Before her murder made her a true-crime obsession, Elizabeth Short was a real person. A new book tries to separate truth from ...

Look. I know how this sounds.When people say “I have a wild Harry Potter theory,” they usually suddenly pull out a corkboard and some red string, while they start explaining why a background character ...

Some philosophers have even become addicted to its mind-altering properties, but I hope we may wean them off it yet.

Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark’s feminist spin on true crime opened the gates to a decade of problematic podcasting.

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“Stranger Things” released its highly anticipated series finale on New Year’s Eve, and people can’t stop talking about what happened to Eleven. Sadie Sink, who portrays Max, was asked about the fate ...

Dark circles under a child's eyes look dramatic, but they are rarely a sign of anything dangerous. Most cases come down to nasal congestion or simple genetics. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains ...

Given the massive fanbase that Final Fantasy has accrued over the years, it’s no surprise that plenty of fans have their own theories about how the franchise’s mystical resources actually work. With ...

As Heavensturn arrives and the calendar flips to 2026, Final Fantasy 14 is gearing up for its next expansion. There's been no end of speculation and theorizing about what the FF14 8.0 update might ...

A new theory for Stranger Things Season 5 raises doubts about one of the most emotional moments this season. Viewers praised Will Byers’ on-screen coming-out speech, but some fans now say the scene ...

On Sunday, J. D. Vance was presented with the simplest moral test: denounce commentators who traffic in medieval blood libels, who deny the Holocaust, and who endlessly harp on evil Jewish cabals.