Phoenix residents packed Steele Indian School Park this past weekend for Arizona Matsuri, the two-day festival of Japanese culture. This year’s event, which took place on Feb. 21 and 22, was filled ...

Sim Sometimes simple character designs make the most effective cosplays, and this group of Peak Scouts is the perfect example of that Games Videogame merch is basically diet cosplay, and I'm desperate ...

An Italian optics research firm might have just tackled literally the biggest issue I face while motorcycling: the sun in my eyes. Irid's liquid crystal-based technology tints helmet visors to cut ...

Head-up displays or HUDs were meant to simplify driving, but Ford may have found a very unconventional way to rethink them. HUDs project information on windshields to improve driver safety and ...

Getting ready the morning of a convention has never gotten any less chaotic for C.J. Stiles. They wake up, find whatever source of caffeine they can and begin the long transformation process: skincare ...

The world of cosplay lost an integral part of its spirit with a very sad event in November 2025, when Ashley, referred to by her handle Ash or @squidkid1111, bid farewell to life at only nineteen ...

Desperation and delusion are at the heart of Sorry’s COSPLAY. It’s a fitting pendulum swing of emotion that feels like a morning skin routine in 2025. Our pores have adapted to AI slop, a growingly ...

“Arrest me, I’m a hot freak!” Asha Lorenz sings, her words spilling out frantically. “I’m bombastique! I’m making modern music in Spain, I’m on the jet plane…” Behind her, the beat skitters and grinds ...

It’s weird because we already kinda think that Dispatch is going to be a cultural phenomenon. It feels like the start of something every time we play. As we get closer to the release of Episodes 5 and ...

Now celebrating its 20th year, Detroit’s Youmacon convention brings thousands of anime and pop culture fans to Huntington Place for celebrity guests, vendors, musical performances, and more — but the ...

Tua Tagovailoa wore a visor during the Miami Dolphins' victory against the Atlanta Falcons. He had his best game of the 2025 season - by far. While the Dolphins QB was wearing the visor for the first ...