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Bluesky’s Future Is Social Media’s Past
The X competitor is now open to the public—but until the platform establishes an identity, it...
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Live TV Is the New Streaming
Jon Stewart is back, and Super Bowl 2024 had 123 million US viewers. Live TV is...
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The Story Behind Elon Musk’s Tweet Restriction Fiasco
Last summer, Elon Musk began rate-limiting the number of tweets users could see on Twitter. Here's...
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'Deadpool & Wolverine' Trailer Hopes Pegging Can Save the MCU
The new Deadpool & Wolverine trailer positions Shawn Levy’s new Marvel movie as something more queer...
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Nick Hornby’s Brain-Bending Sculptures Twist History Into New Shapes
British sculptor Nick Hornby uses computer modeling to make mashups of famous artworks and historical figures...
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Watch Usher’s Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show
The “Yeah!” singer will take the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to cram 30...
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Martin Scorsese’s Squarespace Super Bowl Ad Wants You to Put Down Your Phone
In an interview with WIRED, the legendary director says, “It would probably take contact with extraterrestrials...
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Funimation Digital Libraries Were Supposed to Last ‘Forever.’ Soon They’ll Disappear
The popular anime streaming service is merging with Crunchyroll. When it does, not all purchased TVs...
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Taylor Swift Will Define Super Bowl 2024 Just by Showing Up
Swifties, conspiracy theorists, and sports fans alike will be watching the Super Bowl this year just...
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Polyamory Has Entered the Chat
Mainstream awareness of polyamorous relationships is becoming more widespread. On dating apps, making connections is about...
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TikTok’s Missing Music Is Making Users Very Upset
Songs previously licensed from Universal Music Group artists are disappearing from TikTok. #SwiftTok may never be...
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Taylor Swift Conspiracy Theorists Get Psyops All Wrong
Some prominent right-wing commentators say the relationship between Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end...
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Here's How ASCII 'Barbie' Came to a Screen Near You
The ASCII Theater, a project from art collective MSCHF, takes movies and breaks them into text....
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'Palworld' Mod's 'Electric Yellow Rat' Tests the Limits of Nintendo’s Legal Reach
YouTuber ToastedShoes had his Pokémon mod of Palworld taken down. Now he’s back with a new...
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Why So Many TikTok Videos Have No Sound Anymore
Music from Taylor Swift, Drake, Bad Bunny, and numerous other artists has been pulled from TikTok...
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Apple TV+ Is the New HBO
Max just isn't what it used to be. Apple TV+ is where you need to go...
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Want to Stream With No Ads? That’ll Cost You
Amazon just rolled out its ad-supported plan, the latest in a string of covert streaming price...
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The George Carlin ‘AI’ Standup Creators Now Say a Human Wrote the Jokes
A lawsuit filed by Carlin's manager will still move forward.
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Black Twitter Remains Unbothered in Elon Musk's X
Many Black users who stayed amid the chaos and change on the platform, now named X,...
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If Taylor Swift Can’t Defeat Deepfake Porn, No One Can
Deepfake porn is prolific. The explicit, AI-generated images of Taylor Swift that circulated on X this...
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The Netflix Pivot Is Complete
By spending $5 billion for 10 years of WWE’s Raw, Netflix shows just how thoroughly it’s...
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Stop Asking What Would Happen If War Broke Out on the ISS
Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s new space thriller I.S.S. shows astronauts and cosmonauts fighting for control of the...
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The Stark Realities of Posting Your Layoff on TikTok
Workers are posting their layoff and termination meetings on TikTok, which can destigmatize the experience—but also...
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The Emmys Proved Streaming Changed TV for the Better
The Emmys’ big winners, and big losers, demonstrated just how much streaming has altered TV—and the...