They survived 9/11; 25 years later, their bonds remain unbroken
Survivors reconnect with those who saved them in National Geographic’s 9/11: Reunited.
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A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer
“I will tear apart this forest and bring back what it took from me.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a slasher fan’s dream
Matte paintings—not CGI—warp a world designed to hit a nerve for slasher fans.
Ashley Belanger
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VisionQuest trailer kicks off Disney’s D23 fan event
Also: Ahsoka S2 teaser, Doomsday trailer, news about MCU’s X-Men and Star Wars: Starfighter.
Jennifer Ouellette
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R-rated director’s cut of X-Files film restores Chris Carter’s original horror vision
Chris Carter chats with Ars about the film he originally wanted to make—and why it’s more relevant than ever.
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A Google insider spills the tea on how the company forsook its founding ideals
Claire Stapleton’s new book, Don’t Be Evil, recounts her journey from company cheerleader to outspoken dissident.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day reminds us that superhero movies can be good
It’s as much about grounded characters and well-timed emotional beats as CGI-filled action extravaganzas.
Jennifer Ouellette
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An AI-supervised remote exam went so badly that 58,000 students must retake it
Top scores increased by 5x.
Nate Anderson
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Review: Yes, we’re still arguing about Nolan’s The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s impressionistic remix of Homer’s epic poem finds the man behind the myth.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup?
LemonLime’s CEO got “carried away” with tattoo gimmick.
Nate Anderson
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Gaming and IRL worlds collide in Jumanji: Open World trailer
“I’m beginning to suspect we are not in Jumanji.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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First teaser for Apple TV’s Neuromancer debuts at SDCC
Plus Mike Flanagan’s Carrie teaser, trailers for Dark Matter S2 and Matchbox the Movie, and Marvel news.
Jennifer Ouellette
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SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099
Also: Forging the One Ring in Rings of Power S3 teaser; new Lanterns trailer; Spaceballs: The New One panel.
Jennifer Ouellette
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With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience
Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.
Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje
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Tweety gets the third degree in final Coyote vs. Acme trailer
Also, the full trailer for Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil features a likable everyman.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Clayface trailer leans into the body horror
“The people I trusted betrayed me. The justice system failed me.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Sony releases one last trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day
“Maybe that’s my responsibility, to live alone with the truth.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Let Tom Hiddleston be your guide to Pompeii’s final day
NatGeo’s Pompeii: Out of Time fuses historical fact and imagination to bring city’s last 24 hours to life.
Jennifer Ouellette
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The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here
“Something’s coming. Something we may not be able to deter.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say
If only someone could have predicted it.
Nate Anderson
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Engineer identifies and explains every ’90s computer seen in Jurassic Park
Yes, it was, in fact, a Unix system.
Samuel Axon
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In memoriam: 7 of our favorite Sam Neill films
The actor, who starred in 1993’s Jurassic Park, died Monday in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 78.
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Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer
“If we can’t control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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The real mystery behind Moana: After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?
New climate evidence adds context to these long voyages.
The Conversation
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Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer
“You promised me that you would never take power in your name.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%
AI cheating leads to “a failed society,” professor says.
Nate Anderson
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Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests
It’s a pretty good movie, but it needed to be a great movie to thrive in an oversaturated superhero market.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Inside the Luddite festival harnessing Gen Z’s rage against Big Tech
New York City’s Summer of Ludd festival is teaching people how to live offline.
WIRED
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Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America
It’s difficult to pinpoint the moment in my life where America started to lose the plot.
Eric Berger
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Visiting the stars (and planets, and telescopes) in VR
Walkthrough experience includes visits to stars, exoplanets, and observatories.
Rob Pegoraro
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Ithaca’s king defies the gods in final The Odyssey trailer
“You gods don’t speak in ways we understand.”
Jennifer Ouellette
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Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world
Director Travis Knight is also the creative mind behind 2016’s Oscar-nominated Kubo and the Two Strings.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Sony releases trailer for Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun
Tonally, the trailer gives strong vibes akin to the director’s 2016 feature Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Jennifer Ouellette
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How to burst the AI bubble: Strike at its roots
Sci-fi author/tech journalist Cory Doctorow on his new book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Review: Widow’s Bay is a boldly original take on comedic horror
An eminently binge-able series that honors classic horror tropes while reinventing them in surprising ways.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Hulk, Punisher join Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer
Peter Parker to Bruce Banner: “I didn’t know you could get that big.”
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