Aisha Hassan

This story contains spoilers for “Mary Queen of Scots.”

In the online gaming world, it’s normal to play with or against strangers—and this is presenting an increasingly important security threat as the value of the industry grows.

China is about to send spacecraft where no one has before: to the far side of the Moon.

Xbox has new family settings that lets parents control whether or not their children interact with players from other networks.

Rapper 2 Milly is suing Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite, for allegedly using and profiting from, without permission, a dance move he created.

Today (Dec. 5), George W. Bush delivered an emotional eulogy for his father, the late George H.W. Bush. As the Washington Post points out (paywall), it is the first time in US history that a former president said goodbye to another president who was also his father. Fittingly, the son offered perspective on his late father’s private life and emotions, with insight that only a family member could have.

The first funeral service for 41st US president, George H.W. Bush, took place today (Dec. 5) at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Donald and Melania Trump, as well as all four living former US presidents and their first ladies, were in attendance (paywall).

Back in 2009, a Canadian rapper and teen soap star shot to global fame with his Grammy-nominated break-out single, “Best I Ever Had.” Now, fast forward almost a decade, three Grammys, six Billboard Hot 100 number 1 hits, and a lot of memes later, and Drake is the most streamed artist in the world.

George H.W. Bush, the 41st US president, died last Friday (Nov. 30), aged 94. Memorial services for the statesman began on Monday (Dec. 3) with a series of ceremonies and eulogies, as his body was transported from Texas, where he died, to Washington DC.

Bad sex appears to be unavoidable—in life and fiction. Some passages of erotica are in fact so cringeworthy that the UK’s Literary Review has given out a Bad Sex in Fiction Award since 1993.

The annual G20 summit begins today (Nov. 30) in Buenos Aires, where some of the most influential people on the planet will plot the world’s future direction.

Chinese nationals account for the largest share, about 30%, of all foreign students who require a visa to study in the US (including undergraduate and graduate university students, as well as some primary and secondary school students). Their economic impact is so significant that one institution, the University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign, has paid to insure itself against a major drop in tuition revenue from Chinese students, Times Higher Education reports.

The cultural value of Jamaica’s reggae music was formally recognized today (Nov. 29) when Unesco placed it on its list of “intangible cultural heritage.” While reggae music has been popularized around the world by artists such as Bob Marley and the Wailers, and sampled by musicians like Kanye West and Jay Z, its inclusion on Unesco’s list is about showcasing and preserving its distinctly Jamaican history.

In movies, characters embark on perilous quests to discover hidden treasure, often stumbling upon things they didn’t expect. In video games, loot boxes have a similar premise: Through gameplay or by paying real money, players get access to treasure inside a box, with no guarantee of what that treasure will be. Is it gambling? Critics say absolutely.

Margaret Atwood’s bestselling dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale was published in 1985 and 33 years later, the story about women struggling for their rights remains as relevant as ever. Atwood announced today (Nov. 28) that a long-awaited sequel, to be named The Testaments, partially inspired by “the world we’ve been living in,” will be published in September 2019.

Picture this: Bruce Springsteen delivering a powerful and personal monologue, interspersed with some of his greatest hits, in front of a small, enraptured audience.

Google employees are calling on the company to cancel Project Dragonfly, its endeavor to create a censored search engine for China, in an open letter posted on Medium today (Nov. 27).

Hangzhou, China is a tourism hotspot with scenic lakes, thousand-year-old temples, and now a brand new esports town complex spanning 3.94 million square feet. (That’s the size of about 68 football fields.)

US consumers spent a record $6.22 billion online during the Black Friday shopping marathon on Nov. 23. Tomorrow, on Nov. 27, an occasion known as “Giving Tuesday” encourages Americans to spend on others, too.

What makes your life meaningful? The Pew Research Center has published a new study revealing what thousands of US adults said when they were asked exactly that.

There are nine European countries in the top 10 list of nations that are the best at attracting, developing, and retaining talent, a new study found. The US and UK, home to the world’s top 10 universities, did not make the list.

The deals have already begun.

Taylor Swift has signed a new recording deal with Republic Records and Universal Music Group, leaving Big Machine Records, her former label of 13 years, behind. Notably, Swift’s new deal is conditional on how UMG uses money arising from any sale of its Spotify shares.

There are plenty of ways to cook turkey for Thanksgiving, from roasting it in an oven to preparing it on the grill. One day there may be another option on the table—and it involves turkey poop.