It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the ...

December 9, 2025: Refreshed the Forge tier list for the December 6 update. Looking for a The Forge tier list for the best weapons and races in The Forge? Though you get a couple of chances to change ...

When the $50 discount on the Mario Kart World console bundle ends is anyone’s guess, so grab it if it’s on a wishlist. When the $50 discount on the Mario Kart World console bundle ends is anyone’s ...

The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is finally done. After the best part of 90 minutes of preamble, musical interludes and detailed explanations of draw methodology, the great and good of U.S. sport ...

Our film critics watch a lot of movies in a year. By December, their viewing slates span international standouts, festival favorites, studio blockbusters, and plenty more in between. Below, Justin ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything ...

The music world refused to stand still in 2025. This wasn’t a year for playing it safe. Across the globe and all over the stylistic map, music kept mutating in the weirdest, wildest ways. The artists ...

When you add up all of its parts, the Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE looks a lot like an attempt to make the perfect all-around bike. In Kawasaki's world, Ninjas are their sport bikes, H2's are their ...

Whether you're feeding a household or just trying to make weeknight cooking less chaotic, an air fryer can be a total game-changer. Cyber Monday is one of the best chances all year to snag one for ...

The best albums of 2025 spanned seismic rage rap, intricate guitar music, protest folk, spacey dream pop, and laptop twee. A virtuoso of experimental electronic music re-emerged, a Brooklyn band ...

2025 was a year that posed a lot of questions for movie lovers: Did the success of Sinners prove that there was still a mass audience hungry for original (read: non-IP) stories on a blockbuster level?