The wilderness—dark forests, rural backroads—is a go-to setting for the horror genre for obvious reasons. What better place to see city slickers flail than deep within nature, miles from the nearest cell-phone tower, surrounded by unfamiliar and inevitably hostile forces? Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&D The Camp Host, an indie hitting free … Read more
Cleaning your home from top to bottom is an ambitious undertaking for most people. With spring right around the corner, your home’s annual deep clean could use an innovative tool that makes wiping hard surfaces much easier. Electric scrubbers have gone viral on TikTok and for good reason. Not only do they work to scrub away soap scum, … Read more
Image: Marvel Comics/Sony Animation Sony’s non-Spider-Man efforts to build its own Marvel universe have been all over the place, but one of the more intriguing additions were individual TV shows for Spider-Man Noir and relative newcomer Silk. While they’re both still a ways off, the two shows may be on opposite ends of the development … Read more
Fox News personality Laura Ingraham’s bold declaration about Republicans being on “a winning roll” raised eyebrows on social media Wednesday. The Donald Trump-devoted “Ingraham Angle” host urged viewers of her prime-time show to ignore the failure of House Republicans’ baseless bid to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Instead, she instructed them to remain upbeat. … Read more
A modern folk horror tale that draws upon Australia’s troubled history to enhance its monstrous elements, The Moogai also includes an exploration of postpartum depression. Unfortunately, its one-dimensional plot ultimately detracts from the elements that make it an otherwise unique story. Alex Winter on the Most Important Modern Horror Movie It’s rare to see a … Read more
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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 22, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about the unbearable sameness of coffee shops and what … Read more
Jill Biden isn’t pumping the brakes on her SoulCycle obsession anytime soon — surprising spin enthusiasts in L.A. by dropping into an early morning class for those much-needed endorphins. Sources tell TMZ the First Lady’s suited and booted Secret Service agents arrived first to the trendy cycling chain’s 7 AM class in Brentwood earlier this … Read more
CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig on Sunday dismissed Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba’s suggestion the former president isn’t testifying again in his civil fraud trial because he is under a gag order in the case that prohibits him from verbally attacking the judge and courthouse staff. “I’m mystified,” Honig, a former assistant U.S. attorney, … Read more
Qi Yang/Getty Images I’m not a fan of AI. At least not when it comes to certain things, such as art (in any of its forms). I believe such technology has no place in the artistic realm. But as far as helping to improve technology and how users work with applications, AI does have a … Read more
Most modern disaster movies are rather cheesy—big, special effects spectacles that are an excuse to showcase lots of destruction and action. Concrete Utopia, a South Korean disaster movie, has some of that, but really focuses more on what comes in the immediate aftermath. First, the film grabs your attention with a massive earthquake leveling Seoul. … Read more