‘I’m Going to Bluesky’ Is the New ‘I’m Moving to Canada’
The Swifties were the canaries in the coal mine. Last week, as the fallout from the US presidential election ricocheted across the internet, Taylor Swift fans took a stand. In….
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Forget Screen Time. We Need to Talk About Screen Real Estate
“For those of you who want Election Night to feel even more unhinged, I highly recommend elections.omg.lol.” That’s WIRED senior editor Andrew Couts talking about a single-serving site with a….
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….
‘Hear Me Out’: Meme Halloween Costumes Are So Last Decade
Many lies get told on TikTok; also, many truths. One such truth came last weekend when a user with the handle @madallthatime explained that all the people looking for distinct….
‘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….
The Dystopia of Watching Hurricane Milton on TikTok
Then there’s Caroline Calloway. The influencer and author, who lives in Sarasota, drew the ire of the internet when she posted on X “where there’s a Callowill, there’s a Calloway,”….
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,….
TikTok’s Latest Trend Lets Gen Z Write the Marketing Script
Mindlessly scroll through TikTok long enough and you’re bound to stumble on one: An older person, possibly a boomer, gesturing blithely at something—maybe it’s a B&B, maybe it’s a set….
Moo Deng Is More Than a Meme
Everyone, it seems, wants a piece of Moo Deng. The baby pygmy hippo is barely two months old and already famous. So beloved on TikTok, Instagram, and X is Moo….
Reddit’s ‘Celebrity Number Six’ Win Was Almost a Catastrophe—Thanks to AI
Take, for example, the other recently solved internet mystery: The source of the song that became known as “Everyone Knows That.” After nearly three years of online investigative work, a….