Recent articles
March 25, 2026
There’s Something Very Dark About a Lot of Those Viral AI Fruit Videos
From female fruit being fart-shamed or even sexually assaulted, there’s a misogynistic undercurrent to the fruit slop microdramas, even as they appear to be cultivating genuine fans.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2026
Why Fandom Discourse Feels Extra Cringe Right Now
Infighting and backlash among Heated Rivalry fans is most pronounced on X—fueled in part by censorship-driven migration from platforms like Tumblr.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026
Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission
On October 24th, 2011, Jeffrey Epstein was emailing back and forth with Boris Nikolic, a biotech venture capitalist who would later be named as a backup executor of Epstein's will. The two appeared...
www.theverge.com
January 26, 2026
Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE
A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ...
www.wired.com