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How an AI Called the "World Tester" Helped Make 'Baldur's Gate 3' a Reality
We think of bug testing as people in an office, playing a game over and over. These days, it's more complicated.
How an Alleged Dick in a 'Halo 3' Trailer Started an Emergency at Bungie
After the infamous "Hot Coffee" incident and a bare butt snuck into a copy of 'Halo 2' for PC, Bungie executives believed anything was possible.
Change Is the Only Constant for Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Joe White and Tom Russo talk about the making of the Melbourne band's bright and adventurous sophomore LP, 'Sideways To New Italy.'
On 'The Main Thing,' Real Estate Is Finally Having Fun Again
We talked to guitar pop mainstays Martin Courtney and Alex Bleeker about their turbulent past few years and how they've endured as a band.
It's Clear Who's to Blame for Australia's Fires, and It's Not Arsonists
Make the oil companies pay, says an expert who studies the world's worst polluters.
'Judy & Punch' Is a Dark Look at the Classic Story
We spoke to the movie's director, Mirrah Foulkes, and star, Mia Wasikowska.
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a 'Death Coach'
"I have everything from 18-year-olds to 80-year-olds, honestly. Being afraid of death is pretty universal."
Naomi Klein Is Not Here to Make You Feel Better
The legendary author and climate justice activist lays out her vision of the future. It's not pretty.
The Return of Kano
The actor and rapper's back with a new album, due out in August, and shares a filmic video on serious youth violence exclusively with us.
Rafael Anton Irisarri's New Album Explores the Human Cost of Climate Change
Irisarri's new experimental album is a stark meditation on "solastalgia," the mental distress caused by the changing environment.
Odd Future's Jasper and Errol on Doing the Unthinkable in Their New VICELAND Show
We talked to the stars of 'Jasper & Errol's First Time,' a new project from the guy behind 'Jackass.'
Craig Mazin's Years-Long Obsession with Making 'Chernobyl' Terrifyingly Accurate
"We had a general standing philosophy from the beginning, which was: Accuracy is everything to us."