Culture

Survival Mode

This Startup Is Betting on AI Microdramas to Get More Black Stories in Hollywood

Mansa says its AI microdramas can serve as proofs of concept for what Black audiences want. Critics say the studio is selling out.

Jason Parham

Jacked In

Inside the 42-Year Journey to Bring Neuromancer to the Screen

Angela Watercutter

Truck Stop

‘Call Him Out’: Cybertruck Loyalists Are in Mourning—and They Want Answers From Elon Musk

Miles Klee

Digital Culture

You Can Buy T-Shirts Glorifying Mass Shootings Almost Anywhere Online

A new report finds that a digital community obsessed with Columbine and similar attacks is promoting apparel modeled after clothing worn by the perpetrators.

Miles Klee

The AO3 Shutdown Is Pitting Fanfic Readers Against Authors

“It has left a sour taste in my mouth,” says a Heated Rivalry fanfic author who found her work uploaded to AO3 mirror sites without her consent.

Michaela Makusha

The Grindr 1 Percent Is Getting Its Own Gated Community

The gay hookup app’s premium tier Edge rolls out this month. Grindr will limit membership numbers to “preserve exclusivity.”

Jason Parham

Horny Grandmas Are Having a Moment

Creators in their sixties, seventies, and eighties have flooded adult platforms as the demand for mature content has skyrocketed, with some turning to online sex work as a retirement lifeline.

Jason Parham

Movies and TV

4DX Movies Are Entering Their Thirsty Romance Era

From Heated Rivalry to Wicker, the movie format that embraces thrusting chairs and splashing the crowd is catering to those who want a horny communal theatergoing experience.

Ej Dickson

The 9 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month

Black Doves, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and Blade Runner 2099 are just a few of the shows you should be watching right now.

Jennifer M. Wood

New Hulu Doc Get Huge Shows the Deadly Toll of Looksmaxxing

The new Hulu docuseries Get Huge: Looksmaxxing to Death shines a light on the mysterious deaths and disappearances of a group of male influencers in Thailand—and the leader at the center of it all.

Ej Dickson

Male Insecurity Over Penis Size Is a Booming Business

Manhood, a new documentary about “girth enhancement,” explores how wellness professionals are encouraging men to undergo increasingly extreme procedures to be sexually desirable.

Jason Parham