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The 30 Best Horror Movies on Netflix, Max, and Beyond

Culture Guides

The 30 Best Horror Movies on Netflix, Max, and Beyond

Jennifer M. Wood

How to Give Neurotic Losers the Main Character Treatment

Dial Up

How to Give Neurotic Losers the Main Character Treatment

Jason Parham

'Hear Me Out': Meme Halloween Costumes Are So Last Decade

The Monitor

'Hear Me Out': Meme Halloween Costumes Are So Last Decade

Angela Watercutter

The Aftermath of the Alligator Experiment

Book Excerpt

The Aftermath of the Alligator Experiment

Jeff VanderMeer

I Made a Wholesome OnlyFans to Try to Make Ends Meet

SFW

I Made a Wholesome OnlyFans to Try to Make Ends Meet

Andrew Rummer

Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How

Dial Up

Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How

Jason Parham

‘Trump Was Born to Be a Teenage Girl’ Is the Sarah Cooper Schtick for the ‘Brat’ Election

The Monitor

‘Trump Was Born to Be a Teenage Girl’ Is the Sarah Cooper Schtick for the ‘Brat’ Election

Angela Watercutter

Filmmakers Are Worried About AI. Big Tech Wants Them to See ‘What's Possible’

Generation AI

Filmmakers Are Worried About AI. Big Tech Wants Them to See ‘What's Possible’

Marah Eakin

Anyone Can Turn You Into an AI Chatbot. There’s Little You Can Do to Stop Them

Artificial Intelligence

Anyone Can Turn You Into an AI Chatbot. There’s Little You Can Do to Stop Them

Megan Farokhmanesh and Lauren Goode

DC Entertainment Is Changing the Shape—and Scrollability—of Comics

Comics

DC Entertainment Is Changing the Shape—and Scrollability—of Comics

Rob Salkowitz

7 Tips for Mastering Metaphor: ReFantazio

Gaming the System

7 Tips for Mastering Metaphor: ReFantazio

Megan Farokhmanesh

Piece by Piece Director Morgan Neville Will Never Use AI Again

Movies

Piece by Piece Director Morgan Neville Will Never Use AI Again

Angela Watercutter

The Dystopia of Watching Hurricane Milton on TikTok

The Monitor

The Dystopia of Watching Hurricane Milton on TikTok

Angela Watercutter

It's-a Me, Alarmo! Now You Can Wake Up to Mario Every Morning

Mamma Mia

It's-a Me, Alarmo! Now You Can Wake Up to Mario Every Morning

Verity Burns

The Fight That Nearly Destroyed the Letterboxd Community

Nerd Fights

The Fight That Nearly Destroyed the Letterboxd Community

Adam Bumas

Metaphor: ReFantazio Is the Future of RPGs

Video Games

Metaphor: ReFantazio Is the Future of RPGs

Megan Farokhmanesh

The Diablo IV Nobody Ever Saw

Book Excerpt

The Diablo IV Nobody Ever Saw

Jason Schreier

Hurricane Helene Couldn’t Stop Birders From Using eBird

Eye of the Storm

Hurricane Helene Couldn’t Stop Birders From Using eBird

Caroline Haskins

Joker: Folie à Deux Might Be the Worst Comic Book Adaptation of All Time

Movies

Joker: Folie à Deux Might Be the Worst Comic Book Adaptation of All Time

Paolo Armelli

She Asked TikTok If Her House Was Haunted. Then the Cops Came

Digital Culture

She Asked TikTok If Her House Was Haunted. Then the Cops Came

Angela Watercutter