How the Cyber-Thriller ‘Red Rooms’ Became a Cult Classic Before It Was Ever Released
Red Rooms is about things that happen in the dark corners of the internet. Naturally it found an audience of fans who pirated it there.
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NaNoWriMo Organizers Said It Was Classist and Ableist to Condemn AI. All Hell Broke Loose
Read more: NaNoWriMo Organizers Said It Was Classist and Ableist to Condemn AI. All Hell Broke LooseLast weekend several authors cut ties with National Novel Writing Month after the nonprofit issued a statement seemingly greenlighting the use of AI in writing.
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Olympic Drag Artist Nicky Doll Hits Back at Online Hate Mob
Read more: Olympic Drag Artist Nicky Doll Hits Back at Online Hate MobSince her performance in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, drag artist Nicky Doll has been hounded by trolls. Now she’s hitting back by suing the man she believes to be their ringleader: Laurence Fox.
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Twitch’s New DJ Program Has Flaws, But It’s the Best There Is
Read more: Twitch’s New DJ Program Has Flaws, But It’s the Best There IsTwitch is finally giving DJs a place to get paid for streaming their sets—and compensate the artists they spin. Its limited catalog of songs and opaque earnings plan may leave some streamers cold.
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Kamala Harris and the Paradox of Progress
Read more: Kamala Harris and the Paradox of ProgressThe vice president’s political theater is inspiring raucous reactions and online goodwill—but it’s also already showing cracks, and obscuring the harsher realities of America.
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Eminem’s New Album Prompted Gen X to Declare a TikTok ‘War’ on Gen Z
Read more: Eminem’s New Album Prompted Gen X to Declare a TikTok ‘War’ on Gen ZThe release of Eminem’s new album The Death of Slim Shady has led to a series of viral shitposts from Gen X. Their targets, Gen Z, remain unbothered.
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Scales New Heights of Cinematic Self-Awareness
Read more: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Scales New Heights of Cinematic Self-AwarenessDeadpool’s first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is all about giving fans more Easter eggs and references than they can catch. Will it also score Disney a hit?
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Fortnite Has a Political Violence Problem
Read more: Fortnite Has a Political Violence ProblemIn a report shared exclusively with WIRED, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism says it found more than a dozen user-generated games on Fortnite that featured antisemitism and political violence.
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The Real Problem With TikTok’s ‘Fruity’ Boy Trend
Read more: The Real Problem With TikTok’s ‘Fruity’ Boy TrendOn TikTok and X, the “fruity” boyfriend has become a hot topic. But the trend exposes the real issues that arise when dating apps reduce everyone to an archetype.
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The Real Reason Will Smith Broke Twitch’s Biggest Streaming Record
Read more: The Real Reason Will Smith Broke Twitch’s Biggest Streaming RecordA boxing tournament in Spain didn’t need the Fresh Prince’s help to become the most popular stream in the platform’s history.
