As 2025 has now drawn to a close, the Academy Awards have named the 10 films they have nominated for Best Picture. Over the past few months, I have seen and ranked all of them, and my thoughts on the ...

With the rise of influencer Clavicular and ‘looksmaxxers’, sexist language from niche memes has infiltrated official government accounts and NYT headlines ...

2026 will be packed with massive open-world games, and these upcoming titles will be among the year's biggest releases of any ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

February 2026: February saw the release of Mewgenics which one of our most anticipated releases of the year and has become one of the biggest rogue launches of all time on Steam. Other standouts ...

Sri Lanka is set to make scientific history by hosting the world’s first global conference dedicated entirely to snake research, conservation and public health, with the World Congress on Snakes (WCS) ...