In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat anxiety. That is the key finding of my recent study ...

With some science fiction, it’s hard to decide when things officially cross over into the territory of self-parody. While there are obvious parodies like Spaceballs and loving parodies like ...

Many people use the new year to reflect on their relationship with alcohol. Just-released government guidelines are giving Americans another reason to consider a “dry January.” Alcohol is the ...

“The Probe” tried its best, but its monster had its, well, limits. The series had already been canceled, and writers and crewmembers were literally walking out the door as “The Probe” went ...

Don’t underestimate play. When we play games, from board games to video games to sports, we’re often trying to pass the time or take a break from reality. Yet, it's so much more than mere ...

Last month, a group of fans known collectively as “World Project” released the Liberty City Preservation Project, an ambitious mod that put Grand Theft Auto IV’s take on New York City into ...

If you ask a connoisseur of arty science fiction cinema to name some of their favorite films, the 1995 Terry Gilliam film 12 Monkeys will invariably be mentioned in reverent tones. This is for ...

At long last, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially revealed. After Nintendo’s January 16 announcement, we now know… well, not a whole lot more, honestly. Nintendo fans are still waiting ...

Blackhat’s release on Jan. 16, 2015, would not ordinarily be something to celebrate. The version of Michael Mann’s ultra-modern cybercrime thriller that made it to theaters was truncated and ...

Neil Gaiman originally served as showrunner for Good Omens, but the third and final series has been truncated and he has stepped back from production after the allegations. But despite those ...

With Insomniac’s 2023 hit Spider-Man 2 landing on PC later this month, PlayStation and the ever-growing Marvel Rivals are commemorating the occasion in the best way possible: a new free skin for ...

January 15 marks Shuhei Yoshida’s last day at Sony, as he announced in November 2024. Yoshida is moving on after serving as president of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios from ...