Crumbl’s massive empire was never about the cookies
The age of froyo has faded. Fancy cupcakes are passé. The cronut craze is now a distant fever dream. Dessert ...
Tag: culture
Y2K is so back
Twenty-five years ago, millions of people were nervously looking ahead to New Year’s Eve.When the clocks struck midnight, they wondered, ...
How South Korea’s robust protest culture shut down martial law—for now
Chris Jung/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Back ...
Why did the internet lose its mind about a woman getting a PhD?
In late November, a woman posted a photo of herself proudly holding her PhD thesis along with the announcement that ...
How did Elphaba become wicked? There’s a hidden message people keep missing.
Everyone wants to hold space for “Defying Gravity,” the powerhouse anthem from Wicked, the Broadway musical-turned-movie blockbuster. But behind the ...
Wicked hits Instagram and TikTok, with more than a little help from fans
There’s a code of conduct for the multiplex experience, deliberately broadcast right before a movie: When the lights start to ...
Black Friday is a trap
Since the 1980s, Black Friday has signified the kickoff to the holiday shopping season. Stores offered almost-impossible “doorbuster” deals on ...
A new JonBenét doc posits the Ramseys didn’t do it. But what about the ransom note?
Thanks to a new Netflix docuseries from true crime mainstay Joe Berlinger, audiences across the nation are asking a question ...
Wicked, explained
Wicked, the highly anticipated adaptation of the popular Broadway musical, is just about everywhere. The first half of the saga, ...
Why Wicked’s politics feel so bizarrely timely
Wicked, the movie musical based on the beloved Broadway show of the same name, is one of the biggest hits ...
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