Culture

Gift Guide

25 Great Tech Books to Gift (or Keep for Yourself)

Give the techie in your life access to the inner workings of the companies and characters shaping Big Tech.

Cheap Thrills

Young People Are Tripping on Benadryl—and It’s Always a Bad Time

Culture Guides

The 21 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now

Digital Culture

AI Relationships Are on the Rise. A Divorce Boom Could Be Next

Secret chatbot flings are creating new legal challenges for married couples when it comes to infidelity.

Lice Checks, Crafts, and Being Touched by Strangers: Inside a Role-Playing ASMR Spa

Tinglesbar incorporates ASMR into elementary school and doctor’s visits simulations, offering a social haven for introverts.

The CIA Used This Psychic Meditation Program. It’s Never Been More Popular

The Monroe Institute claims its meditations, which have also been used by the US military, help people access different planes of consciousness. Its virtual and in-person retreats are now selling out.

Divorced? With Kids? And an Impossible Ex? There’s AI for That

They didn’t want to put their children in the middle—so they put a machine there instead.

Video Games

Baby Steps Is a Hiking Game That Trolls ‘Slightly Problematic’ Men

The walking simulator, launching September 23 on PlayStation and Steam, stars a jobless 35-year-old “privileged, white male” whose pride stops him from getting help.

Hades II Is Coming to Nintendo Switch This Month

Nintendo made a slew of announcements during its latest Direct event, including details on a new Resident Evil game, a Ditto-centric Pokémon title, and more details on Hades II.

Nintendo Drops Surprise Trailer for New Super Mario Galaxy Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel, titled The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, will be released in 2026. The original cast, including Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jack Black, will reprise their roles.

Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Already Causing Online Gaming Stores to Crash

After years of waiting for the sequel, a lot of fans trying to buy the game are getting error messages—and they’re not happy about it.

Movies and TV

The 23 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now

Bat-Fam, The Girlfriend, and The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.