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ELLE US

ELLE US

The 2026 MODERN WELLNESS GUIDE

From food that might help you live longer to yoga classes in 100-degree heat, we put the year's buzziest trends under the microscope.

8 min  |

December 2025 / January 2026
Vanity Fair US

Vanity Fair US

IF THE SHOE FITS

During a six-week stay at the Sunset Tower, JULI WEINER slipped into something more comfortable for daily life a plush pair of hotel slippers. Here, she makes the case for taking them to the street

2 min  |

Hollywood 2025/2026
Vanity Fair US

Vanity Fair US

DEER DIARY

After CAZZIE DAVID moved into the hunting lodge of an Old Hollywood star, she got in touch with her animal instincts

5 min  |

Hollywood 2025/2026
Vanity Fair US

Vanity Fair US

RUTH E. CARTER

Ryan Coogler's go-to costume designer—the two-time Oscar winner who breathed life into Spike Lee's earlier masterpieces and conjured up Black Panther's signature style—on taking a seminal trip to Egypt, wearing status pajamas, and telling her doctor little white lies

2 min  |

Hollywood 2025/2026
Vanity Fair US

Vanity Fair US

DREAM WEAVER

Nearly five years ago CHLOÉ ZHAO's Nomadland broke new ground and swept awards season. Now the director is ready to do it all again with Hamnet, a devastating portrayal of love and loss. MICHELLE RUIZ sits down with the visionary for a revealing conversation about on-set raves, reviving Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and navigating Hollywood as a neurodivergent filmmaker

9 min  |

Hollywood 2025/2026
Vanity Fair US

Vanity Fair US

37 HOURS IN HOLLYWOOD

From a dawn run for Erewhon smoothies to sunset on Hollywood Boulevard, with stops in London, Paris, Nashville, and New York, Vanity Fair invites you to ramble and roam the corridors of a global industry at a crossroads.

8 min  |

Hollywood 2025/2026
WIRED

WIRED

THE YEAR IN BIG BREAKS: EJAE TOPS THE CHARTS

KIDS EVERYWHERE KNOW HER VOICE—IF NOT HER NAME. HOW DID A FORMER K-POP TRAINEE WORK HER WAY INTO GLOBAL SUPERSTARDOM?

10 min  |

January / February 2026
WIRED

WIRED

THE YEAR IN BIG DREAMS: ZOHRAN MAMDANI MAKES HIS MOVE

POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN NOTABLY BAD AT SOCIAL MEDIA. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GOOD AT IT AS A CANDIDATE-AND THEN, PERHAPS, AS A LEADER?

10+ min  |

January / February 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

WICKED LETTERS

Notes in NANCY DREW: WARNINGS AT WAVERLY ACADEMY

1 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

NURSERY CRIMES

Going potty for STRANGE HORTICULTURE

1 min  |

January 2026
WIRED

WIRED

The Cure

A year ago, 250 million people were using ChatGPT every week. By February, that number rose to 400 million. Now it's 800 million. Of those, untold legions are confessing their innermost secrets to Al. This is the story of two humans-and their bots-on the very edge of therapy's new frontier.

10+ min  |

January / February 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

TRICKS AND MOVES ARE PULLED OFF THROUGH THE STICK-FLICKING SYSTEM

This skating game is far from perfect, but it's got potential

6 min  |

January 2026
WIRED

WIRED

THE MANY SIDES OF Ed Zitron

He's one of the loudest voices of the Al haters-even as he does PR for Al companies. Either way, the multi-platform British tech writer has your attention.

10+ min  |

January / February 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

GOLDEN YEARS

At long last, a turn-based strategy legend returns from the far side of the map in HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC: OLDEN ERA

10+ min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

MATTER OF TIMING

NINTENDO's latest patent wins are a loss for everyone else

4 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

INFINITY'S END

Retailer 'advice' put an end to games like BALDUR'S GATE

2 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

HOLLOW KNIGHT: SILKSONG

Make the notoriously challenging platformer a bit easier.

4 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

The lasting legacy of the lockdown PC hardware boom

4 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

PREY

One of the most creatively ambitious FPS games of all time.

7 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

PEAK

Climbing with your friends just got more stressful.

3 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

WARHAMMER 40K: DAWN OF WAR IV

King Art wants to bring back what made the first game special

5 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

DEUS EX REMASTERED

JC's original jaunt receives augmentations

2 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

UP TO SCRATCH

SCRATCH AND REVEAL challenges perceptions of gender

1 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

PROJECT WARLOCK: LOST CHAPTERS

This boomer shooter-style FPS dials the madness up to 11

2 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

WARHAMMER 40K: MECHANICUS II

It's priests vs dwarfs vs skeletons in the battle for Hekatus 4

2 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

GODLIKE

HADES II is a killer roguelike action RPG with satisfying layers of creativity

6 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

SOLID SNAKE

The phone classic gets a new dimension in DEEP SNAKE

1 min  |

January 2026
PC Gamer US Edition

PC Gamer US Edition

MONEY NO OBJECT

We're becoming obsessed with artisanal gear. Let's talk about it

3 min  |

January 2026
The New Yorker

The New Yorker

A FURTHER SHORE

Doing battle with my blood.

10+ min  |

December 08, 2025
The New Yorker

The New Yorker

VALLEY OF BABEL

Reformers tried to standardize a tiny language. Then the shouting started.

10+ min  |

December 08, 2025