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How to Fake Friends and Influence Instagram

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How to Fake Friends and Influence Instagram

Arielle Pardes

A New Way to Trace the History of Sci-Fi’s Made-Up Words

Star Words

A New Way to Trace the History of Sci-Fi’s Made-Up Words

Adam Rogers

What You Lose When You Turn Into an Animal

Animation

What You Lose When You Turn Into an Animal

Jason Kehe

2021 and the Conspiracies of Johnny Mnemonic

Connect the Dots

2021 and the Conspiracies of Johnny Mnemonic

Jason Kehe

26 Movies We Want to See in 2021—One Way or Another

Movies

26 Movies We Want to See in 2021—One Way or Another

Angela Watercutter

Humanity Is in Danger of Becoming Obsolete in LX 2048

Sci-Fi

Humanity Is in Danger of Becoming Obsolete in LX 2048

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

After 2020, Live Events Might Not Look the Same. Good!

Year in Review

After 2020, Live Events Might Not Look the Same. Good!

Angela Watercutter

Can Disaster Movies Survive a Pandemic?

Year in Review

Can Disaster Movies Survive a Pandemic?

Kate Knibbs

The 20 Most Underrated Movies of the Past 20 Years

Year in Review

The 20 Most Underrated Movies of the Past 20 Years

Jennifer M. Wood

How Pixar’s Soul captures the essence of the afterlife

Film

How Pixar’s Soul captures the essence of the afterlife

Amit Katwala

My Year Watching Submarine Movies

Year in Review

My Year Watching Submarine Movies

Kate Knibbs

2020: The Year of Cancel(l)ed Culture

Year in Review

2020: The Year of Cancel(l)ed Culture

Jason Kehe

This Was Supposed to Be the Year of the Female Movie Hero

Year in Review

This Was Supposed to Be the Year of the Female Movie Hero

Angela Watercutter

The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020

Year in Review

The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020

WIRED Staff

Wonder Woman 1984 is cheesy, fun and utterly doomed

Film

Wonder Woman 1984 is cheesy, fun and utterly doomed

Amit Katwala

The Streaming Wars Could Finally End in 2021

Endgame

The Streaming Wars Could Finally End in 2021

Angela Watercutter

This physicist keeps the science in Marvel’s movies accurate (ish)

Film

This physicist keeps the science in Marvel’s movies accurate (ish)

Tom Ward

Putting Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max Is a Smart Move

Movies

Putting Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max Is a Smart Move

Angela Watercutter

Fireball Is Werner Herzog’s Ode to Space Rocks

Movies

Fireball Is Werner Herzog’s Ode to Space Rocks

Daniel Oberhaus

There’s Something Super Weird About Netflix Anime

Is This a Pigeon?

There’s Something Super Weird About Netflix Anime

Cecilia D'Anastasio