Culture / Digital Culture
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People Are Big Mad About the 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Finale
YouTuber Preston Jacobs wasted no time when he started his House of the Dragon after-party livestream: “I’m going to say…
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Kamala Harris and the Paradox of Progress
“Kamala finally has an online presence,” says Marlon Twyman, a professor of quantitative social science at USC Annenberg who specializes…
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How 'World of Warcraft' Devs Launched One of the Biggest Unions in Video Games
They started with fliers. The group of World of Warcraft developers at Activision Blizzard, determined to unionize, were testing the…
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Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You
THIS MONTH’S PROMPT In six words, write a story about an unexpected medical breakthrough. Disclaimer: All #WiredSixWord submissions become the…
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'Date Like Goblins' Thinks Playing Games Can Fix Dating Apps
Swiping apps have gamified dating. Date Like Goblins wants to solve that by turning first dates into gaming sessions. The…
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Drew Afualo Will Never Stop Making Fun of Misogynist Men
Drew Afualo is never at a loss for words. On the topic of idiot men who get a rise out…
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The Week of Brat Summer Will Go Down in Internet History
Jake Tapper looked as flummoxed as everyone else. After a week spent trying to figure out the whys and hows…
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Eminem’s New Album Prompted Gen X to Declare a TikTok ‘War’ on Gen Z
In the past week, a somewhat one-sided argument has taken over TikTok. Gen X, it seems, is “declaring war” on…
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'Deadpool & Wolverine' Scales New Heights of Cinematic Self-Awareness
On February 11, 2024, over 123 million viewers tuned in to Super Bowl LVIII. The team at New Rockstars, a…
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The 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Will Be Unlike Any Before It
This year also marks the first time that the opening ceremony will be open to all and free of charge—well,…
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