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The fanfic-ification of mainstream culture
Is fanfiction mainstream now?
If you are anywhere near fan spaces online, you’ve probably seen people talking about fanfiction. And it's also behind s…
8 hours ago
The hard work of having "good taste"
Do you think you have good taste?
Having a good sense of taste is something like a cultural badge of honor: the result of hard work understanding what…
3 days, 8 hours ago
The morbid lifelessness of modern beauty
There's a new beauty trend in town: why are women trying to look...lifeless?
Today’s guest, Jessica DeFino - beauty reporter, critic, and author of th…
5 days, 8 hours ago
Many women don't want kids. And for good reason.
Everyone has to make the decision to have or not have kids. There are good reasons for both.
Are you sick of dating? Terrified of how expensive everyt…
6 days, 8 hours ago
Don't get got by big MILK
Why is the government obsessed with whole milk?
In January, the USDA account on X posted a picture, possibly AI generated, of President Trump with a m…
1 week ago
Meet the billionaires who control your media
What happens when tech billionaires control the media you consume?
With the help of his father, Paramount CEO David Ellison's purchase of Warner Bros.…
1 week, 3 days ago
The unbearable fear of being cheated on
It's easier than ever to cheat and to catch a cheater, but is that a good thing?
For example, there are apps and social media groups dedicated to outi…
1 week, 5 days ago
The beauty industry has an Epstein problem
The Epstein Files have revealed social and financial relationships throughout the beauty industry - and a toxic veneration for youth. Is it time for …
1 week, 6 days ago
Is tech making us too obsessed with our bodies?
All this health tracking might not be actually very...healthy.
There's a lot of evidence that health tracking can be good for us. Studies have shown t…
2 weeks ago
Young women are struggling, too. Why can't we see it?
Yes, young men are in crisis, but young women are too. Why aren't we talking about it?
Over the past two years, statistics about men's mental health, …
2 weeks, 3 days ago