Culture
Entertainment
Nicolas Cage’s ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ Turns an Apocryphal Text About Jesus’ Youth Into a Horror Film
In the second century, as the canonical Gospels were being copied and circulated throughout the Roman Empire, another text about the life of Jesus was...
Wagner Moura is on the Run in Brazil, 1977, in ‘The Secret Agent’
You can almost smell the sweat in “The Secret Agent,” a stylish, slow burn thriller about radicals and mercenaries in 1977 Brazil. Filmmaker Kleber Mendonça...
Social Media
Australia Will Enforce a Social Media Ban for Children Under 16 Despite a Court Challenge
The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge
X's New Feature Raises Questions About the Foreign Origins of Some Popular Us Political Accounts
Over the weekend, Elon Musk’s X unveiled a feature that lets users see where an account is based
Lifestyle
Here's a Strategy to Get Through Stressful Holiday Gatherings. Act Like a Dull Rock
“Gray rocking” might be one technique for getting through stressful holiday gatherings
'Clair Obscur' Leads the AP’s List of 2025’s Top Video Games
It’s been a difficult year for the people who create video games, with layoffs persisting while the tech industry tries to force us to use artificial...
Travel
National Parks to Raise Fees for Millions of International Tourists to Popular US Parks
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular U.S. parks
Florianópolis: South Brazil’s Island Sanctuary Redefining Queer Travel
Far from the usual LGBTQ+ hotspots, Florianópolis—an island paradise in southern Brazil—has quietly emerged as a welcoming, culturally rich, and affirmingly...
