Culture LatestChannel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USSat, 10 Oct 2026 02:01:34 +0000Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revoltinghttps://www.wired.com/story/book-publishers-are-quietly-using-more-ai-staff-are-revolting/6abe9c83d05dc665bd7e9be0Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:28:49 +0000Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.CultureCulture / BooksPublishing, Labor, artificial intelligence, Books, Claude, ChatGPTAdam MorganCondé NastRead the RoomDunking on Dating App Profiles Is Content Gold. 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Here’s which model to buy depending on your use case.CultureGearGear / ProductsGear / Products / ComputersGear / Buying Guidesmacbook, Mac, Desktops, apple, Shopping, ComputersLuke LarsenCondé NastBuying GuideEven ‘Law & Order’ Is Terrified of AIhttps://www.wired.com/story/even-law-and-order-is-terrified-of-ai/6ac01fede94a29d60b5da911Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000In its 26th season premiere, the procedural legal drama paints a damning picture of power-mad AI CEOs.CultureCulture / TVartificial intelligence, Television, Crime, Sam Altman, Dario AmodeiEj Dickson Condé NastKiller MachineLivestream Replay: Watch ‘Uncanny Valley’ on Women, Tech, and Powerhttps://www.wired.com/story/come-see-uncanny-valley-live/6aa83693e6ba0787472d7be6Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:30:00 +0000Missed our latest WIRED@Night event? Enjoy an evening of podcasting in San Francisco right here.CultureCulture / Culture Newsevents, Uncanny Valley Podcast, WIRED WomenWIRED StaffCondé NastWIRED@NIGHTMeet the Vendors Selling ‘Cornell Seven’ Merchhttps://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-vendors-selling-cornell-seven-merch/6ac3c79db54ec3db625c593aWed, 07 Oct 2026 19:17:29 +0000Brands, influencers, and Etsy sellers claim they're hawking T-shirts, mugs, and buttons out of solidarity with the woman who accused seven male classmates of sexual assault. Some say it’s shameless.CultureCulture / Digital Cultureonline harassment, sexism, Crime, college, Amazon, Etsy, Social MediaEj Dickson Condé NastHot Button‘The Social Reckoning’ Already Feels Irrelevanthttps://www.wired.com/story/the-social-reckoning-movie-review/6abe99d31c08425a2aa50087Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network attempts to shame a ruling class that has proved itself shameless.CultureCulture / MoviesFacebook, hollywood, Meta, Movies, Social MediaMiles KleeCondé NastMovies‘Digger’ is a Box Office Flop. It Might Be the Most Relevant Film of the Yearhttps://www.wired.com/story/digger-is-a-box-office-flop-it-might-be-the-most-relevant-film-of-the-year/6ac52a183487dc6fde48665cWed, 07 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000Sold by its trailer as a gag reel, Tom Cruise’s strangest movie may be the most unsettling portrait of our tech and climate moment yet.CultureCulture / MoviesTom Cruise, Movies, climate, climate change, oil, surveillanceCarla SertinCondé NastCan You Dig It?‘Artificial’ Roasts AI’s Creators—and Sends a Dark Warning About Its Dangershttps://www.wired.com/story/artificial-roasts-ais-creators-and-sends-a-dark-warning-about-its-dangers/6abe996838929764b2271cbdTue, 06 Oct 2026 18:45:39 +0000From their dorky parties to their weird walks, the movie holds OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other stakeholders with contempt, while demonstrating their recklessness.CultureCulture / MoviesSam Altman, artificial intelligence, OpenAI, Anthropic, MoviesJohn SemleyCondé NastMoviesThe Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornierhttps://www.wired.com/story/icann-top-level-domains-meow/6a91d2ecc2c63e18a777a902Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000Soon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including .meow and .fart, could be added to the internet. WIRED goes inside the backroom shenanigans of ICANN, the organization at the helm.The Big StoryCultureCulture / Digital Cultureicann, longreads, Internet, internet culture, cats, porn, LGBTQ+Pete MillspaughCondé NastYes ICANNElon Musk’s Exes Are the Most Damning Part of a Massive New Documentaryhttps://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-exes-are-the-most-damning-part-of-a-massive-new-documentary/6abfeedc9796048ea130d0c0Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:58:38 +0000Interviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long Musk paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him.CultureCulture / MoviesElon Musk, X, SpaceX, Tesla, DOGE, politics, MoviesMiles KleeCondé NastBaby Mama