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The 52 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now

Agatha All Along, The Simpsons, and Bluey are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Disney+ this month.

Your Dumb Memes Revived One of Butt Rock's Biggest Bands

Somehow, Creed shitposts have jumped from message boards to Major League Baseball. Now the band’s 25-year-old album Human Clay is selling once again—and the band is going viral all on its own.

Meet the People Traveling the World, Thanks to Crowdfunding

To finance their travels, these people turned to the bank of friends, family, and strangers.

The Shade Room Founder Is Ready to Dial Down the Shade

Angie Nwandu dishes on Diddy, Donald Trump, the responsibility of the Black press, and what it takes to build a lasting media empire.

Nintendo Is Suing Palworld Creator Pocketpair

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing the company behind the game, which fans dubbed “Pokémon with guns,” for patent infringement.

Sony’s $700 PlayStation 5 Pro Is Finally Coming in November

Following months of rumors, the company just announced its powerful yet pricey PlayStation 5 upgrade.

New AI Model Can Simulate Super Mario Bros. After Watching Gameplay Footage

Despite its limitations, the makers of MarioVGG think AI video could one day replace game engines.

Concord’s Death Offers a Bleak Look at Gaming’s Future

After eight years of development, Sony pulled the plug on Concord today after just two weeks. Fans loved it, but seemingly not enough. Is the future of the industry blockbuster-or-bust?

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Gives the Princess Powers That Link Never Got

After playing Nintendo’s highly-anticipated Switch game, we can confidently say it supplies Hyrule’s new hero Zelda with more than a sword.

Transformers One Isn’t as Silly as It Looks

It’s messages may be on the nose—it’s an animated kids’ movie!—but it also has more perspective than the franchise has exhibited in years.

The 44 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

Wicked Little Letters, Rebel Ridge, and The Platform are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.

The 44 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now

Terminator Zero, The Perfect Couple, and Sweet Home are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.

The 22 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now

Wolfs, Fancy Dance, and The World’s a Little Blurry are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple TV+ this month.

Lo-Fi Weather Channel Videos Are Soothing Climate Fears on YouTube

Hours-long videos of ’80s and ’90s Weather Channel broadcasts set to vaporwave tunes are all over YouTube. They’re perfect for those moments you want to remember a time when weather was a little less scary.

The End of ‘Brat Summer’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think

Yes, it means we’re moving into Demure Autumn or even PSL Time, but it also indicates seasons themselves are getting warped by meme culture.

NaNoWriMo Organizers Said It Was Classist and Ableist to Condemn AI. All Hell Broke Loose

Last weekend several authors cut ties with National Novel Writing Month after the nonprofit issued a statement seemingly greenlighting the use of AI in writing.

Ticket Bots Leave Oasis Fans Enraged

The online ticketing “fiasco” for the band’s upcoming reunion tour has led to pushback against dynamic pricing models and calls for more consumer protections.

This Digital Archivist Believes Hollywood’s ‘Competition Era’ Is Over

“It’s as if television, media, and filmmaking are becoming manifest destiny in the wrong ways,” says Maya Cade, founder of the Black Film Archive. “And there's nothing sadder.”

The Creators of Industry Know Banking Is a Rigged Game

The HBO drama about the Machiavellian world of high finance is an undeniable hit—and cocreators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay say “coke and boats” is just the beginning.

He Started Out as the ‘Dear Abby’ of Grindr. Now Everyone Wants His Advice

With the advice column ¡Hola Papi!, JP Brammer tackles life’s most eccentric and heart-wrenching issues—like what to do after realizing your fiance is catfishing you.

Drew Afualo Will Never Stop Making Fun of Misogynist Men

The TikTok influencer and podcast host amassed millions of followers for her roasts—and swears she’ll keep doing it even if TikTok goes away.

Moo Deng Is More Than a Meme

As the baby pygmy hippo has gone mega-viral, the Thai zoo where she was born is hustling to trademark her and keep her safe.

Reddit’s ‘Celebrity Number Six’ Win Was Almost a Catastrophe—Thanks to AI

This week, Reddit solved the long-running Celebrity Number Six mystery, but it almost got derailed thanks to accusations that the missing piece was made with AI.

The Trademark Tug-of-War Over ‘Demure’ Shows a Massive Meme Power Shift

Going back to the days of “on fleek,” creators have had a hard time benefiting from their memes. TikTokker Jools Lebron is poised to change that.

The Australian Breaker Who Broke the Internet

It’s been a week since Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, competed in the breaking competition at the Paris Olympics. The memes—and the controversy—haven’t stopped since.

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