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Rachel Sennott and the 'I Love LA' cast reveal what it takes to be an It Girl
What's the phone of choice for It Girls?
By Emmett Smith and Belen Edwards
Why are we obsessed with serial killers?
How Ed Gein’s Story Shaped Modern Horror Films
By Emmett Smith
Crafting your first AI-generated video in Sora
How to use Sora by OpenAI: a step-by-step guide
By Emmett Smith
Are we playing games—or watching them?
When games start taking cues from film, do they become more emotional—or less interactive?
By Emmett Smith
How to make a hit horror movie starring your dog
Inside the techniques that make animal performances feel real
By Emmett Smith
Why are TV endings so hard to get right?
Dexter, Game of Thrones, and the art of ruining an ending
By Emmett Smith
Why do we keep making battle royale-style movies?
And why do we keep making kids battle to the death?
By Emmett Smith
'Alien: Earth' introduces a monster that’s even creepier than the Xenomorph
FX’s new series takes the iconic franchise’s body horror and mutates it into mind horror
By Emmett Smith and Belen Edwards
Weapons, and the comedian turned horror director
Both genres thrive on timing, surprise, and reactions you can’t control
By Emmett Smith
Why this e-reader won me over (and I hate e-readers)
More reasons to love your library — without leaving home.
By Emmett Smith
Breaking the typecast: how actors reinvent themselves
Why these dramatic shifts in acting hit harder than we expect.
By Emmett Smith
Why is the violent man + child duo so popular?
Why does this dynamic keep hitting so hard, even when we’ve seen it a hundred times?
By Emmett Smith
How A24's 'Warfare' got the sound of war right
What happens when you remove the music and let the chaos speak for itself?
By Emmett Smith
We tried the $44 Counterpart charger
It looks great, works well, and hides the mess—but is it worth the cost?
By Emmett Smith
How '28 Years Later' was shot on an iPhone
Why parts of a $75 million movie were shot on the same device in your pocket
By Emmett Smith
These colourful origami figures are actually robots
These foldable forms may help buildings self-regulate and robots reconfigure on the fly.
By Emmett Smith
Meet the robot dog that stands, walks, and rolls through extreme environments
When conditions get too harsh for humans, the LYNX M20 steps in.
By Emmett Smith
How a four-legged robot is helping make firefighters' jobs safer
B2 is taking on the heat with advanced mobility, suppression tools, and real-time reconnaissance.
By Emmett Smith
MIT's tiny hopping robot is designed to go places humans can't
Combining a spring-based jump with wing control, the robot can adapt to surfaces like ice, glass, and uneven ground.
By Emmett Smith
Meet the 3D-printed robot that walks without electronics
Created at Bioinspired Robotics and Design Lab, UC San Diego, this low-cost robot could help explore extreme or dangerous environments
By Emmett Smith
Humanoid robots are stepping onto film sets, and Atlas is leading the way
Lights, camera, Atlas?
By Emmett Smith
1X’s latest humanoid robot will do your chores in a sweater
Norwegian startup 1X plans to begin testing Neo Gamma in homes by late 2025.
By Emmett Smith
Inspired by nature, this robot morphs to overcome almost any obstacle
EPFL researchers have developed a robot that can drive, roll, and even paddle through water to reach its destination.
By Emmett Smith
Figure’s humanoid robot will do your chores with voice commands
Think of it as a helpful roommate, but one that actually listens
By Emmett Smith
Humanoid robots are learning to move like real athletes
The robots are taking moves from Kobe Bryant, Cristiano Ronaldo, and LeBron James.
By Emmett Smith