Retro role-playing video games are all the rage — here's why
Franchises like Final Fantasy are moving on from old-school mechanics and aesthetics, but indie developers are taking up the retro RPG mantle.
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People likely aren't adapted to care for newborn babies alone, new study suggests
Allo parenting, in which non-biologic parents serve as a child's caregiver, is common in many parts of the world. Mothers have help provided by several others, including neighbors and older siblings.
A forgotten trove of rare video games could now be worth six figures
When a video game store closed in 1998, hundreds of sealed Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis cartridges were stored and forgotten. Now, a collection of the top-graded items has been appraised.
Actor Jonathan Majors' trial begins in New York City, after numerous delays
With a plum role as Marvel villain, Jonathan Majors' stardom seemed certain, until an alleged altercation with a girlfriend derailed his Hollywood career. The actor's trial has started in New York.
Remembering musician, composer and artist Catherine Christer Hennix
Catherine Christer Hennix combined drones and minimalism with mathematics, logic, and spirituality. Hennix died earlier this week in her home in Istanbul, Turkey, at age 75.
Gary Oldman had 'free rein' in spy thriller 'Slow Horses' — now back for Season 3
Oldman plays the slovenly leader of failed British spies in the Apple TV+ drama, based on Mick Herron's Slough House novels. Herron is more interested in the character's failures than his virtues.
Generations of mothers are at the center of 'A Grandmother Begins A Story'
Métis writer Michelle Porter has created beauty from the ugliness of colonization, loss, addiction, abandonment, and grief in her debut novel that finds motherhood at its heart.
How support for Trump is causing a rift in the evangelical church
Atlantic writer Tim Alberta grew up in the evangelical church, the son of a pastor. His book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, examines why so many evangelicals are ardent Trump supporters.
Poet Liz Robbins seeks truth-telling in her work
Liz Robbins writes poetry that critics have called smart, savvy, dangerous, and unpredictable. Appalachian State University’s literary journal "Cold Mountain Review" has chosen her newest collection, Night Swimming, as the recipient of its first annual poetry prize.
A judge awards Aretha Franklin's properties to her sons, citing a handwritten will
The decision Monday came four months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was a valid will under Michigan law, despite scribbles and many hard-to-read passages.