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Seven Documentaries for Fans of Fiction

April 12, 2026

A series of photos showing the display for The Queen of Versailles

People Are Thinking About Looksmaxxing All Wrong

March 31, 2026

Illustration showing flexed arm trapped in stop sign icon

A Legal Decision That Could Change Social Media

Kaitlyn Tiffany

March 25, 2026

Photograph of a child looking at a phone in a dark room with a dim red light

Why Does Watching TV Feel Like Homework? (Just Me?)

March 24, 2026

Animated GIF of a row of TVs turning on, each sitting on top of a calendar day.

The Highly Exclusive Way That Everybody Shops Now

March 10, 2026

An illustration of a hand holding a shopping bag, and a lot of hands reaching out to grab it

A No-Name Director to Everyone but His 38 Million Fans

February 16, 2026

Can Instagram Ruin Your Life? The Jury Will Decide.

Kaitlyn Tiffany

February 9, 2026

A pixelated and distorted image of a child in a dress jumping rope

Finally, a Halftime Show That Represents Real America!

Alexandra Petri

February 9, 2026

Turning Point USA Halftime Show

A Social-Media Ban Really Could Do a Lot of Good

Keith Humphreys and Jonathan Caulkins

February 2, 2026

Abstract illustration of an iPhone in a kind of animal trap with 'react' buttons from facebook falling out of it

Is the U.S. Running Venezuela or Not?

January 5, 2026

President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and General Dan Caine

The Last Days of the Southern Drawl

Annie Joy Williams

January 4, 2026

A photo collage showing a mans ear listening to another man speak, and a woman's mouth open to speak

Facts vs. Clicks: How Algorithms Reward Extremism

December 31, 2025

An image of Charlie Warzel surrounded by a border

The Phone-Based Retirement Is Here

December 23, 2025

Illustration of an older woman holding a smartphone close to her face; the phone screen shows a black-and-white hypnotic spiral, suggesting manipulation or addictive pull, against a bright green background.

What Is Actually in the Epstein Files?

December 20, 2025

Photo of Jeffrey Epstein

The Roomba Was a Disappointment

December 17, 2025

A photo of a cat watching a Roomba on a carpet

Coming Soon: Season 3 of Autocracy in America

December 15, 2025

Three pillars of images are collaged over a red background. On the left is a military head and helmet, in the middle is an eagle with a cracked pillar and on the right a coiled snake.

How YouTube Ate Podcasts and TV

December 12, 2025

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‘Six-Seven’ Is Six Feet Under

December 12, 2025

Photo of a group of middle schoolers in front of a yellow bus

I Am Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

December 11, 2025

A black-and-white aerial photo shows dozens of people walking across a large open plaza, their long shadows stretching diagonally across the ground. The scene is framed by a bold red border resembling a Time magazine cover, with the date “Dec. 29, 2025” printed at the top.

Are Sports the Most Valuable Commodity in the World?

November 21, 2025

Graphic illustration showing side-by-side black-and-white photos of "Galaxy Brain" host Charlie Warzel and Pablo Torre.

The Unexpected Profundity of a Movie About Bird-Watching

Tyler Austin Harper

October 20, 2025

Illustration of a bird, binoculars, and a gold star

Traditional Criticism Is in Trouble. Here’s What’s Replacing It.

Spencer Kornhaber

October 17, 2025

scene of many people reviewing music, performance and movies

YouTube Bends the Knee

October 1, 2025

A photo-illustration of a person's arm reaching from out of frame to hand cash to Donald Trump.

Moscow Can’t Stop the Music

September 30, 2025

The Russian singer Monetochka performs in an anti-war concert in Poland in 2022.

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The Awful Ubiquity of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Video

September 11, 2025

Charlie Kirk black and white illustration

AI Is Coming for YouTube Creators

September 10, 2025

Animated illustration of data sets filled with binders labeled YouTube

If You Must Play One Sport, Make It Tennis

August 24, 2025

Photo collage of a tennis court, a woman holding a tennis racket in a serve position, and dozens of green dots

YouTube’s Sneaky AI ‘Experiment’

August 22, 2025

Video of cat playing piano being heavily edited with filters.

A Cheat Code for Parents Isn’t Working Anymore

August 11, 2025

Illustration of televisions featuring kids' television shows

Turning a Hobby Into a Habit

August 1, 2025

An animation of a group of plants getting bigger over time

AI Slop Might Finally Cure Our Internet Addiction

July 22, 2025

A purple figure stands in a garden of trees, seen through a circle cut in a background of black with abstract purple shapes floating around.

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Golden Age of Flying Wasn’t All That Golden

July 17, 2025

A woman poses next to a Pan America plane

How to Be More Charismatic, but Not Too Much More

Arthur C. Brooks

July 17, 2025

An illustration of a smiling man's face with happy-face stars in place of his eyes.

Democrats Need More Hobbies

June 19, 2025

A surfing donkey

The Muddled Message of Bring Her Back

May 30, 2025

Sally Hawkins in Bring Her Back

The Oddball British Comedy Show I Thought I’d Hate (And Learned to Love)

May 8, 2025