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Podcasts

'The Beast Adjoins' Is Seriously Creepy Sci-Fi

The short story presents a fresh take on the idea of an AI uprising.

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

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How Cinematherapy Helped Me Through a Midlife Crisis

Tammy Rabideau

Culture Guides

The 42 Best Movies on Netflix This Week

Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff

Movies and TV

The 43 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now

From Bodies to Sex Education, these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge this week.

Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff

Tech Disrupted Hollywood. AI Almost Destroyed It

Streaming invigorated the film and TV industry and sent established studios scrambling. That was before AI sparked one of the biggest work stoppages in Hollywood history.

Angela Watercutter

The Marvel Movies From Worst to Best—and Where to Stream Them

Here’s our definitive ranking of all 33 films (and counting) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

Nintendo Is Ready to Take On Hollywood

Nintendo is making a live-action movie adaptation of its beloved Legend of Zelda franchise, a move that points to the company’s long-term goals.

Megan Farokhmanesh

Video Games

What We Want Out of a Legend of Zelda Movie

A live-action Zelda movie could work, but only if Nintendo reads the room. If Link speaks, fans will get upset. If he says, “Excuse me, Princess,” that’s OK.

Eric Ravenscraft

You Should Be Able to Pick Up Any Game Where You Left Off on Any Platform

The ability to conveniently save your progress in a video game across PCs, consoles, and handhelds is a feature that should be ubiquitous.

Boone Ashworth

Tech and Games Can Help Curb Youth Suicide

In the face of lackluster mental health support, especially for children of marginalized groups, technology and video games can be used to meet young people where they are.

Alex Miller

’We’re Putting Gasoline on These Children?’: Behind the Wildest NPC Lines in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

As players dug into the latest Spidey game, they noticed something odd: Non-player characters were having very weird conversations. Here’s why.

Megan Farokhmanesh

Digital Culture

Hollywood Actors Strike Ends With a Deal That Will Impact AI and Streaming for Decades

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists reached a tentative agreement with the studios on Wednesday, ending a 118-day strike.

Angela Watercutter and Will Bedingfield