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Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham star as the title characters "Hobbs and Shaw" and they can't stop fighting even when the fate of humanity rests in their hands.

'Hobbs And Shaw' Coasts On Charisma Of Its Stars

'Fast and Furious' spin-off is big and dumb but not much fun

Telepathy And Surveillance Converge In 'Overthrow'

Caleb Crain's perceptive novel examines the ways we're all under surveillance by corporations and computers, every move and click tracked, and the ways that intersects with how we watch each other.

Retired Staff Sgt. Matt Lammers holds the hand of his wife, Alicia, before the swimming competition at the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Clearwater, Fla. Alicia has been Matt's official caregiver for nearly eight years, but she was cut from the Department of Veterans Affairs' caregiver program last December.

Veterans Urge Changes Before Expansion Of VA Caregivers Program

Veterans are warning that the Department of Veterans Affairs has not resolved serious flaws in the way the program is administered.

Though not the same as actually jumping into the waves, a virtual reality program like this one that let a headset-wearing patient "swim with dolphins" was enough of an immersive distraction to significantly reduce pain, a study found.

Got Pain? A Virtual Swim With Dolphins May Help Melt It Away

A recent study found virtual reality experiences were better at easing pain than watching televised nature scenes. Immersive distraction seems key to the success, scientists say.

Evelyn Hernández (center) is embraced by supporters after she was acquitted of aggravated homicide in her retrial related to the loss of a pregnancy.

Salvadoran Woman Who Lost Her Pregnancy Is Acquitted Of Homicide In Retrial

Evelyn Beatriz Hernández was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison in El Salvador, which has one of the strictest abortion laws in the world.

A colorful mural in downtown San Diego depicts a frowning face alongside a smiling face to show the two sides of a person dealing with mental illness, Oct. 4, 2019.

Awareness Helps But It’ll Take More To Shed Mental Illness Stigma

Mental health advocates are encouraging San Diegans to think about behavioral health for National Mental Illness Awareness Week.

"The stuff that used to ring true still does in a way and also doesn't anymore," says Phil Elverum. "The big, huge question I tried to think about with this giant song was mainly how to encompass these contradictions."

Phil Elverum Returns To A Refuge As The Microphones

Microphones in 2020 is a single 45-minute track written to "unburden myself from the weight of all this memory," says Phil Elverum, "even though I also think it has so much value."

Nailed It: Bringing Science Into Nail Art

A young scientist decided that one way to get girls into science would be by painting neurons and parasitic worms on her nails.

When she was growing up, <em>New Yorker</em> culture writer Jia Tolentino attended a Houston megachurch with her family. "The population was extremely white and wealthy, which my family was not," Tolentino says. "It was the kind of place where you had a daily Bible class from first grade 'till senior year."

'New Yorker' Writer Fears We're Fooling Ourselves In The Internet's 'Trick Mirror'

In her new book of essays, culture writer Jia Tolentino explores how social media shapes identity, public discourse and political engagement — particularly for millennials such as herself.

In 'Gods With A Little G,' The Kids Are Alright

Tupelo Hassman's novel about a group of teenagers at loose ends in a tiny town run by Christian fundamentalists has some dark moments, but ultimately it's as heartwarming as it is beautifully written.

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