digital culture
-
World
The Internet’s Obsession With Luigi Mangione Signals a Major Shift
In America, people have strong opinions about health insurance companies, and when it came out that the alleged shooter had…
Read More » -
World
The Guy Behind the Most Nostalgic Sites on the Internet
I was going to ask if anyone has found it yet. Does anyone know where it is? I haven’t shared…
Read More » -
World
Pokémon Cards Are Back—No Binders Needed
In the mid-1990s, the masterminds behind Pokémon were building a powerful trifecta: a handful of role-playing adventures for Nintendo’s Game…
Read More » -
World
Taylor Swift Fans Are Leaving X for Bluesky After Trump’s Election
Following the US presidential election, Swifties, the name for Taylor Swift’s fans, are fleeing X for Bluesky. X’s owner, billionaire…
Read More » -
World
They Searched Through Hundreds of Bands to Solve an Online Mystery
The first advancement in years came in May, when a user on the buzzing Reddit community r/TheMysteriousSong found a reference…
Read More » -
World
The Reason Your Election Anxiety Feels Worse in 2024
Americans need to log off. Unplug. Shoot the TV. It seems impossible. Less than five days from Election Day in…
Read More » -
World
How to Give Neurotic Losers the Main Character Treatment
It’s really no wonder that there has been this scattering to the winds of people on social media now, as…
Read More » -
World
Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How
Twenty years ago, MySpace and Facebook ushered in an inspired age of social media. Today, the sticky parables of online…
Read More » -
World
She Asked TikTok If Her House Was Haunted. Then the Cops Came
This all started like four or five days ago. How many followers have you gathered in that amount of time?…
Read More » -
World
Players Are Turning the ‘Echoes’ in ‘The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’ Into Cheat Codes
On top of a table, Princess Zelda magically binds herself to a green machine pouring gusts of wind. She goes…
Read More »