Culture / Digital Culture
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She Asked TikTok If Her House Was Haunted. Then the Cops Came
When Katie Santry picks up the call, the police have just finished their investigation. It’s 10 pm on Thursday, and,…
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The Black List Upended the Film Industry. The Book World Is Next
Fifty-four Academy Awards and 267 nominations. That’s the sort of concrete impact the Black List has had since first launching…
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Players Are Turning the ‘Echoes’ in ‘The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’ Into Cheat Codes
On top of a table, Princess Zelda magically binds herself to a green machine pouring gusts of wind. She goes…
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How to Generate an AI Podcast Using Google’s NotebookLM
Two podcasts hosts banter back and forth during the final episode of their series, audibly anxious to share some distressing…
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HBO Almost Cut the ‘Industry’ Season Finale’s Most Shocking Scene
In the volatile universe of Industry, all debts must be paid. No one understands that better than Rishi (Sagar Radia),…
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Inside TikTok’s Unhinged Home Remodeling Videos
If you’ve been on TikTok at any point in the past six months, chances are you’ve stumbled across them, as…
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How a 15-Year-Old Gamer Became the Patron Saint of the Internet
After being named a “Servant of God” in 2013, Acutis reached the second rung on the ladder to sainthood when…
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How to Get Started on Valve’s 'Deadlock'
When word got out that thousands of gamers were already playing Valve’s “secret” shooter Deadlock on Steam back in August,…
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Chat Podcasts Rule the Market—and Always Will
Nearly every survey of the podcast industry in 2024 agrees on one point: Chat podcasts are king. As video rises…
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The Stan Accounts That Keep Posting Through Brazil’s Ban on X
For weeks, some 40 million Brazilian X users have been beholden to the whims of Elon Musk and the country’s…
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