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Nightmare Fuel

Dozens of YouTube Channels Are Showing AI-Generated Cartoon Gore and Fetish Content

Laura Holliday

Game In

LinkedIn Games Are Still the Best Part of LinkedIn

Boone Ashworth

No Game

Dating Apps Are Using Role-Playing Games to Fix Your Rizz

Elana Klein

Book Excerpt

AI Is Using Your Likes to Get Inside Your Head

Martin Reeves and Bob Goodson

Ghost Writer

A Philosopher Released an Acclaimed Book About Digital Manipulation. The Author Ended Up Being AI

Anna Lagos

Vroom Vroom

He Bought a Racetrack 6 Years Ago. Now He Runs the Netflix of Grassroots Motorsports

Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

Fresh Blood

Sinners Proves Audiences Crave Sex, Vampires—and Fresh Ideas

Jason Parham

Mirror Image

Star Wars’ Andor Season 2 Depicts the Banality of American Fascism

Jake Kleinman

Book Excerpt

Muscle Memory Isn’t What You Think It Is

Bonnie Tsui

Papal Succession

Conclave Viewership Shot Up 283 Percent Following Pope Francis’ Death

Angela Watercutter

/RIP/

4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere

Ryan Broderick

Earth Day

These 11 Nature Documentaries Will Make You Want to Touch Grass

Boutayna Chokrane

Pope Watch

You Have to Rent Conclave Today, Because Streaming Is Messier Than Ever

Manisha Krishnan

Ouch!

Mouse Mode on Nintendo Switch 2 Already Needs an Overhaul

Matt Kamen

Switched Up

The Nintendo Switch 2 Price Won’t Get Hit by Trump’s Tariffs

Megan Farokhmanesh

Deal Breaker

Pop the Balloon Was a Viral Hit for Black Daters. Then Netflix Gentrified It

Jason Parham

Stop the Presses

Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit You in an Unexpected Place: Your Vinyl Collection

John Semley

Side Hustle

Young People Are Making Up to $36K a Year Renting Their T-Shirts and Speakers

Elana Klein

Crackdown

Trans Musicians Are Canceling US Tour Dates Due to Trump’s Gender ID Rules

Manisha Krishnan

Null Feelings

The Subjective Charms of Objective-C

Gabriel Nicholas