn't dimmed the shine of the venerable shooter.
Inside the global social media movement that claims it changed the CDC's mind on masks
A viral image and a series of intertwining online groups are winning over policymakers.
