On the Radar: Hot Water, Zuckerberg Testimony and Gold Medalist Alysa Liu

Are there benefits to TikTok’s hot water trend? What did Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg say in the ongoing social media addiction trial? What should parents know about Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu?
Movie Monday: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Wuthers its Way to Height of Box Office

If all else perished, and ‘Wuthering Heights’ remained, it should still continue to be in first place at the box office.
Movie Monday: ‘Send Help’ Makes Waves at Box Office

Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ continued to dominate the box office this week, shutting out any chance for the rest of the competition.
Movie Monday: ‘Send Help’ Needs No Assistance Ascending the Box Office

Though Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ put up a good fight, ‘Send Help’ ultimately came out as the weekend’s top-grossing film.
But Does the Dog Die? An Essay on Humanity’s Moral Culpability

In movies, why is it harder to watch a dog die than a human? Maybe it is because we understand humans are inherently guilty and dogs inherently innocent.
Movie Monday: ‘Mercy’ 97.5% Likely to Win Box Office

After a five-week reign, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ fell to Amazon’s ‘Mercy,’ a sci-fi thriller featuring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson.
The 7 Coolest Pieces of Cool Tech from the Very Cool CES 2026

We saw a lot of cool tech at 2026’s Consumer Electronics Show (as well as some duds). Here’s a list of some tech you may find interesting.
Movie Tuesday: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Keeps Winning

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ speared another win for the fifth week in a row, leaving oldcomers and newcomers alike starved for the top spot.
Movie Monday: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Makes a Monkey Out of ‘Primate’

James Cameron continues to dominate the box office with ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,” but at least we’ve got newcomers this time!
Movie Monday: Yep, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Wins Again

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ stayed on top of the box office for the third week in a row, and ‘Stranger Things’ turned the box office upside down.