As temperatures warm up in much of the U.S. – including Chicago – people across the country are getting ready for spring cleaning and spring repairs. Going the Do-It-Yourself route instead of hiring ...

Perhaps the reason Project Hail Mary hits the spot in the spring of 2026 is that novelist Andy Weir, who wrote the 2021 novel and also the book The Martian, is fundamentally an optimist. Both stories ...

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Released on March 20, 2026, Project Hail Mary tells the story of a middle-school science teacher Dr. Ryland Grance (played by Ryan Gosling) who wakes up alone on a spacecraft with no memory of who he ...

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We don't often get high quality popcorn flicks these days — movies that are not just pure entertainment, but that are also extremely well-made, particularly in the post-COVID era. Only a handful of ...

This sci-fi film (from the team behind “The Lego Movie”) tugs at the heartstrings, while also delivering “galactic” levels of good cheer, said Jonathan Romney in the Financial Times. Adapted from a ...

Several of this week’s top stories touch on the pitfalls of open source development, especially when things like power, money, and ego are involved. Also, a look at Python’s nifty new sampling ...

Do-It-Yourself Projects Can Save Money and Build Confidence, or Do the Opposite When something in the house stops working or needs to be replaced, the first impulse of many people is to call a ...

When something in the house stops working or needs to be replaced, the first impulse of many people is to call a contractor or comparison shop online. Others have the mindset, skills, resources or ...