DramaThis Shoe Company’s Instagram Ad With a Frat Is Pissing People Offhttps://www.wired.com/story/this-shoe-companys-instagram-ad-with-a-frat-is-pissing-people-off/6abea2ea7734bf093a637fdaFri, 02 Oct 2026 18:19:53 +0000A collaborative Instagram post between footwear line HeyDude and a University of Florida frat is sparking backlash due to sexual cyber-harassment allegations against two former members.CultureCulture / Digital Cultureonline harassment, cyberbullying, X, Crime, college, Social Media, harassmentEj Dickson Condé NastMisstep The NHL Is Releasing Its Own ‘Hot’ Fanfic. Romance Lovers Hate Ithttps://www.wired.com/story/the-nhl-is-releasing-its-own-hot-fanfic-romance-lovers-hate-it/6abd2947b729f64a710059cdFri, 02 Oct 2026 16:37:32 +0000The league is releasing romance-style audio stories to promote games. Critics say it’s cheap pandering that doesn’t address toxic masculinity in the sport.CultureCulture / Digital Culturehockey, Romance, fandom, NHL, TikTok, BooksKate TaylorCondé NastGoal DiggerTim Heidecker Is Bringing His Joe Rogan Parody Show to The Onionhttps://www.wired.com/story/tim-heidecker-is-bringing-his-joe-rogan-parody-show-to-the-onion/6abd47d8056519305e116512Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000Five years after the comedian went viral with a 12-hour blabberthon mocking the king of bro podcasting, he’s back in character to shill a supplement called “Crab Salts.”CultureCulture / Digital Culturepodcast, Comedy, satire, politics, streamingMiles KleeCondé NastBro TalkFurry Airline Pilots Are Just Minding Their Own Businesshttps://www.wired.com/story/furry-airline-pilots-are-just-minding-their-own-business/6aba9dd77cc62221969305e4Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:09:57 +0000“We’re furries at home, and we’re airline pilots at work, and these are two separate things,” says one member of the community in response to senator Tommy Tuberville's recent rant.CultureCulture / Digital Culturefandom, Aviation, politics, LGBTQ+Ej Dickson Condé NastFurst ClassBlack Twitter Is Thriving—on Threadshttps://www.wired.com/story/threads-is-black-twitters-unlikely-spiritual-successor/6ab6a165dc8186933f408e1dWed, 30 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000From outrage over Nolan Wells’ death to analysis of HBO Max’s Lanterns, Threads has transformed into a vital artery of the Black social media ecosystem.CultureCulture / Digital CultureBlack Twitter, Threads, Social Media, X, Bluesky, race, MetaJason ParhamCondé NastSpiritual SuccessorParty Invite Phishing Scams Are the New Missed Connectionshttps://www.wired.com/story/party-invite-phishing-scams-are-the-new-missed-connections/6ab172efa5b69d67cc34c03cFri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000Email scams that look like an Evite or Paperless Post invitation are meant to snatch your data. For some, they've become an excuse to reconnect with old friends or flames.CultureCulture / Digital Culturephishing, Spam, email, security, relationshipsJason ParhamCondé NastThrowback‘Primetime’ Exposes the Ego-Driven Core of Vigilante Pedophile Huntinghttps://www.wired.com/story/primetime-exposes-the-ego-driven-core-of-vigilante-pedophile-hunting/6aa801a3a15b6781c2f4be3bFri, 25 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000Lance Oppenheim’s new film doesn’t paint Chris Hansen as a hero. The To Catch a Predator host's real-world copycats are even more reckless.CultureCulture / MoviesNBC, Movies, Social Media, YouTube, Facebook, CrimeManisha KrishnanCondé NastCreep ShotWho Killed Paulina Borsook’s Career?https://www.wired.com/story/paulina-borsook-profile/6a838e81aa9b25dea71b50a6Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000A quarter-century ago, Borsook published a wildly prophetic, penetrating book about Silicon Valley called Cyberselfish. Then she disappeared.The Big StoryCultureCulture / Digital Culturelongreads, WIRED Women, Books, Publishing, Silicon Valley, History, politics, authorsTommy CraggsCondé NastGone GirlAnonymous Men Have Turned Cyberharassment Into a Group Sport—Here’s One Woman’s Side of the Storyhttps://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-anonymous-men-turned-cyberharassment-into-group-sport-heres-one-womans-side/6ab430504521a62dbb35e0feThu, 24 Sep 2026 20:50:33 +0000This week on Uncanny Valley, we take you behind our feature on the women struggling after being targeted by the burnerverse.CultureCulture / Digital CultureUncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, culture, twitter, college, Sports, Social Media, harassment, online harassment, WIRED WomenZoë Schiffer, Ej Dickson Condé NastUncanny Valley