The story of wooden nesting dolls is not just quintessentially Russian -- it's also Chinese. John Ruwitch is a correspondent with NPR's international desk. He covers Chinese affairs.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Matryoshka dolls are a Russian folk art tradition dating back over a ...

Sometimes, Marvel Studios likes to keep things close to the vest. And other times, they’ll reveal years’ worth of new movies and shows in one fell swoop. That’s what happened at Comic-Con 2022, as ...

Back in March, Marvel Studios broke the internet by announcing the main cast of Avengers: Doomsday by gradually revealing the names of the actors involved on the back of folding directors chairs ...

Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...

With technology continuing to evolve at a rapid pace, artificial intelligence has become an increasingly prevalent part of our lives. There’s a reason why AI was one of the biggest sticking points ...

Here, you'll find everything you need to know about Marvel's Avengers DLC, the characters that come with it, how to play as those characters, and more. These DLC characters will arrive as free updates ...

Erielle Sudario is a Collider News and Feature Author from Australia and has worked in the journalism industry since 2018. She has a passion for entertainment and pop culture news and has interviewed ...

MCU fans said they wanted a return to quality over quantity, and while it remains to be seen whether Marvel Studios can deliver on that promise, only a handful of movies and TV shows are heading our ...

A fungus flagged as a "critical" concern by the World Health Organization may have a secret weapon: a virus hidden inside it. Now, a new study suggests that targeting this virus may offer a new ...