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HBO’s gripping docuseries wrapped last night with a surprising end. WIRED talked to director Todd Schramke about his unusual filmmaking journey.

Showrunners are asking studios to do more to ensure abortion access. That’s just the beginning.

Director Halina Reijn says she “tried to really swim in the ocean of that whole generation.”

Theoretically, Neil Gaiman finished his fantasy comic series in 1996. But studios and publishers keep reviving it—maybe not for the reason you think. 

New findings show 99 percent of subscribers may not even know the streaming giant’s video games exist.

Usually demos are kinda meh. This one very much isn’t.

A player claims to have found a hidden room. Now a whole community of fans is trying to figure out what it is.

The UK recently declined to regulate prize draws as a form of gambling, but does it matter? The industry has moved on to more problematic ways to make money.

And not in a good way. 

“Interactive sleep streamers" accept donations from folks who want wake them up with lights or loud noises. Is it worth it? 

Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.

Probably not, but tell that to the conspiracy theorists.

In Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, the novelist explores the intimacy of gaming together.

Mohsin Hamid’s The Last White Man is a book about race metamorphosis—and the seduction of power.

Turnstile breaks most of the rules of their genre. Their fans, who grew up online and care less about convention, follow them because of it.

Authors aren't above criticism—but when they're tagged in negative social media reviews of their books, it can stifle the conversation.