Carol Jerosimich’s heartfelt novel follows two lifelong friends whose floral shop becomes a sanctuary for healing, ...

As Germany's Fairy Tale Route turns 50, towns and cities along the 600km route continue to breathe new life into the Brothers Grimm's much-loved fairy tales. I feel a childlike thrill as I cross a ...

Need an AI-generated soundtrack to go with your AI-generated video that you’re planning to send to your AI-generated friends? Google has you covered. The company announced today that Lyria 3, its ...

It's a sports fable set in a vibrant dystopia, with a look and feel that breaks out of the standard animation doldrums. The lush laidback dystopia of “GOAT” is bracing because it feels so novel, and ...

Project Genie allows people outside of Google to try the company's Genie 3 world model. (Google) This past summer, Google DeepMind debuted Genie 3. It’s what’s known as a world world, an AI system ...

When Flor Mora closed on her new home for $4 million in November 2025, she knew she was acquiring a piece of California history. What she didn’t realize was that she was also buying the future House ...

The cult creator of "Too Many Cooks" builds an occasionally inspired if scattershot genre mash-up out of children's TV. There was always something a bit kinky about Barney. I thought the funniest ...

"Stranger Things" has come to an end. Set in the 1980s and centered on a group of nerdy kids battling monsters from an alternate dimension, the Duffer Brothers' critically acclaimed Netflix series, ...

Contrary to popular belief, the seaweed isn’t always greener in somebody else’s lake. In the case of Ali Cook’s Oscar-shortlisted short film The Pearl Comb, the county of Cornwall is flourishing in ...

Building on a previous model called UniGen, a team of Apple researchers is showcasing UniGen 1.5, a system that can handle image understanding, generation, and editing within a single model. Here are ...

Certain moments of art are guaranteed to tear down any critical detachment I have and make me blubber like a baby. The rush of joy and gratitude at the end of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The third act of ...