Why we’re obsessed with abandoned power plants and theme parks
The beauty and terror of abandoned places.
On Jan 27, 2020 by Matt Silverman
The man who sold shares of himself on the internet
How do you valuate a human life?
On Jan 20, 2020 by Matt Silverman
The rise of the conservative ‘mancast’ in a world of changing masculinity
What’s behind the rise of conservative podcasts for men?
On Jan 20, 2020 by Brenden Gallagher
Meet the 11-year-old girl who taught the world to code in 1997
The web was so much smaller in the ’90s.
On Jan 13, 2020 by Matt Silverman
Everything you thought you knew about romance fiction is wrong
Busting romance stereotypes for 15 years.
On Jan 6, 2020 by Matt Silverman
This social network for Santa Clauses is the most wholesome thing to ever exist on the internet
There’s more to being Santa than ‘Ho, ho, ho!’
On Dec 23, 2019 by Matt Silverman
The cottage industry of custom VR sex avatars
Do you own the rights to your virtual body?
On Dec 16, 2019 by Matt Silverman
@MugJerry and the quest for Instagram justice
#FuckFuckJerry
On Dec 9, 2019 by Matt Silverman
Apple TV’s ‘Truth Be Told’ is a criminally dull drama
The show quickly settles into its place as a suffocating, self-serious drama with a Mad Libs premise, paper-thin characters, and inert writing.
On Dec 7, 2019 by Eddie Strait
The teens of TikTok are doing just fine, thank you very much
The kids are alright.
On Nov 18, 2019 by Matt Silverman
Virtual reality is a surprisingly great tool for therapeutic conversations
Pouring your soul out as a drunk, floating anime girl.
On Nov 11, 2019 by Matt Silverman
World of Warcraft Classic players are reuniting after 10 years
The easy way to find your old friends and enemies.
On Nov 4, 2019 by Matt Silverman
Joe Rogan confirms his cousin is My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way
Despite being in the same family, Rogan says he and Way don’t know each other.
On Oct 30, 2019 by Alexandra Samuels
How deepfakes are made and the future of digital identity
Is media literacy doomed? Or is it the same as it ever was?
On Oct 28, 2019 by Matt Silverman
Freddie Prinze Jr. will straight-up school you about the Force don’t @ him
‘Learn your Greek mythology like, I don’t know, George f*cking Lucas did!’
On Oct 16, 2019 by Nahila Bonfiglio
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