Treats in small packages await the curious as the academy nominates five worthy shorts each in live-action, documentary and animation. Here's a guide to help you win your Oscar pool.

Reviews for "Perfectly a Strangeness," "The Devil Is Busy," “Armed With Only a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud," "All the Empty Rooms" and "Children No More: 'Were and Gone'." ...

We review "The Three Sisters," "Forevergreen," "The Girl Who Cried Pearls," "Butterfly" (aka "Papillon") and "Retirement Plan." ...

The 98th Oscar-Nominated Shorts Presented by Taika Waititi is the official title this year, and it is a program that annually ...

From dive-bar patrons to Regency paramours, cross-generational friendship to same-sex longing, and chilly science fiction to ...

Marcia Bjornerud loves rocks. Not just under a petrographic microscope, but as animated entities with properties and ...

As artificial intelligence reshapes the 21st century, Student B Press has launched Animal Intelligence, a cross-genre publishing project that revives animal fables and editorial cartoons as tools for ...

As AI caricatures flood social media, critics warn of “AI slop," low-value content that dulls human creativity, risks personal data, and consumes staggering amounts of water to power energy-hungry ...

If you or your kids have spent too much time scrolling short-form videos during your holiday breaks, don't fret—you probably haven't suffered too much brain damage. Wait, was that even a question? the ...

Studies show you can do yourself a favor by abstaining from liquor. It’s called observing Dry January after the holidays and has become a trend doctors have been monitoring the benefits. Brown ...

Certain people who use cannabis tend to drink less alcohol, a new study found. Researchers from Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies set out to determine whether cannabis use ...