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August 28, 2026
Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE in Louisiana
The longtime far-right operator and troll, a UK citizen, is being held in a detention center about 200 miles from New Orleans.
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August 28, 2026
He Scraped All of Their Art for AI. Now He’s Collaborating on a Tool to Help Them
The art portfolio platform Cara, designed for creators who don’t want their work used to train AI, has been under assault by trolls seizing and publishing its data.
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August 26, 2026
There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up
As culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play.
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August 19, 2026
Why Is It Absolute Hell to Buy a Movie Ticket Now?
Overwhelmed theater apps and a scarcity mindset around exclusive big-screen formats for blockbusters like Dune: Part Three and The Odyssey have led to the “concertification” of movies.
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August 19, 2026
‘Your Excel Skills Suck’: The Power Users Turning Spreadsheets Into a Spectator Sport
Data and finance professionals are competing in Excel obstacle courses—amassing huge followings and keeping the Microsoft program relevant.
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August 15, 2026
Zyzz Was the Original Looksmaxxer. His Rise and Untimely Death Feel More Relevant Than Ever
A new Apple documentary explores the life of Aziz “Zyzz” Shavershian, who rocketed to internet fame in an age before influencers, then died at age 22 in 2011.
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August 12, 2026
The Gender War Over ‘Obsession’ Has Come for Theme Parks
Debate over the true villain in Obsession is raging again after Universal Studios announced the movie’s female lead will be featured at an upcoming Halloween event.
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August 7, 2026
The ‘Manosphere’ Isn’t a Movement. It’s a Multibillion-Dollar Grievance Industry
Many young men are driven to resentment and are financially exploited as influencers sell them classes, pills, and the illusion of clout, a new report reveals.
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July 30, 2026
Don’t Get Too Attached to Jimothy
Urban wildlife biologists say the stumpy raccoon seems to have adapted well to his environment and spinal condition—but his internet fame presents a new threat.
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July 29, 2026
Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books
Parents are getting fed up with garbled bedtime stories that feature characters based on actual photos of their children.
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July 27, 2026
Wellness Influencers Are Pushing ‘Natural’ and Unproven Alternatives to Adderall
Ads on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are painting prescription stimulants in a negative light while promoting supplements for ADHD that lack evidence.
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July 22, 2026
‘The Odyssey’ Is Inspiring Unprecedented Levels of Cope
Elon Musk and the online right convinced themselves that Christopher Nolan’s “woke” epic would go down in flames. Now they’re crashing out.
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July 17, 2026
Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk-Science Fever Dream
The defense secretary’s idea of administering testosterone therapy to members of the US Armed Forces reveals little understanding of the complexity of hormones.
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July 14, 2026
The UK Is Planning a Social Media Curfew for 16- and 17-Year-Olds
The restrictions, which can be turned off, will include a crackdown on “addictive” app features and will be in addition to a total ban on children under 16 accessing platforms like TikTok and YouTube.
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July 14, 2026
This German Man Is on a Quest to Cut the Perfect Slice of Bread
Armed with high-end knives and digital calipers, Germanbreadcutter has entranced thousands of fans, one loaf at a time.
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July 13, 2026
Sam Neill Inspired a Generation of Scientists
The actor, who died at age 78 on Monday, embodied a passionate approach to research and positive masculinity in his role as paleontologist Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park.
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July 10, 2026
A New Experiential Gallery Just Might Change Your Mind About AI Art
Billed as the “world’s first museum of AI arts,” Dataland uses wearables and troves of material from the Amazon to merge nature, biometrics, and art.
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July 8, 2026
Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend
A new book claims that Mystery, who teaches awkward men how to hit on women, had sex and smoked weed with an AI chatbot named Miss Shira Always.
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July 3, 2026
The Onion’s ‘Infowars’ Parody Is Here. Alex Jones Is Going to Hate It
The satirical site is fighting to officially take over Infowars. In the meantime, CEO Ben Collins says the new show will mock “how fucking stupid” conspiratorial brain rot has become.
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June 28, 2026
The ‘Almost Homeless’ Subreddit Is a Stark Glimpse at Soaring Wealth Inequality
As the billionaire class gets richer, the growing online community is offering tips on how to survive with very little.
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June 26, 2026
Film Critics Are Thrilled Universal Is Skipping Influencer Screenings for ‘The Odyssey’
With discourse about Christopher Nolan’s epic already raging, first viewer reactions will come from mainstream press, not content creators. Some critics are gloating over this break from the norm.
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June 19, 2026
Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform Is a Black Hole of Circular Grifting
The crypto platform claims you can “pay anyone to do anything,” from quitting a job on camera to getting a memecoin-themed tattoo. But it mostly seems like people trying to scam each other.
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June 16, 2026
Paramount Refused to Air an Ad Criticizing Its Merger With Warner Bros.
The commercial was submitted by the Freedom of the Press Foundation to run during Donald Trump’s UFC event. It criticized the $111 billion merger as a threat to the First Amendment.
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June 6, 2026
‘It’s Not a Joke’: A ‘Simpsons’ Writer Holds His First Presidential Campaign Rally
At a small kickoff event in Los Angeles, Dan Greaney explained why he could no longer stand by and watch the demolition of American democracy.
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