Culture

Riley Wenckus used TikTok to tell Elon Musk she paid “an Etsy witch” $7.99 to make his life “a living hell.” A new market has opened up for others looking to follow her lead.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket reinvents the gacha game for a Pikachu-loving audience. It’s attracted millions of players—and more than a little controversy.

The wiki paid homage to the “Tumblr Sexyman” phenomenon. After hosting site Fandom deleted it, fans scrambled to collect its archive and find a new home.

Silicon Valley keeps promising a “healthier” online experience and failing to deliver. After the election, one CEO thinks he has the answer.

In April, House of the Dragon star Abubakar Salim released Tales of Kenzera: Zau. He already has an idea for an Afro-cyberpunk follow-up, he just has to overcome funding obstacles and YouTube trolls to make it.

Studio Zero’s new RPG is a massive adventure with a lot to do. Here’s where to start.

Nintendo’s new alarm clock lets you choose from a variety of characters from Mario to Zelda and reacts to your movements, so you can snooze with gestures or end it by jumping out of bed.

Atlus’ new game from Persona designer Katsura Hashino is about to transform fantasy games—with anxiety.

The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth, Luther, and Agatha All Along are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Disney+ this month.

Emilia Pérez, Woman of the Hour, and Will & Harper are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.

The Diplomat, Heartstopper, and Arcane are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.

Silo, Disclaimer, and Slow Horses are among the best shows on Apple TV+ this month.

One of TikTok’s defining subcultures is arguing over whether books are political, “red-listing” authors, and looking for guidance in speculative fiction.

Swifties say they’re leaving X over Elon Musk’s support of Donald Trump—and the rhetoric that has erupted on the platform following Trump’s win.

After 17 years, a group of Redditors have identified “The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet.” It’s just the beginning.

Will Hatcher got internet famous when Metro Boomin sampled his AI-generated song for a diss track released during the Kendrick Lamar–Drake beef. That was just the beginning.

Tony Tulathimutte, author of Rejection, peers into the soul of millennial disorder in the way that no one else does.

Lauren Greenfield, director of the docuseries Social Studies, says we have to have empathy for teens growing up online. “It's not fair to ask them to self-regulate when the apps have been designed to be addictive.”

“I was loath to jump into it,” Black List founder Franklin Leonard says of expanding into publishing. “It’s not a great look to be like, ‘I'm from Hollywood and I'm here to save you.’”

“That appointment—that relationship—is everything,” says audio executive Eric Eddings. But that doesn't mean the industry isn't innovating.

Users frustrated with Elon Musk’s handling of X and closeness to president-elect Donald Trump are fleeing to Bluesky—an easier migration than leaving the US.

Spending many hours daily looking at screens feels like a foregone conclusion. The new challenge is paring down what fills them.

Less than five days from Election Day in the US, most people can’t help but check the news—or TikTok or X—but what they see can make their anxiety worse. There’s a reason for that.

Chronically online millennials turning memes into costumes used to be all the rage. Now, the TikTok generation has a new challenge to bring back some old classics.