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Actor Mark Ruffalo, photographed at a 2017 Comic-Con panel.

Business I like Mark Ruffalo. So I read the whole thing before I made up my mind. The word "antisemite" got hung on a man I admire this week, over a post about a $111 billion merger.… 3 Sep 2026

The cast and creators of HBO's Lanterns on stage at the San Diego Comic-Con 2026 panel, seated behind a Comic-Con backdrop.

Culture They brought Sinestro home for dinner My first take on HBO's Lanterns. It is dark and gritty, and odd in the way that makes me lean… 31 Aug 2026

Black-and-white studio portrait of a young Dolly Parton, smiling.

Culture A Hero of Mine Died on Tuesday Dolly Parton was 80, and I have been sitting with it, because she was my hero and a hero to… 28 Aug 2026

Title card for the article: The Wheel of Time Was Canceled on Its Best Season. What Comes Next Is Messier.

Culture The Wheel of Time Was Canceled on Its Best Season. What Comes Next Is Messier. Season three scored 97 percent and Amazon pulled the plug six weeks later. The rights are back with the company… 4 Aug 2026

A writer’s desk after dark with tall stacks of worn hardback books, an open annotated manuscript, reading glasses and a green glass banker’s lamp

Culture The Overlooked Sci-Fi Novelist Still Writing at 91 Piers Anthony has published more than 180 books and is still writing. The field’s memory of him has not kept… 23 Jul 2026

Title card for the article: The Truth Behind Young Washington: How One Young Man’s Mistake Helped Start a World War and Forged America’s First Leader

Culture The Truth Behind Young Washington: How One Young Man’s Mistake Helped Start a World War and Forged America’s First Leader One young officer's mistake in the Ohio Valley helped set off a world war, and made the man who would… 10 Jul 2026

Painted illustration of a woman in her fifties walking through an outdoor farmers market, wearing a pink baseball cap, black-rimmed glasses and a camel trench coat, carrying flowers wrapped in newspaper.

Culture The Woman Behind the Wig Behind one of the most recognisable looks in the parks is a person, a craft, and a job nobody sees. 1 Jul 2026

Title card for the article: Toy Story 5 Didn’t Just Break Records. It Showed What Audiences Actually Want Right Now.

Culture Toy Story 5 Didn’t Just Break Records. It Showed What Audiences Actually Want Right Now. Toy Story 5 did not just break records. It showed what audiences are actually hungry for right now. 26 Jun 2026