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Culture Archive

Archives for November 2024

Are you a bad gift-giver? Here’s how to tell, according to a pro.
How to get through the holidays without going broke

What normies can learn from a concierge gifting service for celebrities.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Could Dune: Prophecy really be the next Game of Thrones? Could Dune: Prophecy really be the next Game of Thrones? 
Culture

HBO’s shockingly fun Dune prequel has a secret weapon: gossiping space divas.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Screw it, it’s Christmas nowScrew it, it’s Christmas now
Culture

Christmas came early this year — and not just for Trump supporters.

By Rebecca Jennings
Culture
Want to understand why Trump won the election? Look at pop culture.Want to understand why Trump won the election? Look at pop culture.
Culture

How entertainment, from Morgan Wallen to Twisters, predicted the MAGA pivot.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Technology
Bluesky brings the fun, weird vibes of old Twitter back to lifeBluesky brings the fun, weird vibes of old Twitter back to life
Technology

As more users flee X, a clearer, sunnier social media age is dawning.

By Adam Clark Estes and Aja Romano
Culture
The real reason Mike Tyson is fighting Jake PaulThe real reason Mike Tyson is fighting Jake Paul
Culture

It turns out influencers make great boxers — and even better TV.

By Rebecca Jennings
Culture
The confusing recent history of People’s Sexiest Man AliveThe confusing recent history of People’s Sexiest Man Alive
Culture

The magazine giving the honor to John Krasinski in 2024 raises some questions.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Explain It to Me
Why libraries need librariansWhy libraries need librarians
Explain It to Me

Public librarians have to be coders, social workers, and book rec machines. They’re irreplaceable.

By Constance Grady
The Delphi murders were a local tragedy. Then they became “true crime.”
Culture

The investigation into the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams sums up the messy state of true crime.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Why Conclave and Juror #2 are the movies we need right nowWhy Conclave and Juror #2 are the movies we need right now
Culture

“Middlebrow” doesn’t mean bad.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Trump 2.0, explained
Following Trump’s victory, some women consider swearing off menFollowing Trump’s victory, some women consider swearing off men
Trump 2.0, explained

4B, the protest movement that boycotts men, explained.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Is the Gen Z bro media diet to blame?Is the Gen Z bro media diet to blame?
Culture

You can’t understand Trump’s win without understanding what young men are doing online.

By Rebecca Jennings
Explain It to Me
Why are foods banned in other places still on US grocery shelves?Why are foods banned in other places still on US grocery shelves?
Explain It to Me

Who decides what can and can’t be in food in the US?

By Jonquilyn Hill
Culture
How Peanut the Squirrel became an unlikely right-wing celebrityHow Peanut the Squirrel became an unlikely right-wing celebrity
Culture

Everything you wanted to know about the now-euthanized Instagram-famous pet but were too embarrassed to ask.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
So what if Martha Stewart is a perfectionist control freak?So what if Martha Stewart is a perfectionist control freak?
Culture

In the new Netflix documentary “Martha,” her relentless drive becomes her most endearing characteristic.

By Constance Grady