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Early in FX’s new scripted melodrama Pose, Blanca, a HIV-positive trans performer, introduces Damon, a gay youth from Pennsylvania, to the glamour and volume of ballroom culture. "Realness is what it’s all about," she tells him as they watch participants compete in the category for "Executive Realness." Having fled the choke of home, Damon (played…

Dontnod Entertainment, the development studio behind the newly released Vampyr, has a habit of creating messy games. But don't let that stop you from playing them. Dr. Jonathan E. Reid's office, which he only leaves when the sun sets, has two doors. One opens to Pembroke Hospital, where he works as a surgeon and blood…

It’s not even that good a play on words: May the Fourth Be With You. That’s all it takes to have a holiday? A pun? The joke at least has been around almost as long as Star Wars itself; official Star Wars doctrine traces the etymology to an ad congratulating Margaret Thatcher on the day…

Pixar’s new movie Coco is heartwarming, gorgeous, and—based on its $71 million opening weekend in the US—very popular. But it wouldn’t be any of those things without its skeletons. Like the toys, monsters, and robots Pixar has dreamed up before, the bags of bones are awfully charismatic. Unlike those creations, their phalanges took a little…

A prominent YouTube personality who has garnered tens of millions of views is being sued by another star for allegedly stealing her persona. The question now is whether the case has any merit under copyright law. In April, YouTuber and musician Mars Argo, whose real name is Brittany Sheets, filed a lawsuit in California against…

When special counsel Robert Mueller dropped his bombshell 37-page indictment earlier this month, there was one undeniable takeaway: Russians used information warfare to meddle in and influence the US election. And one of their favorite weapons was Facebook. Since the 2016 election, social media platforms have come under intense media scrutiny, Facebook more than most.…

After two seasons of comedy and philosophy, The Good Place remains a great joy. It’s the best science fiction show on television, with twists and intricate, earned reveals that hint at a watchmakers' dream of a writers' room. The show's third season doesn't start until late September, but in the hiatus, NBC and its creators…

There might be no better sign of the state of the internet this year than the fact that a potential meme about the president awkwardly drinking water was quickly eclipsed by news of groping allegations against Democratic Senator Al Franken, and then that both of those stories were eclipsed by a tweet from the president.…

When I sit down to play Lumines Remastered—the Nintendo Switch port of the puzzle game that was, at one point, the PlayStation Portable's killer app—I'm invited to put on a belt of Joy-Cons. This "peripheral," designed by the Lumines team for the Nintendo Indies showcase at the Game Developers Conference, is designed to show off…

The sinewy fish-man at the center of The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro’s new film, stands stoic and brave as the rain beats down. But when the director yells “cut,” the man inside the fish suit begins to shiver; the set may look like a Baltimore port, but this is Toronto. Two crewmembers rush…