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Jason Parham

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‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Won TV’s OnlyFans Wars
Unlike Euphoria, the Apple TV show wants to humanize the experience of sex workers rather than catastrophize the extremes of the profession.
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OnlyFans’ First-Gen Creators Are Retiring—and Some Are Begging You to Forget They Exist
As more sex workers quit the industry, some are having to navigate tough questions around consent and the “afterlife” of work they no longer want to be associated with.
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Dating Is a Rich Person’s Game Now
The problem isn’t just the apps. People actually can’t afford to date anymore.
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Sniffies’ Users Worry About a ‘Straightification’ of the Gay Hookup App
Tinder and Hinge parent company Match Group invested $100 million into the queer cruising app Sniffies. The move has left users feeling uneasy about what happens next.
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The Online Civil War About ‘Michael’ Is a Battle Over Truth
Fans want to reclaim the music and myth of Michael Jackson in the new biopic while critics call for accountability. Who’s right?
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They Wanted to Join Raya. They’ve Been on the Waiting List for Years
Getting into Raya, the exclusive members-only dating app, has become nearly impossible for some. We met people who have waited as long as two, five, and even seven years to join.
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X’s Big Bot Purge Wiped Out a Lot of People’s Secret Porn Feeds
The platform’s large-scale crackdown on automated accounts is also impacting people who’ve spent years curating niche porn on secret X accounts.
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AI Podcasters Really Want to Tell You How to Keep a Man Happy
Videos of fake relationship guru podcasters are reinforcing gender tropes and racking up millions of views, all the while driving sales to AI influencer schools.
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Trump’s Economy Has Come for Sugar Babies
Amid the latest economic downturn, sugar babies are asking their daddies for stock market advice and taking on vanilla jobs to recession-proof their incomes.
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‘She’s Never Going to Age’: Porn Stars Are Embracing AI Clones to Stay Forever Young
AI companion platforms like OhChat and SinfulX are offering adult creators digital twins, who are always at their peak and stay monetizing.
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'Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat' Almost Makes Corporate Culture Seem Fun
The Amazon Prime prank series amplifies the hijinks of workplace dynamics, while showing how people find purpose—and community—in their jobs despite impossible situations.
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Can Tinder Fix The Dating Landscape It Helped Ruin?
With more than a dozen new features, including analyzing users’ camera rolls and astrology-based matches, Tinder is trying to lure Gen Z—and bring back those burned out from dating apps.
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Feeld Was a Dating App for the Freaks. Now Some People Call It ‘Normie Hell’
The app that catered to unconventional kinks is gaining steam among daters with vanilla preferences—and some aren’t happy about it.
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Who’s Your Daddy? A Chatbot
More people are turning to AI to explore their BDSM fantasies, but some in the community feel it’s a cop-out.
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