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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise refuses to stay dead, which feels appropriate for a series built on panic and poor decisions. After years of uneven sequels and missed swings, Leatherface is lining up another return that actually has people paying attention. This time the name attached is A24, which immediately changes the conversation. When a studio known for slow burns and emotional damage picks up a chainsaw, horror fans are right to lean in. This new chapter is not just another quick reboot meant to fill a release slot. The plan reportedly includes a television series as the entry point,…

Over the past decade, vulnerability has become one of the most celebrated leadership virtues. We’ve collectively learned that sharing more builds trust, openness equals authenticity, and that the fastest way to connect with others is to reveal what hurts. Yet many high-achieving leaders are discovering a fascinating truth beneath the hype. Vulnerability without self-trust doesn’t build connection; it creates uncertainty. Like opening the floodgates before reinforcing the dam, it can backfire and weaken authority, destabilize teams, and leave the leader feeling exposed rather than empowered. Vulnerability itself isn’t the issue. It’s your timing, context, and nervous system regulation. Remember, a…

The 2026 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show wrapped up!Group judging for Sporting, Working and Terrier took place on Tuesday after Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding dogs happened on Monday evening at Madison Square Garden.[DOG SHOW: 2026 WKC Dog Show: Everything To Know About This Year’s Competition]Here are the results:Best in Show — Penny the Doberman PinscherReserve Best in Show (Runner-up) — Cota the Chesapeake Bay RetrieverHound Group — Afghan HoundZaida the Afghan Hound, officially known as GCHG CH Zaida Bint Muti Von Haussman, was the first dog to punch its ticket to Tuesday’s Best in Show competition. This year’s Hound…

It wasn’t long ago that movies had to code their queer narratives. Back then, gay people didn’t exist in the world of film, and if they did, they were either tragic characters who died to appease test audiences or, in the case of rom coms, provided stereotypical assistance to the main character.  Even though Hollywood still likes to live in a heteronormative fantasy, there were filmmakers in the past who lent gay subtext to their movies, and if you knew, you knew.  Below are six movies where straight audiences were victims of subterfuge, while the LGBTQ community’s gaydar led them…

Introducing readers to “unforgettable gods and a rich new mythology that would inspire H.P. Lovecraft, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula K Leguin, and generations of fantasy and science fiction creators” following its initial publication in 1905, Lord Dunsany’s The Gods of Pegana is now being resurrected in a new illustrated edition with precise typesetting by Jeff Alford (founder of the Denver-based Wig Shop) and eerily vibrant artwork by Dustin Holland. With the gorgeous new version of The Gods of Pegana now on Kickstarter, we had the great pleasure of catching up with Jeff and Dustin in a new Q&A feature to discuss…

As a life-long survivor of severe bipolar disorder, I’ve learned to navigate the shoals of mental illness with some degree of dexterity. I protect my mental health the way I’d guard a fragile child or animal: vociferously, and with constant attention. I try never to look the other way, lest depression or mania sneak up on me and sideline my careful recovery. So, it’s with a great deal of consternation that I realize an interloper with harmful intentions has appeared on the scene. It’s not the mood swings I was expecting, but something altogether new to me: chronic physical pain.…

Today, I share new findings from the Enhancing Practice-Based Evidence for Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies project, focusing on a recent study by Dr. Fahad Khan and Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi. Their research, published in APA’s journal, Spirituality in Clinical Practice, explores a therapy approach tailored for Muslims (Khan et al., 2025). I thank Khan and Keshavarzi for their assistance in writing this post. A Background Case Fifteen years ago, a Muslim couple from the Middle East came to my office for marital counseling. Although I had edited a book on psychotherapy and religious diversity, including a chapter on working with Muslims (Hedayat-Diba,…

“Even an immortal mummy can run out of time” in Bixby Grant, Private Eye: Fangs & Brimstone #4, the latest chapter in writer and creator Patrick Coyle’s supernatural noir that blends “hardboiled detective fiction, occult horror, and monster politics into a sharp, character-driven mystery.” With a Kickstarter campaign launching in March for Bixby Grant, Private Eye: Fangs & Brimstone #4, we have a look at the main cover art and preview pages that tease the monster mayhem awaiting readers in the fourth issue, including the emergence of The Council Macabre! Here’s what Patrick Coyle had to say about what readers…

Something shifted recently. Not gradually, the way technology usually reshapes us, but suddenly—the way a fissure opens in ice. OpenClaw, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) agent that runs locally on your device and acts autonomously on your behalf—sending emails, negotiating with insurers, managing your digital life—crossed a threshold. It didn’t just assist but performed as you. And then Moltbook arrived: a social network built for AI agents, where more than a million bots now converse, debate, and philosophize while we watch from the sidelines like spectators at a play we wrote. Is the technical narrative gradually escaping our control? At…

Beloved Canadian-American film and television actress, comedian, and screenwriter Catherine O’Hara has died at the age of 71.  With a career spanning more than 50 years, O’Hara brought endless joy and entertainment to audiences around the world while achieving extraordinary personal success. Over the course of her extensive career, she was nominated for more than 100 awards and won 35 of them.  Catherine O’Hara in The Last of Us Catherine O’Hara was born on March 4, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She began her career in her hometown in 1974 as a cast member of The Second City, an improvisational…