Houston’s music, like the city itself, has always been a sprawl of possibility and community—but of tenacity and resistance as well. Through artists like Scarface and Mike Jones, its evolution came from upheaval, from a response to quotidian injustices and much larger tragedies. With a disaster like Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath, things are quickly…
Of all the softball questions Kristian Nairn (aka Hodor) tossed at his former Game of Thrones during Friday’s panel at Comic-Con International, the one that got the best crowd reaction was his query as to whether the cast would pursue more light-hearted material after leaving Westeros. “I’m desperate to do a musical,” replied Gwendoline Christie…
In anticipation of Sunday's Emmy Awards, this week WIRED staffers are looking back at some of their favorite shows from the past year. When the first season of Atlanta quietly ended last November, it did so at a turtle's pace: low-key and unhurried. The episodes that preceded the finale embodied the same spirit—a farcical and…
The Kardashian-Jenner clan's social-media savvy is a simple matter of data. All told, they have almost half a billion followers on Instagram alone. ("All told" meaning, of course: Kardashian sisters Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe; matriarch Kris; ex-spouse/step-mapa Caitlyn Jenner; Jenner spawn Kendall and Kylie; and the lone Kardashian male, Rob.) They are the archetypical "influencers,"…
It's almost impossible to separate the "Twine revolution"—the proliferation of small-scale interactive fiction created by nontraditional game designers—from Porpentine. The Oakland, California-based creator's alien, poetic work has been a fixture of the Twine scene for years while also serving as a microcosm of all the best parts of it. If you've heard of Twine, you've…
Click:m36 bolt Once again, it's time for The Monitor, WIRED's look at all that's new and news in the world of pop culture, from casting rumors to the current recipients of Netflix's largesse. This week: Batman gets a release date, Oscar Isaac might be going to Dune, Universal has a new plan for its monster…
Click:Cheap pool filter balls I've been trying to get into Fortnite for weeks. I've written about how challenging the game can be for the casual fan to get used to, and that extended to me as well; I have to admit I almost stopped playing entirely. Until, that is, Nintendo brought the game to the…
President Trump's relationship with the media has always been fraught. He rarely holds press conferences, and when Press Secretary Sean Spicer steps in to speak on his behalf, things tend to devolve quickly. But he still sees one place as a safe space in which to express his innermost self: Twitter. For years Trump has…
To escape a nightmare, sometimes you just need to remember that your life is worth waking up for. In the two most recent episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale, June/Offred (Elisabeth Moss) learned that two of the people she cared about most—her husband, Luke (O-T Fagbenle), and her best friend, Moira (Samira Wiley)—are still alive. When…
If you happen to live on the East Coast, then you know this feeling: cold. It's genuinely, bone-chillingly, brutally cold out there right now. No one wants to leave the house. And for that, there's another feeling: the idea that you don't have to abandon the comfort of your couch. Sound boring? It won't be.…