Category: Culture - Ars Technica Skip to content Ars Technica home Sections Forum Subscribe Search * AI * Biz & IT * Cars * Culture * Gaming * Health * Policy * Science * Security * Space * Tech * Feature * Reviews * AI * Biz & IT * Cars * Culture * Gaming * Health * Policy * Science * Security * Space * Tech Forum Subscribe Theme * HyperLight * Day & Night * Dark * System Search Sign In Culture Review: Coyote vs. Acme is an unabashed love letter to Looney Tunes Director Dave Green’s live action/animated hybrid captures smart, subversive weirdness of the classic cartoons. Jennifer Ouellette – 8/31/2026 | 88 Our 10 favorite scenes from T2: Judgment Day James Cameron’s 1991 sci-fi blockbuster returns to theaters this weekend for its 35th anniversary. Jennifer Ouellette – 8/28/2026 | 216 RIP, Tim Curry: Ars remembers his top 10 iconic performances A dashing pirate, a butler, a shapeshifting killer clown, an alien mad scientist in drag—the man had range. Jennifer Ouellette – 8/26/2026 | 190 They survived 9/11; 25 years later, their bonds remain unbroken Survivors reconnect with those who saved them in National Geographic’s 9/11: Reunited . Jennifer Ouellette – 8/20/2026 | 69 A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer “I will tear apart this forest and bring back what it took from me.” Jennifer Ouellette – 8/19/2026 | 83 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a slasher fan’s dream Matte paintings—not CGI—warp a world designed to hit a nerve for slasher fans. Ashley Belanger – 8/18/2026 | 28 VisionQuest trailer kicks off Disney’s D23 fan event Also: Ahsoka S2 teaser, Doomsday trailer, news about MCU’s X-Men and Star Wars: Starfighter . Jennifer Ouellette – 8/15/2026 | 108 R-rated director’s cut of X-Files film restores Chris Carter’s original horror vision Chris Carter chats with Ars about the film he originally wanted to make—and why it’s more relevant than ever. Jennifer Ouellette – 8/14/2026 | 72 Most Read * 1. I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale * 2. Trump White House just tossed a grenade into international space relations * 3. OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki * 4. Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation * 5. Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners Customize A Google insider spills the tea on how the company forsook its founding ideals Claire Stapleton’s new book, Don’t Be Evil , recounts her journey from company cheerleader to outspoken dissident. Jennifer Ouellette – 8/11/2026 | 113 Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day reminds us that superhero movies can be good It’s as much about grounded characters and well-timed emotional beats as CGI-filled action extravaganzas. Jennifer Ouellette – 8/5/2026 | 83 An AI-supervised remote exam went so badly that 58,000 students must retake it Top scores increased by 5x. Nate Anderson – 8/3/2026 | 205 Review: Yes, we’re still arguing about Nolan’s The Odyssey Christopher Nolan’s impressionistic remix of Homer’s epic poem finds the man behind the myth. Jennifer Ouellette – 8/1/2026 | 421 Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup? LemonLime’s CEO got “carried away” with tattoo gimmick. Nate Anderson – 7/31/2026 | 146 Gaming and IRL worlds collide in Jumanji: Open World trailer “I’m beginning to suspect we are not in Jumanji.” Jennifer Ouellette – 7/29/2026 | 51 First teaser for Apple TV’s Neuromancer debuts at SDCC Plus Mike Flanagan’s Carrie teaser, trailers for Dark Matter S2 and Matchbox the Movie , and Marvel news. Jennifer Ouellette – 7/26/2026 | 221 SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099 Also: Forging the One Ring in Rings of Power S3 teaser; new Lanterns trailer; Spaceballs: The New One panel. Jennifer Ouellette – 7/25/2026 | 183 With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape. Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje – 7/25/2026 | 52 Tweety gets the third degree in final Coyote vs. Acme trailer Also, the full trailer for Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil features a likable everyman. Jennifer Ouellette – 7/23/2026 | 63 Clayface trailer leans into the body horror “The people I trusted betrayed me. The justice system failed me.” Jennifer Ouellette – 7/22/2026 | 67 Sony releases one last trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day “Maybe that’s my responsibility, to live alone with the truth.” Jennifer Ouellette – 7/21/2026 | 74 Let Tom Hiddleston be your guide to Pompeii’s final day NatGeo’s Pompeii: Out of Time fuses historical fact and imagination to bring city’s last 24 hours to life. Jennifer Ouellette – 7/21/2026 | 32 The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here “Something’s coming. Something we may not be able to deter.” Jennifer Ouellette – 7/20/2026 | 220 Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say If only someone could have predicted it. Nate Anderson – 7/16/2026 | 91 Engineer identifies and explains every ’90s computer seen in Jurassic Park Yes, it was, in fact, a Unix system. Samuel Axon – 7/15/2026 | 79 In memoriam: 7 of our favorite Sam Neill films The actor, who starred in 1993’s Jurassic Park , died Monday in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 78. Jennifer Ouellette – 7/15/2026 | 123 Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer “If we can’t control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative.” Jennifer Ouellette – 7/13/2026 | 114 The real mystery behind Moana : After 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east? New climate evidence adds context to these long voyages. The Conversation – 7/12/2026 | 142 Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer “You promised me that you would never take power in your name.” Jennifer Ouellette – 7/9/2026 | 125 Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50% AI cheating leads to “a failed society,” professor says. Nate Anderson – 7/8/2026 | 499 Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests It’s a pretty good movie, but it needed to be a great movie to thrive in an oversaturated superhero market. Jennifer Ouellette – 7/4/2026 | 286 Inside the Luddite festival harnessing Gen Z’s rage against Big Tech New York City’s Summer of Ludd festival is teaching people how to live offline. WIRED – 7/3/2026 | 126 Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America It’s difficult to pinpoint the moment in my life where America started to lose the plot. Eric Berger – 7/3/2026 | 971 Visiting the stars (and planets, and telescopes) in VR Walkthrough experience includes visits to stars, exoplanets, and observatories. Rob Pegoraro – 7/3/2026 | 17 Ithaca’s king defies the gods in final The Odyssey trailer “You gods don’t speak in ways we understand.” Jennifer Ouellette – 7/1/2026 | 90 Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world Director Travis Knight is also the creative mind behind 2016’s Oscar-nominated Kubo and the Two Strings . Jennifer Ouellette – 6/29/2026 | 48 Sony releases trailer for Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun Tonally, the trailer gives strong vibes akin to the director’s 2016 feature Hunt for the Wilderpeople . Jennifer Ouellette – 6/23/2026 | 67 Load more Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is the trusted source in a sea of information. 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