Pokémon Cards Are Back—No Binders Needed
In the mid-1990s, the masterminds behind Pokémon were building a powerful trifecta: a handful of role-playing adventures for Nintendo’s Game Boy, a physical card game, and an animated kids’ TV….
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Taylor Swift Fans Are Leaving X for Bluesky After Trump’s Election
Following the US presidential election, Swifties, the name for Taylor Swift’s fans, are fleeing X for Bluesky. X’s owner, billionaire Elon Musk, was one of Donald Trump’s biggest backers, funneling….
They Searched Through Hundreds of Bands to Solve an Online Mystery
The first advancement in years came in May, when a user on the buzzing Reddit community r/TheMysteriousSong found a reference to Hörfest, a contest for amateur bands the radio station….
The Reason Your Election Anxiety Feels Worse in 2024
Americans need to log off. Unplug. Shoot the TV. It seems impossible. Less than five days from Election Day in the US, most people can’t help but check the news—or….
How to Give Neurotic Losers the Main Character Treatment
It’s really no wonder that there has been this scattering to the winds of people on social media now, as if they didn’t need another reason to migrate to other….
‘Trump Was Born to Be a Teenage Girl’ Is the Sarah Cooper Schtick for the ‘Brat’ Election
Across nearly 30 videos, TikTokker @kiera.ln has gotten tens of millions of views. They started rolling in when she posted a clip of herself—in a silk robe, wearing sunglasses in….
Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How
Twenty years ago, MySpace and Facebook ushered in an inspired age of social media. Today, the sticky parables of online life are inescapable: Connection is a convenience as much as….
Hurricane Helene Couldn’t Stop Birders From Using eBird
Last week, Hurricane Helene spun north into western North Carolina causing catastrophic damage, particularly in the Asheville area and surrounding counties. Entire homes and businesses were flooded, some floating away….
She Asked TikTok If Her House Was Haunted. Then the Cops Came
This all started like four or five days ago. How many followers have you gathered in that amount of time? I went from, let’s see, I haven’t honestly been on….
The Trolling of the ‘Minecraft Movie’ Trailer Isn’t Exactly What You Think
In early September, Warner Bros. released a teaser for A Minecraft Movie, the studio’s new film based on Mojang’s nearly 15-year-old sandbox game. Directed by Napoleon Dynamite helmer Jared Hess,….