Substack launches ‘private’ newsletters
Substack has launched a slew of new features again, this time introducing “private Substacks” in the mix. Like private accounts on Instagram, these newsletters will require readers to request to…
‘Forspoken’ drags at the start, so focus on these early spells to move things along
Forspoken, Square Enix and Luminous Productions’ open-world spell-slinging simulator is out Tuesday, and its opening hours are, to be blunt, not the game’s strength. It takes about three hours before…
In the age of TikTok, the female gaze has lost all meaning
In 1866, Gustave Courbet painted a provocative icon of modern art: The Origin of the World. Hung in Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the painting shows a woman’s thighs, torso, part…
Anna Kendrick devouring ‘Hot Ones’ spicy wings is as hilarious as you’d expect
Anna Kendrick starts off very strongly on First We Feast’s Hot Ones but, as is inevitable when you’re munching through increasingly spicy wings, things quickly take a turn. In the…
Marisha Ray talks Keyleth’s trial by fire in ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’
From start to finish, episode 5 of The Legend of Vox Machina‘s second season belongs to Keyleth (voiced by Marisha Ray). Titled “Pass Through Fire,” the episode sees Keyleth and…
‘Infinity Pool’ review: the eat-the-rich comedy gets cannibalistic
2022 offered a feast of eat-the-rich comedies, between The Menu, Glass Onion, White Lotus, and Triangle of Sadness. 2023 is already taking this subversive subgenre into darker terrain with the…
Astonishing Mars crater looks like a bear
At Mashable, we celebrate bears. And although there are no bears on Mars — yet wee microbes may have once thrived on the Red Planet eons ago — we will…
It’s your last chance to get the Tonal before it gets $500 more expensive
TL;DR: As of Jan. 31, Tonal’s prices are increasing again — the smart home gym package itself by $500 (ultimately $3,995) as well as the monthly membership by $10.95 (ultimately…
Taylor Swift’s ‘Lavender Haze’ video contains Easter eggs, of course
Taylor Swift’s third Midnights video has erupted in a glorious purple puff onto our feeds, with “Lavender Haze” debuting at midnight on Thursday. Written and directed by Swift as per…
‘The Lair’ trailer teases soldiers exploring a creepy underground bunker
Writer/director Neil Marshall clearly has a thing for people battling monsters in confined underground spaces. He visited this territory with his 2005 potholing horror The Descent (one of the scariest…