Much has been made in recent years of the ‘de-aging’ processes that allow actors to credibly play characters far younger than themselves. But it has also become possible to de-age film itself, as demo...

If a Victorian were transported to 2021, he would be amazed by the progress of
technology. He’d be fascinated by the triumphs and challenges of democratic
politics. But he would probably also say that o...

As mentioned earlier this week, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin have launched The Hanukkah Sessions, a festive music series where they cover a song–one for each night of Han...

We’re all familiar with keyboard instruments. Many of us have also heard (or indeed made) music, of a kind, with the rims of wine glasses. But to unite the two required the truly American combination ...

I got my booster shot the other week and through the miracles of modern science I barely knew a needle was in me before the pharmacist told me it was over. (I also didn’t feel any after effects, but y...

Wet cement triggers a primal impulse, particularly in children. It’s so tempting to inscribe a pristine patch of sidewalk with a lasting impression of one’s existence. Is the coast clear? Yes? Quick, ...

Congress. “It was genuinely shocking when I realized that there were people in the music underground who weren’t playing when they were using language like that,” he says. “I wish that I knew how seri...