Some plays are bouillabaisses, crammed with everything a playwright can put in the pot. Even if it means splattering the stovetop, these stories are going to boil. Other plays are perfectly calibrated consommés. Refined and subtle, they shine at a simmer. The Broadway transfer of Sanaz Toossi’s “English,” which opened on Thursday at the Todd […]

David Lynch was one of the most revered filmmakers in Hollywood, with classics such as The Straight Story, Twin Peaks, Eraserhead, and Mulholland Drive credited to his name throughout his nearly 50-year career writing and directing for film and TV. Lynch also directed the first adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel Dune. Unlike Twin Peaks […]

Doctor Who has been around since 1963, airing over 800 episodes since it first hit the small screen. Several actors and actresses have stepped into the Doctor’s shoes during its lifetime, with Sylvester McCoy serving the role from 1987 through 1989. And now, for the very first time, Doctor Who fans can finally complete their […]

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass on April 24. The turn-based RPG is the debut title from Sandfall Interactive, and featutes gameplay inspired by classic console RPGs like Final Fantasy with stylish visuals thanks to Unreal Engine 5. The game is getting a physical release, with a […]

A founder of a French cryptocurrency company and his wife were freed in France this week after being brutally kidnapped and held for ransom, the authorities announced on Thursday. David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a company that sells physical devices to store crypto assets, was abducted alongside his wife early on Tuesday from their […]

Charles Phan, a self-taught chef whose family fled Vietnam when he was a teenager and whose sleek restaurant helped change America’s perception of Asian food by replacing menus of inexpensive noodle dishes and spring rolls with ones that married the best local ingredients with the food he grew up on, died on Monday in San […]

As the latest installment in one of the best shooter franchises of all time, Doom: The Dark Ages seemed like a good candidate for multiplayer options. But as part of today’s Xbox Developer Direct, Bethesda and id Software have revealed that there will be no multiplayer in The Dark Ages. Regardless, it sounds like Doom […]

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is less than two months away. The highly anticipated upgraded edition of the beloved 2015 Wii U RPG is slated to release on March 20. Much like the first game’s upgraded edition for Switch, the upcoming remaster features overhauled graphics and quality-of-life improvements. The physical version of Xenoblade Chronicles X: […]

A shot at Europe and a legal setback for Trump President Trump criticized Europe yesterday for what he called “unfair” trade practices and regulations during a video appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He vowed to impose tariffs on companies that choose to produce outside the U.S. In the U.S., Trump was handed […]

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already been pushed back from its release date more than once, but the most recent delay has a good reason behind it. Ubisoft recently showed off what Shadows’ two protagonists–Naoe and Yasuke–can do with their parkour skills. And those skills were part of the rational behind giving Shadows’ programmers a few […]