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The Traitors’s third season is very good because its Traitors are very bad.
Karla Sofía Gascón made history as an openly trans Oscar nominee. Now she’s apologizing for hateful posts.
A tall Slavic man changed jobs. Why is the internet freaking out?
Books to help you understand the world.
The Kansas City Chiefs were famously underdogs. Now they’re reviled.
How American Psycho became men’s favorite sigma icon.
The year is 2025 and sex-positive divas have been driven underground…
How pickles and olives became the avocado for Gen Z.
Men’s sports have historically been much more popular than women’s. But that may be changing.
Salt Lake City has “high body count hair” and games, while New York City has pranks and lies.
Meta denies any funny business on Instagram in the aftermath of Trump’s inauguration. Should we believe them?
His Oscar strategy is to be a weird little dude. It’s working surprisingly well.
What nominees like Wicked and The Substance say about blockbusters, musicals, middlebrow fare, and supersized movies.
RFK Jr. wants to get ultra-processed foods out of school lunch. It’s harder than it sounds.
The end of one wildly popular platform is a chance to overhaul the broken social media industry.
The case for and against TikTok as a cultural force.
In just a year, the Chinese-owned TikTok has become Gen Z’s favorite place to goof off, and a subject of skepticism from politicians.
Your parasocial relationships might be a good thing for climate change.
What happens to supposedly “enlightened” men in the post-Me Too era?
Plus trippy detective novels for when you just miss Twin Peaks.
Is the papal hit as “disgusting” as conservative Catholics want you to believe?
Nosferatu, Queer, and Babygirl all explore deep humiliation of desire.
An illustrated guide to its delicious, subversive appeal.
Sexual harassment claims involving hosts Skip Bayless and Joy Taylor have become a playground for misogynists online.
Apple is poised to pay $95 million to users, but denies Siri was eavesdropping on purpose.
Beast Games is both sickening to watch and extremely compelling.
Students are regrouping in their long fight for labor rights.
“Glow up” challenges were all over my feed. So I tried one.
From Aaron Rodgers to Industry, this psychedelic brew is having a cultural moment with dudes — here’s why.
Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist scored big wins, while Nikki Glaser hilariously entertained.
The questionable statistic at the heart of the “men don’t read fiction” discourse.
From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.
Online sports betting is bad for sports — and for gamblers.
Plus, what Pantone’s color of the year says about taste and class.
It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.
Veteran Minneapolis DJ Bill DeVille explains A Complete Unknown for fans and newbs alike.
She’s an expert in funny, but her relationship with rabbits is very serious.
In 2004, critics demanded better than mediocre Christmas movies. Why are we so reluctant to do so now?
Vox’s cultural obsessions of 2024.