So the Labubu and Dubai chocolate fads — what was that all about?
If you’re not quite sure why everything is suddenly Dubai chocolate or what exactly a Labubu is, you’re not alone. ...
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OpenAI’s Sora 2 is an unholy abomination
Really, it’s almost unfair to hold a tech company to its mission statement. From Google’s “Don’t Be Evil” to WeWork’s ...
A political violence scholar explains what the furor over Charlie Kirk’s killing is missing
After the fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk last week, observers rushed to take part in what’s become one ...
The Charlie Kirk shooting brings out the worst in social media
If you haven’t seen the video of a bullet killing Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah, you’re one ...
The one-sided intimacy of being a fan
A Vox reader asks: What exactly are parasocial relationships and why are they so prevalent now?Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You ...
Gen Z created a new type of man to avoid
If you live in a major city, you might have seen what looks like a hipster drag show playing out ...
The exhausting summer of nothing 2025
Whether it’s Brat, White Boy, Hot Girl, Barbenheimer or way back to the Summer of Love, Americans love to give ...
The second-wave matcha boom isn’t really about the tea
Seemingly out of nowhere, a pale green drink has become a staple in my life. In recent months, the matcha ...
It’s supposed to be Yelp for men. There are some problems.
It sounds like the plot of a Black Mirror episode. Single, straight women log into a dating app, but not ...
Wow, that Sydney Sweeney jeans ad sure got people talking
Declaring that an actor has great jeans should technically be a boring way to sell denim. And yet, an American ...
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