Culture News

The Monitor
I’m Spending the Holidays Watching Cabin Builders on TikTok—While I Still Can
Angela Watercutter


Dirty Jobs
The Billion-Dollar Adult Streaming Industry Is Fueled by Horrific Labor Abuses
Lily Hay Newman









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





The Monitor
Reddit’s ‘Celebrity Number Six’ Win Was Almost a Catastrophe—Thanks to AI
Angela Watercutter


Digital Culture
NaNoWriMo Organizers Said It Was Classist and Ableist to Condemn AI. All Hell Broke Loose
Meghan Herbst

The Monitor
The Trademark Tug-of-War Over ‘Demure’ Shows a Massive Meme Power Shift
Angela Watercutter