Alien Isolation 2 made headlines when the sequel was first announced in October 2024. The announcement was part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the first Alien Isolation game, which was ...

Bill Rice, " Man" (1979), oil on board (all images courtesy Donald Ryan Gallery) Since 2011, when I first reviewed Bill Rice’s gritty nighttime views of New York City’s Lower East Side, I have come to ...

In the vast, silent expanse of our solar system, a new visitor has sparked a familiar question: are we truly alone? For those who grew up on a diet of science fiction, the discovery of 3I/ATLAS—the ...

It's impossible to overstate the influence James Cameron's Aliens has had over video games. From rowdy hoots and hollers of Halo's interplanetary Marines to layered rows of gnashing insectoid teeth in ...

For decades, I carried anger and heartbreak about Iran so deep I thought it had become an unmovable part of me. Watching the current protests has brought up emotions I thought were long buried. The ...