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Predator arrived on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989.Predator is pretty much the most obvious idea for a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game ever. It’s literally a movie about muscle-bound soldiers using 15 billion rounds of ammo to fight an invisible crab-face alien with dreadlocks. It’s pretty much a late ‘80s Nintendo game already.The actual Predator NES game that arrived in 1989 is very unusual for a lot of different reasons. For starters, it’s basically a port of the very first Predator video game, which came out on the MSX computer platform in 1987, with only a few relatively minor…

“Therapists are not your friend and really could care less about you as a person. Never ever talk to them.” That’s a real quote from a real police officer, cited by psychiatrist Kristopher Kaliebe in a recent article in Open Inquiry in Mental Health. It’s an overgeneralization to be sure, but Kaliebe argues it reflects something the mental health field needs to address: the significant trust gap between law enforcement officers and the therapists who are supposed to help them. The numbers make this need clear. Police officers face elevated rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and substance…

Sam Raimi already came back to horror. Evil Dead Burn is in July. Jane Schoenbrun has a new film in August. Tales from the Crypt just became streamable for the first time in its history. The Crypt Keeper is on Shudder right now, and I need you to understand what I am saying to you.The horror is stacked this summer, both in theaters and on streaming, and the range is genuinely unusual. Prestige fairy tale horror from a Berlin Silver Bear winner. A Sam Raimi slasher that hit 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. A Jane Schoenbrun camp-slasher with a title that…

ALISON BEARD: Welcome to HBR On Leadership. I’m HBR Executive Editor Alison Beard. On this show, we share case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. We carefully curate this feed from across the HBR portfolio, aiming to help you unlock your next level of leadership. I hope you enjoy the episode. BRIAN KENNY: Welcome to Cold Call, the podcast where we discuss real-world business challenges through the lens of Harvard Business School case studies. How long would you stand in line for a hot dog?…

Daniel Suárez held off the field at the Coca-Cola 600 last weekend in Charlotte and captured the checkered flag after closing at +17000 to be the outright winner.Now the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Nashville for the Cracker Barrel 400 on Sunday, May 31.Will Suárez make it two in a row or will another driver get into Victory Lane when Cup heads to Music City this weekend?Here are the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 27.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated.…

“After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.” Written And Directed By: Jane Schoenbrun Starring: Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman, Patrick Fischler, Dylan Baker, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Quintessa Swindell, Kevin McDonald, Jack Haven Music By: Alex G Costume Designer: Kendra Terpenning Production Designers: Brandon Tonner-Connolly, Matt Hyland Director Of Photography: Eric K. Yue Edited By: Graham Mason…

There are many valid ways to communicate, but our society tends to emphasize “mouth words,” or words spoken out loud using our mouths. When someone does not communicate this way, they often face stigma, denied autonomy, and infantilization as a result. Unfortunately, even trained providers commit these harmful behaviors, such as talking about a client like they aren’t there or like they can’t understand, just because the client does not speak out loud the way we expect. There are different reasons why someone might not use mouth words, and many people do not understand these differences. Learn more about different…

Yes, Freddy Krueger got his own pinball machine in 1994!A tribute to the Elm Street pinball machine that haunted arcades in the ‘90s!Pinball and horror just plain go together. We got Elvira games in the ‘80s, Tales from the Crypt pinball in the ‘90s and machines today based on everything from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Halloween to The Evil Dead. So it’s not a surprise to anybody that we got A Nightmare on Elm Street pinball game during the Bill Clinton years.Pinball manufacturer Gottlieb released Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street in late 1994. It’s a game that kinda…

Halfway through a sailor’s memoir, published 114 years ago, I’m realizing that it’s my all-time favorite book. “If I could sing, I would sing the banana,” he wrote. “I feel intemperate about it. … The plantain jets upwards … and the fountain returns in broad rippled pennants. … A world could not be old on which such a plant grows.” Reading old books — especially obscure ones, of which perhaps nobody you know has ever heard — is not a waste of time. Turning pages that might not have been previously turned for years and might never be turned again…

The official trailer for Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is here. The film opened the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes 2026 and came back with reviews that have critics sounding slightly unhinged in the best possible way. The FilmHannah Einbinder plays Kris, a young director handed the task of resurrecting a long-dormant slasher franchise called Camp Miasma, one that has survived years of slapdash sequels and a fanbase kept alive mostly by loyalty and stubbornness. Her plan for the revival involves recasting the original final girl. The original final girl is Billy, Gillian Anderson, who…