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Zyzz Was the Original Looksmaxxer. His Rise and Untimely Death Feel More Relevant Than Ever
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Zyzz Was the Original Looksmaxxer. His Rise and Untimely Death Feel More Relevant Than Ever

A new Apple documentary explores the life of Aziz “Zyzz” Shavershian, who rocketed to internet fame in an age before influencers, then died at age 22 in 2011.
Miles Klee
The 9 Best Movies to Stream This Month
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The 9 Best Movies to Stream This Month

Matt Kamen
These ‘Masturbation Consultants’ Were Hired to Pleasure Themselves With AI
Solo Effort

These ‘Masturbation Consultants’ Were Hired to Pleasure Themselves With AI

Mattha Busby

Digital Culture

People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them

People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them

Human-AI marriages are not currently recognized by US law. Some Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to keep it that way.
Jason Parham
You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong

You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong

From pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby J. Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral.
Jason Parham
The Outlaw Chemist Teaching People How to Make Drugs From Scratch

The Outlaw Chemist Teaching People How to Make Drugs From Scratch

Willy Myco has made over 120 videos showing people his exact process for making everything from LSD to DMT vapes. Not everyone’s a fan of his methods.
Mattha Busby
The ‘Manosphere’ Isn’t a Movement. It’s a Multibillion-Dollar Grievance Industry

The ‘Manosphere’ Isn’t a Movement. It’s a Multibillion-Dollar Grievance Industry

Many young men are driven to resentment and are financially exploited as influencers sell them classes, pills, and the illusion of clout, a new report reveals.
Miles Klee

Movies and TV

The Gender War Over Obsession Has Come for Theme Parks

The Gender War Over Obsession Has Come for Theme Parks

Debate over the true villain in Obsession is raging again after Universal Studios announced the movie’s female lead will be featured at an upcoming Halloween event.
Miles Klee
The 12 Best Anime to Watch if You Think You Hate Anime

The 12 Best Anime to Watch if You Think You Hate Anime

Japan’s strongest media export makes a solid case for your attention span. Here’s what to watch.
Megan Tomos
The 7 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month

The 7 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month

Lanterns, Dark Matter, and the original Star Trek are just a few of the TV shows you should be watching right now.
Jennifer M. Wood
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is a Superhero Movie for Yearners

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is a Superhero Movie for Yearners

Peter Parker’s isolation lands especially hard in the age of AI, a loneliness crisis, and endless scrolling.
Carla Sertin

Books and Music

Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?

Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?

Fenix Flexin’s hit song “Rubberz” has hip-hop fans arguing over whether it was generated by AI. Some say they have proof it’s machine-made, but will anyone care?
Dexter Thomas
More Typos, Fewer Em Dashes: Writers Are Creating an Anti-AI ‘Literary Counterculture’

More Typos, Fewer Em Dashes: Writers Are Creating an Anti-AI ‘Literary Counterculture’

Novelists, journalists, and power LinkedIn posters are embracing first-person narratives and idiosyncrasies to avoid being mistaken for chat bots.
Emma Madden
Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books

Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books

Parents are getting fed up with garbled bedtime stories that feature characters based on actual photos of their children.
Miles Klee
FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage

FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage

Organizers want the show to be the most-viewed halftime show in history. Having Shakira, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, and BTS will surely help—but do soccer fans want it?
Angela Watercutter

Video Games

No One Can Afford to Make Myst Games Anymore

No One Can Afford to Make Myst Games Anymore

“Myst” sold over 6 million copies in the ’90s. Its latest spinoff couldn’t shore up any funding, pointing to an existential crisis among double-A games.
Adam Morgan
More Than a Thousand Pokémon Go Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo

More Than a Thousand Pokémon Go Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo

A surprise 10th-anniversary event saw Niantic fulfilling a promise teased in the original 2016 launch trailer for its popular mobile game.
Julian Chokkattu
The Other Major Soccer Event of 2026? The Shake-Up in the World of Video Games

The Other Major Soccer Event of 2026? The Shake-Up in the World of Video Games

The 48-team World Cup is not the only historic soccer event this year. Four titans are vying for control of video game soccer in the fiercest battle the industry has ever seen.
Javier Rodríguez
Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True

Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True

From the global RAM shortage driving up console prices to job loss in the industry, gaming is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties.
Helen Vogelsong-Donahue

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