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‘I’m a real human, not an NPC’: Contemporary meme culture is plagued with main character-syndrome

Ally Perry

Quiet Campaigning Was the Way to Go for Many Oscar Frontrunners This Year

Ben Weiss

Less ‘Wuthering Heights’ and more ‘Bridgerton’: Why Hollywood’s romance stories deserve a happy ending

Bar Mor Hazut

Over convenience is hindering us and ‘Friction-Maxxing’ can help us add useful difficulty back into our lives

JR Atkinson

Pop Stars Struggle with Satire, but Lana Del Rey Cracks the Code on Her Newest Single “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter”

Ben Weiss

I Miss the Pharmacist Who Used to Shameless Flirt with Me at the Counter

Emmy Pratt

‘I’d love an orange right now…’: TikTok relationship tests are making couples forget their personal standards

Ally Perry

Don't Let the Celebrity Couples’ Valentine's Day Posts Trick You, They're Nothing Like Us

Lana DeGaetano

Viral Foodie Culture and Food Delivery Apps are Keeping Us From Cooking At Home

JR Atkinson

‘The Pitt’ is the Latest “Tough Watch” That has Somehow Become Comfort TV

Ben Weiss

The 2026 Winter Olympics are throwing a Wrench into your TikTok Algorithm, and We Love It

Bar Mor Hazut

Etsy Witches are the Realest Part of the Internet, Even If Their Magic Isn't

Ally Perry

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet Have Cracked the Code to a Successful Celebrity Relationship

Bar Mor Hazut

In Defense of 'Saltburn' and 'Wuthering Heights' Director Emerald Fennell’s Highly Divisive Filmmaking

Ben Weiss

‘Are you a Vault-dweller?’: How ‘Fallout’ proves gamer adaptations can actually be incredible

Jesse Kessenheimer

Posting Online About How You’re Offline Isn’t ‘Analog,’ It’s Hypocritical

Lana DeGaetano