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Where’s the last place you want to be during an earthquake? For Justin Allen, it was the urology clinic.

When Vera Drew set out to make The People’s Joker her goal was to tell a trans coming-of-age story using characters that had inspired her since Batman Forever. When she was done, things got weird.

The release of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter exposes the tenor of online fandom today—and the fiction of a shared internet.

The Soledar Salt Mine in eastern Ukraine shut down in early 2022 amidst the Russian invasion. The Ukrainian government recreated it in Minecraft to raise funds to restore a school hit during the war.

For their next trick, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss are tackling a complex piece of Chinese science fiction. This time, they know how it ends.

Before he used AI tools to make his movies, Willonius Hatcher couldn’t get noticed. Now his AI-generated shorts are going viral and Hollywood is calling.

Montreal-based Sweet Baby employs just 16 people. They now find themselves the targets of gaming’s latest harassment campaign.

Blurry hair, meandering zippers—we asked WIRED’s design department to explain the editing errors in Kate Middleton’s controversial Mother’s Day photo.

Extreme Dishwasher Loading encourages members to “think quality, not quantity” when inviting new people to the 29,000-strong group. Also: Don't talk about washing machines.

The game’s ending prompts heated discussion online about whether it does justice to its most iconic moment.

More Universal Music songs are disappearing from TikTok as the two companies fail to reach new agreements. Sound clips are ready for their big break.

Paul Connell, who portrayed “Willy McDuff” at Willy’s Chocolate Experience, talks to WIRED about the Unknown, jelly beans, and an impossible vacuum cleaner trick.

Next year, SenLinYu’s Harry Potter fic Manacled will disappear from Archive of Our Own. They don’t want to take it down, but it’s the only way to keep others from profiting off of the work.

Beyoncé’s new single seems tailor-made for viral dance crazes. It also comes at a time when Universal Music Group artists are still muted on the platform.

The X competitor is now open to the public—but until the platform establishes an identity, it will be more of the same.

Jon Stewart is back, and Super Bowl 2024 had 123 million US viewers. Live TV is making a comeback, and it has streaming to thank.

Last summer, Elon Musk began rate-limiting the number of tweets users could see on Twitter. Here's the real reason why.

The new Deadpool & Wolverine trailer positions Shawn Levy’s new Marvel movie as something more queer than anything Disney has released before.

British sculptor Nick Hornby uses computer modeling to make mashups of famous artworks and historical figures that shift and change depending on your perspective.

The “Yeah!” singer will take the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to cram 30 years of hits into 13 minutes of performing in the middle of the Super Bowl.

In an interview with WIRED, the legendary director says, “It would probably take contact with extraterrestrials to catch our attention.”

The popular anime streaming service is merging with Crunchyroll. When it does, not all purchased TVs and shows will make the jump.