With TV soundtracks increasingly turning to nostalgic ’80s tracks, hear a playlist of essential hits and deeper cuts. By David Renard It’s Dave Renard, an editor on the Times Culture desk. It feels ...

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I’m happy to think of people reading Red Mars in 2026. Its story begins around this year, but I wrote the book between 1989 and 1991, so naturally one aspect of reading it now is to note all the ...

While major studios debate how artificial intelligence will reshape Hollywood, 22-year-old Tierre Hummons has already built his own cinematic animated series called Synth City, which delivers ...

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The US space agency NASA has set out a series of ambitious goals for missions, which include a return to the Moon by early 2028 as well as a Mars mission the same year utilising nuclear propulsion ...

NASA’s leadership is shaking things up, announcing a series of major changes aimed at keeping the agency on track for establishing a human presence on the Moon while getting rid of dead weight. During ...

NASA is sending a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars. Alongside Tuesday's announcement of its new Ignition program, which features a planned Moon base and a successor to the International Space ...

Candy giant Mars Snacking is investing $100 million to expand its Chicago headquarters, adding two new offices and more than 600 jobs, the company announced Wednesday. Incentivized by state tax ...

Mars Snacking, a division of Mars, Inc., has announced the creation of 600 new jobs at its global headquarters in Chicago. The move follows Mars’ $36bn acquisition of Kellanova in December 2025 – one ...