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How Sidechat Fanned the Flames of University Campus Protests

Digital Culture

How Sidechat Fanned the Flames of University Campus Protests

Sofia Barnett

Instagram Is My Eden of Delusion. I Never Want to Leave

Boom Scroll

Instagram Is My Eden of Delusion. I Never Want to Leave

Jason Parham

I’m a Boy. Does Playing Female Characters in Video Games Make Me Gay?

Cloud Support

I’m a Boy. Does Playing Female Characters in Video Games Make Me Gay?

Meghan O'Gieblyn

7 Spring Albums That You Don’t Need to Fight About Online

Lists

7 Spring Albums That You Don’t Need to Fight About Online

Jason Parham

Decades of Garry’s Mod Nintendo Uploads Are Disappearing

Game Over

Decades of Garry’s Mod Nintendo Uploads Are Disappearing

Megan Farokhmanesh

1994 Was the Last Good Year—and It's Still Going

The Monitor

1994 Was the Last Good Year—and It's Still Going

Angela Watercutter

Metaphor: ReFantazio Steals the Best Ideas From Persona 5

Video Games

Metaphor: ReFantazio Steals the Best Ideas From Persona 5

Megan Farokhmanesh

Boomergasms Are Booming

Feeld Notes

Boomergasms Are Booming

Jason Parham

North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say

Hermit Kingdom

North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say

Matt Burgess

The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem

The Monitor

The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem

Angela Watercutter

Nas’ Illmatic Was the Beginning of the End of the Album

It Ain't Hard to Tell

Nas’ Illmatic Was the Beginning of the End of the Album

C. Brandon Ogbunu and Lupe Fiasco

Delta Is an iOS Game Boy Emulator That (Likely) Won’t Get Taken Down

Start the Presses

Delta Is an iOS Game Boy Emulator That (Likely) Won’t Get Taken Down

Megan Farokhmanesh

How a Picturesque Cozy Game Hit Its Antiauthoritarian Stride

How a Picturesque Cozy Game Hit Its Antiauthoritarian Stride

Laurence Russell

The More People Say Megalopolis Is Unsellable, the More We Need to See It

The Monitor

The More People Say Megalopolis Is Unsellable, the More We Need to See It

Angela Watercutter

Alex Garland’s Civil War Plays Both Sides

Review

Alex Garland’s Civil War Plays Both Sides

David Gilbert

Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops

Swift Reversals

Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops

Reece Rogers

Fallout Nails Video Game Adaptations by Making the Apocalypse Fun

Apocalypse When

Fallout Nails Video Game Adaptations by Making the Apocalypse Fun

Marah Eakin

Influencers Are Trying to Go Viral by Playing a Game About Going Viral

Content Warning

Influencers Are Trying to Go Viral by Playing a Game About Going Viral

Megan Farokhmanesh

Pop Music Is Mad. Social Media Loves It

Tuned Out

Pop Music Is Mad. Social Media Loves It

Jason Parham

An Interview With a Guy Who Got a Vasectomy During the East Coast Earthquake

Ouch

An Interview With a Guy Who Got a Vasectomy During the East Coast Earthquake

Makena Kelly