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CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Volume 1 of Stranger Things 5 wastes no time establishing that Vecna’s (Jamie Campbell Bower) ambitions go far beyond simply opening a massive rift to the Upside Down. The season opens with a chilling ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. It’s the end of the Stranger Things debut long weekend, ...

For some science fiction fans, this Thanksgiving not only marked a celebration of fall food and turkey. The holiday coincided this year with the release of the first part of "Stranger Things" Season 5 ...

Have you been playing Connections, the super fun word game from the New York Times that has people sharing those multi-colored squares on social media like they did with Wordle? It’s pretty fun and ...

Post updated 11.27.25. Now that the first four episodes of Stranger Things 5 are out on Netflix, fans are eager for more. The first four episodes clock in at well over four hours, so we have plenty of ...

Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could ...

The New York Times’ latest digital puzzle, NYT Strands, has swiftly risen to prominence as a preferred daily challenge for word-game enthusiasts. Following in the footsteps of Wordle, Connections and ...

Steve Harrington was supposed to die in Stranger Things season 1. The beloved character, played by Joe Keery, was originally meant to complete his arc from pompous high school cool kid to genuine hero ...