Culture

Fiction

Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You

Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.

WIRED Readers

Culture Guides

The 43 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff

Culture Guides

The 46 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now

Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff

Movies and TV

The 35 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now

Hacks, The Jinx, and Conan O’Brien Must Go are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month.

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

Jane Schoenbrun Wants to Blow Up Your TV

Growing up, director Jane Schoenbrun escaped into shows like The X-Files and Twin Peaks. Their new movie is about the relief, and danger, of getting lost in screens.

Jason Parham

The 28 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now

Mad Max, Stop Making Sense, and Dune are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Max this month.

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery Just Reinvented Cable

The two companies have announced a bundle that combines, Disney+, Hulu, and Max. This is maybe not the response to #DontStreamOnMax that fans wanted.

Angela Watercutter

Video Games

Hades II Proves Lightning Can Strike Twice

They say that you can’t improve upon perfection, but somehow, Supergiant Games’ Hades sequel does.

Louryn Strampe

Playing Hades II? Here Are Our Best Tips for Getting Started

Our beginner’s guide to Hades II, currently in early access, includes advice to help you during the opening hours of Supergiant’s sequel.

Reece Rogers

It’s Possible to Hack Tetris From Inside the Game Itself

Video game hackers have figured out how to manipulate Tetris from its high-score listing screen.

Kyle Orland, Ars Technica

Machinima Transformed Viral Videos. Now It’s Gone—but Its Legacy Is Everywhere

Red vs. Blue: Restoration is the end of the line for Halo-fueled digital shorts. But machinima’s impact as a content creation tool lives on.

Chris Baker

Digital Culture

Why the Voices of Black Twitter Were Worth Saving

Black Twitter has been a cultural engine for well over a decade. It could also disappear at any time.

Jason Parham

Hades II, a Sequel to the Horniest Game of 2020, Just Dropped Early

You can play Supergiant’s hotly anticipated roguelike right now—if you’re a PC player.

Megan Farokhmanesh

Technology Is Transforming Rap Beef

For decades, conflict has been a part of hip-hop culture. The ongoing diss-track battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake proves how much digital space has transformed rap beefs into an industry.

C. Brandon Ogbunu and Lupe Fiasco