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The Most Hated Sound on Television
For half a century, viewers scorned the laugh track while adoring shows that used it. Now...
The Homepage of the Black Internet
Revisiting BlackPlanet, and a lost era when social media was still fun
Tupperware Is in Trouble
We’re in a golden age for food storage. So why is America’s paradigmatic container brand failing?
The Web Became a Strip Mall
Domain names once gave the internet a sense of place. Now they are meaningless.
Why Rich Shoppers Get So Angry About Hermès
This is what happens when wealthy consumers run headlong into actual scarcity.
You Can’t Even Rescue a Dog Without Being Bullied Online
Sometimes, going viral isn’t as great as it seems.
Baltimore Lost More Than a Bridge
Looking out from the harbor used to be an exercise in optimism.
The End of Foreign-Language Education
Thanks to AI, people may no longer feel the need to learn a second language.
It’s Time to Give Up on Ending Social Media’s Misinformation Problem
There’s a better approach to keeping users safe.
