An alien virus creates a hive mind. But the story is how the survivors fail to unite—revealing human cooperation's fragile ...

An alien virus creates a hive mind. But the story is how the survivors fail to unite—revealing human cooperation's fragile ...

The fear of surrendered will is a common theme in the past year's biggest films and shows. What is that telling us?

Have your feelings changed about the hive mind since last week? Carol (Rhea Seehorn) and the rest of the immune folk in Pluribus had two very different reactions to last week's big reveal: The virus ...

A massive alien UFO is constructed high above a Hardcore Minecraft base, combining sci-fi design with survival engineering. Every block is placed under the constant risk of permadeath. The build ...

Pluribus fans, did we figure out what’s under the tarp? The Apple TV drama gave viewers an extra few days to theorize and mull over episode 5’s cliff-hanger following the Thanksgiving holiday. I'm ...

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

This post contains spoilers for Pluribus‘ fourth episode. If you’re part of a hive mind, that probably doesn’t matter. One of you must have seen it by now. Otherwise… In Pluribus‘ “Please, Carol,” our ...

Sign up to receive our weekly cultural-recommendations newsletter. Vince Gilligan’s new show, “Pluribus,” opens with an unconventional apocalypse. A benevolent ...