AC/DC’s new $200 box set packs musical rarities and memorabilia inside a functional 1-watt guitar amplifier. The AC/DC Backtracks packaging, pictured, is unique and fully operational. And what’s inside is impressive as well: The limited-...

I can remember watching the first episode of The Simpsons. I was 12 years old and awkward, with the ill-defined aspiration of “being funny.” In the 20 years since, as the show has defined and refined itself and undergone various changes — some...

About the Authors: Having been zombie survivalists since the age of 8, when their mother bought them Dawn of the Dead, twins Matt and John Yuan turned their passion for firearms and anti-ghoul geekery into a ticket to Hollywood. They played mall cop...

How do you top a movie that took a lesser-known character from the Marvel Comics universe and turned him into the most badass big-screen superhero to date? That’s the dilemma faced by Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau, whose 2008 mo...

Last week’s Wired Playlist podcast was awash in music worthy of beach parties, barbecues and tiki torches. This week, it’s pretty much the same. You weren’t ready to give up on summer just yet, were you? Your host, Wired magazine s...

Doctor Who celebrates its 46th anniversary Monday, and this year will see big changes for the franchise as David Tennant leaves the show behind — allowing Matt Smith to step into the role. U.K. viewers watching the BBC’s ‘Children in Need’ Telethon...

Unlike Catherine Hardwicke’s Twilight, which dealt with the highest highs of falling in love, Chris Weitz’s New Moon sequel pinpoints the lowest lows after a breakup. In many ways, this is much more interesting territory to explore. How does one...

The Twilight Saga: New Moon made history at the box office Friday, with midnight showings racking up $26.3 million in ticket sales, according to Variety. The teen vampire sequel played in 3,514 theaters, according to the trade publication, and soared...

The internet has clearly been a boon for news junkies, LOLcats and the makers of goofball videos. But it’s also proven to be a powerful international force for peace. That’s the message of Internet for Peace, a campaign launched this week by Wired...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop, an exhibit opening Friday in New York, features life-size models of the great inventor’s machines, including his Mechanical Lion (pictured), weapons of war and flying machines. Gallery: The Last Supper, Up Close and...