I created a cool animation that brings characters and stories to life in a fresh and creative way. In this video, I showcase the process behind the animation, from initial ideas to the final product, ...

Todd Pezzuti received funding from ANID Chile to conduct this research. From Lagos to Cape Town, Santiago to Seoul, people want to be cool. “Cool” is a word we hear everywhere – in music, in fashion, ...

A new study published in June 2025 has quantified “cool.” The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, isolated six specific traits exhibited by people that contribute to others’ ...

An international team of researchers may have just cracked the code for what makes someone “cool.” And no matter where you live, the personality traits that make someone “cool” appear to be consistent ...

The definition of “cool” would seem to be an ephemeral thing. (We’re not talking temperature here. We’re talking James Dean, Serena Williams, and Arthur Fonzarelli cool.) What inspires one to admire ...

Six traits can determine your ‘it’ factor, according to researchers who measured coolness around the globe. By Christina Caron Is there a secret sauce that helps explain why people as different as ...

Nintendo has hidden a few cool Easter eggs for the GameCube within Switch 2, fans have discovered. With the launch of Nintendo's new console, fans can finally play GameCube games using Nintendo Switch ...

Second year alt-fest Smash by Smash West puts an emphasis on programming other bigger brand name conventions – perhaps ones whose naming structure is familiar to you – might pass on. Dropping this ...

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

2024 really was the greatest year for animation ever. There was an abundance of outrageously wonderful animated features released over the course of 2024 – all sorts of movies, with all sorts of ...

This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris Black, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. When I was growing ...