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Culture Archive

Archives for December 2024

Culture
Jay-Z was named in a Diddy lawsuit. Will other celebrities be next?Jay-Z was named in a Diddy lawsuit. Will other celebrities be next?
Culture

There’s likely more industry-shifting fallout to come from the Diddy case.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Money
Crumbl’s massive empire was never about the cookiesCrumbl’s massive empire was never about the cookies
Money

How the dessert company taps into the never-ending cycle of hyper-consumption.

By Whizy Kim
Culture
Y2K is so backY2K is so back
Podcast
Culture

25 years later, Kyle Mooney’s new movie revisits the apocalypse that wasn’t.

By Sean Rameswaram and Avishay Artsy
Future Perfect
How to think about the public backlash to the killing of a health care CEOHow to think about the public backlash to the killing of a health care CEO
Future Perfect

Why Brian Thompson’s death has provoked such complicated reactions from the public.

By Aja Romano and Sigal Samuel
Culture
Vanderpump Rules was the perfect millennial tragedyVanderpump Rules was the perfect millennial tragedy
Culture

The cult reality show offered a darkly comic look at the American dream. Can a reboot recreate the horror?

By Kyndall Cunningham
Culture
The best books of 2024The best books of 2024
Culture

8 books that made the case for art in a fraught year.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Spotify Wrapped misses the mark with this one joyless featureSpotify Wrapped misses the mark with this one joyless feature
Culture

For music lovers, streaming has never felt more stale.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Culture
Why did the internet lose its mind about a woman getting a PhD?Why did the internet lose its mind about a woman getting a PhD?
Culture

Harassment against women on X has never been worse.

By Rebecca Jennings
Video
Why every restaurant has the same dessertsWhy every restaurant has the same desserts
Play
Video

Desserts at restaurants have gotten boring — here’s why.

By Kim Mas
The Highlight
What in the world is pink cocaine?What in the world is pink cocaine?
The Highlight

It’s not cocaine, but it can be just about anything else — except a good idea.

By Celia Ford
Policy
The housing movement is divided against itselfThe housing movement is divided against itself
Policy

What 3 new books reveal about where the housing movement goes next.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Culture
Who killed JonBenét Ramsey? Everything we know about the main suspects.Who killed JonBenét Ramsey? Everything we know about the main suspects.
Culture

28 years after the murder, a new Netflix docuseries has us questioning what we think we know.

By Aja Romano
“I want a book that will give me hope that things will get better.”
Culture

Books to get you through the next four years.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Why are people taking pictures at the movies?Why are people taking pictures at the movies?
Culture

People are finally going back to theaters — with their phones.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Culture
A new JonBenét doc posits the Ramseys didn’t do it. But what about the ransom note?A new JonBenét doc posits the Ramseys didn’t do it. But what about the ransom note?
Culture

What to understand about the infamous ransom note, from Patsy Ramsey to the intruder theory.

By Aja Romano