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Meet the ‘Relationship Anarchists’ Ditching Romantic Norms

Romantic Revolution

Meet the ‘Relationship Anarchists’ Ditching Romantic Norms

Jason Parham

What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks

Book Excerpt

What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks

Joe Tidy

Days-Long ‘Dark Retreats’ Are the Newest Spiritual Conquest for Tech Elites

Dark Days

Days-Long ‘Dark Retreats’ Are the Newest Spiritual Conquest for Tech Elites

Mattha Busby

Mario Kart World Devs Broke Their Own Rule on Who Gets to Drive

Ready Player Weird

Mario Kart World Devs Broke Their Own Rule on Who Gets to Drive

Megan Farokhmanesh

Mario Kart World Races Are More Chaotic—and Better—Than Ever

First Drive

Mario Kart World Races Are More Chaotic—and Better—Than Ever

Megan Farokhmanesh

Trump’s Administration Wants to Erase Queer History. An Unconventional Book Club Is Fighting Back

Reading List

Trump’s Administration Wants to Erase Queer History. An Unconventional Book Club Is Fighting Back

Megan Farokhmanesh

OnlyFans Turbocharged Sex Work. Now Its Founder Is Targeting the Whole Influencer Economy

Creator Economy

OnlyFans Turbocharged Sex Work. Now Its Founder Is Targeting the Whole Influencer Economy

Jason Parham

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Swaps DEI for ‘Diversity of Thought’ in Annual Report

Video Games

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Swaps DEI for ‘Diversity of Thought’ in Annual Report

Megan Farokhmanesh

Jesse Armstrong Finds Sympathy for ‘Rich Assholes’ in Mountainhead

Bro Show

Jesse Armstrong Finds Sympathy for ‘Rich Assholes’ in Mountainhead

Manisha Krishnan

Hot Farmers, Trad Wives, and an Immigrant Reality Show: Welcome to TV’s MAGA Era

Vibe Shift

Hot Farmers, Trad Wives, and an Immigrant Reality Show: Welcome to TV’s MAGA Era

Jason Parham

Kesha Wants to ‘Smash’ the Music Industry With a New LinkedIn-Style App

WIRED Q&A

Kesha Wants to ‘Smash’ the Music Industry With a New LinkedIn-Style App

Boone Ashworth

A Gaming YouTuber Says an AI-Generated Clone of His Voice Is Being Used to Narrate Doom Videos

Losing Game

A Gaming YouTuber Says an AI-Generated Clone of His Voice Is Being Used to Narrate Doom Videos

Megan Farokhmanesh

Eating Disorder Content Is Infiltrating TikTok. Some Creators Are Going Viral Debunking It

Food for Thought

Eating Disorder Content Is Infiltrating TikTok. Some Creators Are Going Viral Debunking It

Kat Tenbarge

IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence

Digital Culture

IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence

Manisha Krishnan

‘A Billion Streams and No Fans’: Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case

Bot and Roll

‘A Billion Streams and No Fans’: Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case

Kate Knibbs

Is He Really Mad at Me? Maybe ChatGPT Knows

personal questions

Is He Really Mad at Me? Maybe ChatGPT Knows

Megan Farokhmanesh

Who Even Is a Criminal Now?

Rogue Ones

Who Even Is a Criminal Now?

Katie Drummond

Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet

Birds of a Feather

Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet

Kate Knibbs

Fortnite Players Are Already Making AI Darth Vader Swear

Forceful Language

Fortnite Players Are Already Making AI Darth Vader Swear

Megan Farokhmanesh

EA Tried to Stop an ‘Anti-DEI Mod’ for The Sims 4—but More Keep Surfacing

Shut It Down

EA Tried to Stop an ‘Anti-DEI Mod’ for The Sims 4—but More Keep Surfacing

Alana Yzola