The Vanity Fair Diaries review: An addictive, astute and achingly exclusive read

Tina Brown became the editor of “famous (if fading)” British Tatler magazine at the youthful age of 25 and spent four years revitalising its dwindling circulation and increasing its cheekily-in-the-know coverage of society figures, peaking with coverage of the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer in July 1981. Her achievements got her noticed […]

The Water Cooler: A Creepy Comic, an Addictive Period Drama, and an RPG Played With a Jenga Tower

Welcome to The Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everything except the movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: Chris revisits a chilling horror comic, Jacob plans an RPG played with a Jenga tower, Hoai-Tran indulges the period TV series Victoria, and Ben visits the […]

This Visual Novel Explores The Poisonous Power Of An Addictive Relationship

I Woke Up Next To You Again puts players in a relationship that isn’t good for them. Yet everything seems to be fine! You both like each other! You both enjoy each other’s company. Yet, something is off about the connection – something that becomes a need that pushes out friends, family, and all other […]

The Water Cooler: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Outdoors, an Addictive New Podcast, and the Return of Pokemon Go

Welcome to The Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everything except the movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: Ben watches a cinematic classic outside, Brad picks up Pokemon Go again, Jacob falls in love with a podcast, Jack checks out Friends From College, Hoai-Tran […]

Jump Drive review: An addictive, lightning-quick sci-fi card game

Enlarge Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com—and let us know what you think. What’s the best modern strategy card game? If you said anything other than “Race for the Galaxy,” I have some news for you—you’re wrong. (We’d also accept Magic, but […]

Teens explain the world of Snapchat’s addictive streaks, where friendships live or die (SNAP)

Cassidy Hopkins/INSIDER Instagram likes are great, hearts on Messages are fine, but the one metric by which many teens live and die is the snap streak. A Snapchat streak is when you send direct snaps back and forth with a friend for several consecutive days. The longer you go without breaking the chain of communication, […]

On Riverdale, the CW’s Addictive Archie Soap, Friendship Is Magic

Image: CW From the opening moments of Riverdale, you will either decide it’s too over-the-top for you or fall in love with its commitment to being as ridiculous as possible. But if you stick with it, you’ll find that there’s a lot more heart to the show than you expected. It’s weird, campy, beautiful, and […]