Culture
The entertainment and cultural moments that define our society.
In just a year, the Chinese-owned TikTok has become Gen Z’s favorite place to goof off, and a subject of skepticism from politicians.
Your parasocial relationships might be a good thing for climate change.
What happens to supposedly “enlightened” men in the post-Me Too era?
Plus trippy detective novels for when you just miss Twin Peaks.
Is the papal hit as “disgusting” as conservative Catholics want you to believe?
Nosferatu, Queer, and Babygirl all explore deep humiliation of desire.
An illustrated guide to its delicious, subversive appeal.
Sexual harassment claims involving hosts Skip Bayless and Joy Taylor have become a playground for misogynists online.
Apple is poised to pay $95 million to users, but denies Siri was eavesdropping on purpose.
Beast Games is both sickening to watch and extremely compelling.
Students are regrouping in their long fight for labor rights.
“Glow up” challenges were all over my feed. So I tried one.
From Aaron Rodgers to Industry, this psychedelic brew is having a cultural moment with dudes — here’s why.
Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist scored big wins, while Nikki Glaser hilariously entertained.
The questionable statistic at the heart of the “men don’t read fiction” discourse.
From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.
Online sports betting is bad for sports — and for gamblers.
Plus, what Pantone’s color of the year says about taste and class.
It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.
Veteran Minneapolis DJ Bill DeVille explains A Complete Unknown for fans and newbs alike.
She’s an expert in funny, but her relationship with rabbits is very serious.
In 2004, critics demanded better than mediocre Christmas movies. Why are we so reluctant to do so now?
Vox’s cultural obsessions of 2024.
And why so many of them are shot in Vancouver.
Welcome to the hair transplant capital of the world
The Taiwan invasion everyone fears might never happen. Here’s what could take place instead.
It sends an important message, but may not translate to an immediate fix.
What does it mean that the health care CEO shooter didn’t seem to have “extreme” politics?
The Hawaii resident’s disappearance became a viral internet mystery. That may have made things worse.
Everybody loves MAHA — because nobody knows what it really is.
There’s likely more industry-shifting fallout to come from the Diddy case.
How the dessert company taps into the never-ending cycle of hyper-consumption.
25 years later, Kyle Mooney’s new movie revisits the apocalypse that wasn’t.
Why Brian Thompson’s death has provoked such complicated reactions from the public.
The cult reality show offered a darkly comic look at the American dream. Can a reboot recreate the horror?
8 books that made the case for art in a fraught year.
For music lovers, streaming has never felt more stale.
Harassment against women on X has never been worse.
Desserts at restaurants have gotten boring — here’s why.