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Spotify Wrapped, TikTok—Maybe the Algorithms Are Losing Touch
Wrapped has ceased being about one person’s surprising listening habits and more about nebulous shifts in vibe. Yes,…
December 6, 2024
The Guy Behind the Most Nostalgic Sites on the Internet
I was going to ask if anyone has found it yet. Does anyone know where it is? I…
November 29, 2024
This Website of Old YouTube Clips Feels Like a Gut Punch
Time capsules turn up in the most unexpected places online. This one surfaced by design. It’s a YouTube…
November 22, 2024
‘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…
November 15, 2024
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…
November 8, 2024
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…
November 1, 2024
‘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…
October 25, 2024
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…
September 27, 2024
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…
September 20, 2024
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…
September 13, 2024