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Silicon Valley keeps promising a “healthier” online experience and failing to deliver. After the election, one CEO...
As Hollywood studios, actors, and writers wrangle over the use of AI in films, a major new...
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The 4B movement, from South Korea, calls for women to not date, marry, sleep with, or have...
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Swifties say they’re leaving X over Elon Musk’s support of Donald Trump—and the rhetoric that has erupted...
One of TikTok’s defining subcultures is arguing over whether books are political, “red-listing” authors, and looking for...
As the industry looks to AI and robotics for the next big thing, Our Erotic Journey’s James...
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In a twist befitting its pages, the satirical, anti-establishment publication that delivered laughs and hijinks to generations...
A new book charts the history of pet cemeteries and honors the universal experience of grieving an...
It fell to Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman whose racial identity was kept secret for...
Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a...
A cohort of content creators say it’s possible to make money on OnlyFans without stripping. I put...
A century on, the country’s most beloved Thursday spectacle reaches new heights
Absolution, the latest book in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach series, begins with a mysterious alligator experiment that...
Nintendo’s alarm clock does less than we want it to for more than we want to pay....
Chronically online millennials turning memes into costumes used to be all the rage. Now, the TikTok generation...
Tony Tulathimutte, author of Rejection, peers into the soul of millennial disorder in the way that no...
From imported gore to found footage frights, these movies are sure to get you into the spirit...
With HotWired, we introduced the world to the internet. Hyperlinks! Verticals! Banner ads! Cookies! Thirty years later,...
Is Mark Zuckerberg’s style transformation just a matter of a change in personal taste? Or is the...
Will AI actually change the world? Will work and socialization be constrained to the metaverse? Uncanny Valley...
Tourists often visit sites marked by death, tragedy, and disaster out of macabre curiosity. What they typically...
These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show how communities in Mexico and beyond mark Día...
Whether you seek spooky chills, jump scares, or creeping dread, we have horror show recommendations to sate...
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After eight years of development, Sony pulled the plug on Concord today after just two weeks. Fans...
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“It’s gonna sound wild,” he confesses, “but I’ve probably been on close to 200 dates in the...
Following months of rumors, the company just announced its powerful yet pricey PlayStation 5 upgrade.
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Red Rooms is about things that happen in the dark corners of the internet. Naturally it found...
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After playing Nintendo’s highly-anticipated Switch game, we can confidently say it supplies Hyrule’s new hero Zelda with...
The Chinese studio granted early access on the condition that topics like “feminist propaganda” and “Covid-19” go...
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The phrase has become a convenient descriptor for an increasingly inconvenient future.
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The HBO drama about the Machiavellian world of high finance is an undeniable hit—and cocreators Mickey Down...
Completed more than a century ago, these artworks reveal the Impressionist’s triumphs—and struggles
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Climate change, corporate money, soaring demand—can Mexico’s local agave growers find a viable path for a beloved...
From the sports to the mascots and venues, here’s everything you need to know about the 2024...
The plucky design behind the legendary instrument that forever changed the look of rock ‘n’ roll
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The online ticketing “fiasco” for the band’s upcoming reunion tour has led to pushback against dynamic pricing...
Musical instruments have existed for eons, and humans continue to create and enjoy them
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With the advice column ¡Hola Papi!, JP Brammer tackles life’s most eccentric and heart-wrenching issues—like what to...
The forthcoming game’s inclusion of a Black samurai named Yasuke has caused a controversy in the gaming...
Ten years ago, much of the frustrations gamers were expressing came from anger over no longer being...
No official details exist yet for Deadlock, the rumored 6v6 team shooter from Valve. That hasn’t stopped...
Mike Rianda’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a sci-fi comedy about a family fighting back against...
In an attempt to lure in younger viewers, NBCUniversal sent dozens of social media influencers to the...
A decade after Gamergate launched a new, toxic era of online communication, the tactics developed and honed...
Allan “dwangoAC” has made it his mission to expose speedrunning phonies. At the Defcon hacker conference, he’ll...
At a regional chess tournament earlier this month, one competitor was allegedly caught on film lacing her...
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will see a symbolic handover from Paris to...
The “thirst person shooter” puts a dark spin on reality TV.
The Nintendo Museum, which opens in Kyoto in October, lets visitors play decades-old games using new controllers,...
It’s been a week since Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, competed in the breaking competition at the Paris...
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will see a symbolic handover from Paris to...
On TikTok and X, the “fruity” boyfriend has become a hot topic. But the trend exposes the...
In a report shared exclusively with WIRED, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism says it found...
A boxing tournament in Spain didn’t need the Fresh Prince’s help to become the most popular stream...
The ornate series of woodcuts that transformed an art form
These 15 images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest offer a taste of the season
TikTok is host to one of the most influential, fastest-growing online industries: relationship misinformation.
The gaudy top went from practical necessity to vintage treasure
Sarah Southerland used the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s social media feeds to warn you about mountain...
As breaking makes its debut at this summer’s Olympics, take a look back more than a century...
TikTok’s latest trend involves videos of people traveling back in time to interrupt the viral memes of...
The Beach Boys, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), and Fantastic Mr. Fox are just a...
Saturday Night Live writer and veteran stand-up comedian Alex English believes platforms like TikTok have changed the...
The app’s algorithm is so powerful that ordinary TikTok users can’t get their favorite videos into the...
Prepare yourself for the Paris Olympics with this comprehensive guide to the history, science, arts and thrills...
Big video game makers like Epic Games and EA have gone through substantial layoffs in the past...
The parent company of Redbox, the outfit that put DVD-rental kiosks in retail locations, is liquidating—another sign...
Here’s this month’s prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.
Imran Ahmed, founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, is unsentimental about what’s at stake if...
Online quizzes became ubiquitous in a media landscape where engagement was king. But now they play a...
Imran Ahmed, founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, is unsentimental about what’s at stake if...
These 15 Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images give top billing to the beautiful blooms
This Mother’s Day, these shots from around the world remind us why they’re so special
A new exhibition in Massachusetts illuminates the success of Guillaume Lethière
A full 82 copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio will go on view as the renovated Washington, D.C....
A food history writer and an influential podcast host tell us how our thinking about health and...
This heady, exquisitely delightful new book reveals the power behind the sequins
The James Beard Award-winning Dakar NOLA is at the forefront of a generation of fine-dining establishments determined...
More Americans are eating and learning about dishes such as fufu and curried goat in establishments recognized...
You can compete against anyone on Strava, anytime, anywhere—even in an international airport at 2 am. Which...
Margaret Atwood, Marlon James, Lena Dunham, Garth Greenwell, Roxane Gay: We’ve all agreed to be turned into...
Princess Zelda is getting her own adventure on September 26.
