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What really counts as social media "addiction?"
Social media could fundamentally shift our understanding of what is and isn't "addictive."
Tech companies are back in court...and likely will be for a…
1 month, 1 week ago
Has the vegan business bubble burst?
Is veganism in its flop era?
There was a time when veganism – or plant-based food – seemed to be in ascendency: from the early 2010s when Beyoncé adop…
1 month, 1 week ago
Make life harder (and better): Learn another language.
Translation tech has improved a lot. So why learn a language?
A lot of people around the world speak English. For those who don’t, AirPods offer live …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
MAGA has a DEI policy. Just ask Nicki Minaj.
Is the far-right in its rainbow coalition era?
We're seeing quite a few examples in the culture that may suggest so: from Nicki Minaj's recent pivot t…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Did the Cult of the Tech Job trick you too?
Learn to code, they said! And then the layoffs started happening...
The tech industry is hemorrhaging jobs. According to one estimate, there have been…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl: a radical act of resistance
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance had a clear message for his fans and his haters.
The pop star's show was a colorful and vibrant vision of Puerto R…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Melania Trump isn't telling the whole truth
Is Melania Trump's new film a documentary? Fan service? Or propaganda?
The Amazon funded $40 million-$75 million film, follows the first lady as she p…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Swoletariat: a history of leftist fitness
So-called "swoletariats" are exercising for the resistance.
There’s a lot of fitness content in conservative manosphere circles – that’s not new – but…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Americans are tired. The grindset is to blame.
America’s workers are tired – here’s why.
Do you feel like you can never get off the grind? From gig laborers to salaried workers, a lot of people are…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The biggest threat to Trump? Ordinary people.
One of the biggest lessons from the clash between ICE and the citizens of Minneapolis is that communities are prepared to stand up for their neighbor…
2 months ago