In the old days of television, a series would start with a skeleton crew of regulars and fill in the gaps with supporting characters to fit the plot. Character-driven episodes are coming back in an ...

Main character syndrome is the perception that your life is a story or a movie where you’re the central character. A term that was born on social media, it’s not a true syndrome or mental disorder.

Chatbots can get scary if you suspend your disbelief. But MJ Cocking didn’t — and wound up in a relationship that was strangely, helpfully real. MJ Cocking, who began chatting with an A.I. version of ...