Film Picks: Oscar winner Chloe Zhao’s heart-rending Hamnet at S’pore International Film Festival

Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao returns with Hamnet, a moving period drama starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley.

Patti Smith’s Family Secrets

This article appears in the December 2025 print edition with the headline “Patti Smith’s Lifetime of Reinvention.” ...

Former NZ PM Jim Bolger, an Irish boy who became the country’s Great Helmsman

The funeral of Jim Bolger, a three-time National Party prime minister of New Zealand, will be held on Thursday. Bolger, nicknamed the Great Helmsman, a genial and influential figure who died last week ...

Toonstar’s new ‘Uncle Roger’ cartoon embraces AI—but slop it’s not

Nigel Ng has a very precise vision for the animated series based on his YouTube comedy bit. AI is helping him achieve it.

Brian Hartline, Ohio State’s offense line and a quote from Angry Ryan Day: Buckeye Talk podcast

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss everything they learned during Ryan Day’s press conference in preparation for Ohio State’s game against Penn ...