A movie date can tell you a lot about a person. For some women who went to see The Odyssey, it may have told them too much. Since Christopher Nolan‘s epic arrived in theaters, women have been sharing what happened when their dates encountered Odysseus, the Trojan Horse, and nearly 3 hours of Greek mythology.…
Start rearranging your Top 8: Myspace’s owners are hinting at a comeback. Chris and Tim Vanderhook, whose company acquired Myspace in 2011, say they plan to relaunch the once-dominant social media platform. The brothers confirmed their intentions in Tommy Avallone’s recent documentary Myspace, although they have not announced when the relaunch will happen or what…
Despite the decentralized nature of our internet-driven culture, there are still moments that can make millions of netizens focus on the same thing at the same time. In 2026, that included a rocket launch that reminded us that humans can still do genuinely awe-inspiring things, as well as a baby macaque and his IKEA stuffed…
AI assistants have been pitched as a solution to overflowing inboxes, messy calendars, and trips that still need booking. But what happens when the task being outsourced is remembering your anniversary? The startup Orchid introduced its personal assistant with a now-viral cinematic video, posted to X July 28, following a woman whose partner has forgotten…
Before hockey romance gave us Shane and Ilya, anime gave us Yuri and Victor. For months in 2016, it felt nearly impossible to open Tumblr without seeing the pair somewhere on your dashboard. Now, a decade after Yuri!!! on Ice first captivated fans around the world, Crunchyroll is marking the anime’s 10th anniversary by streaming…
When Avatar: The Last Airbender premiered on Nickelodeon in 2005, no one could have predicted that nearly two decades later, one of its characters would still be one of the internet’s favorite fictional boyfriends. Yet here we are. Since Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender arrived on Paramount+ and in select theaters, my TikTok algorithm has…
Women receive no shortage of safety advice. Cover your drink. Share your location. Avoid walking at night alone. Text when you get home. Here is one they may not hear every day: If you think someone wearing smart glasses is secretly recording you, start playing a Disney song. The advice has begun circulating on LinkedIn,…
Elon Musk has just taken one more step towards turning X into “the everything app.” On Monday, Musk’s social media platform X announced the launch of a new service on the platform called X Money. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. What is X Money? The new service…
At this point, anyone who leaves the house risks ending up in the background of someone else’s video. Phones have made filming strangers routine, while Meta glasses have made some cameras nearly impossible to spot. Once that footage reaches TikTok, a brief encounter can land in front of millions of viewers — and the people…
A new report accuses TikTok of failing to appropriately moderate a growing “gray market” for GLP-1 weight loss drugs as they continue to surge in popularity. The content analysis, conducted by gender justice nonprofit UltraViolet, pinpointed hundreds of TikTok accounts promoting unregulated GLP-1 drugs, including GLP-1 alternatives advertised as “research-grade.” Accounts often directed users off…