Sequelitis is a serious problem in the world of cinema. When a masterpiece is made, the executives are eager to capture that lightning in a bottle a second time. That leads to sequels that must be ...

Former Polygon staffers Maddy Myers and Zoë Hannah are launching a new publication called Mothership, “which aims to analyze games specifically through the lens of gender and identity.” It launches on ...

Jiutian (“High Sky” in Chinese) is the name of China’s massive jet-powered aircraft, known as an unmanned aerial vehicle, that took its first flight in the Pucheng region of Shaanxi province on Dec.

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While reports have identified the Jiutian as a “general-purpose drone,” concepts have shown it releasing drone swarms with a range of surface and maritime strike munitions. A massive drone-carrying ...

Ryan Coleman is a news writer for Entertainment Weekly with previous work in MUBI Notebook, Slant, and the LA Review of Books.

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