In 2025, it felt like we simultaneously took a leap into the future and were hurtled back a few decades. So it’s no surprise that Intelligencer readers gravitated to stories that helped make sense of our jarring AI-fueled, yet re-MAGA-fied reality.

A story has gone viral about a 14-year-old boy called Eric Langford going missing in 1989 and then re-appearing 12 years later.

On Monday, Bari Weiss, CBS News’ editor-in-chief, used the network’s morning call to defend the temporary pulling of a 60 Minutes story scheduled to air on Sunday night. “I held the story because it was not ready,

This year’s Skate is a microtransaction hellscape. Enter Skate Story. Like those latter examples, it too is a trip to skateboarding hell and a study in pain. In this case, however, that’s actually the whole point of this extremely peculiar journey through perdition on a piece of 7-ply.

Lifetime has three new ripped-from-the-headline movies premiering in January, including the new Kate Beckinsale and Scott Eastwood film Stolen Girl, Accused: The Karen Read Story, and I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco.

What if the real story of human history is a story itself? To kick off our winter book club, we talk with bestselling author Tamim Ansary about his book, "The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History Of Human Culture,

The celebrated actor and director created a run of truly classic movies that spoke to the heart. Here’s why 'The Princess Bride' was particularly magical.

James Dowling, a well-known expert on the Swiss luxury brand, says the book also describes his 40 years as a watch collector.

NPR Staff recommends several non-fiction titles from Books We Love: "Good Movies As Old Books," "Pakistan," "Baldwin: A Love Story," and "One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This."

Fans can see the Matt Damon-less Avatar: Fire and Ash in theaters nationwide. Also, revisit the previous two Avatar films now with a Disney+ subscription. Those who love the Jason Bourne star can see him in his own big Hollywood blockbuster, The Odyssey, which heads to cinemas on July 17 amid the 2026 movie schedule.