Good Taste Is More Important Than Ever
In a world of limitless AI-generated choices, people need to know how to choose best.
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America Has Never Been So Desperate for Tomato Season
A mundane joy in a season fraught with despair
Why Washing Machines Are Learning to Play the Harp
Appliance makers believe more and better chimes, alerts, and jingles make for happier customers. Are they right?
Twinfluencers Are Taking Over the Internet
Why so many famous YouTubers and Instagram stars are twins
When Is a Caption Close Enough?
YouTube’s notoriously nonsensical auto-captions are improving. But there’s a deeper problem.
The Amazon Publishing Juggernaut
What does the e-commerce giant want with the notoriously fickle world of publishing? To own your every reading decision.
The People Who Love to Watch Other People Clean
The world is a mess. “Cleanfluencers” are here to help.
Instagram Wants Memers to Like It Again
After a series of account purges, meme pages are at war with their platform. Now Instagram is trying to smooth things over.
Video-Game Violence Is Now a Partisan Issue
For decades, both Republicans and Democrats saw games as cultural dangers. That changed after the Parkland shooting.
The Military-Style Surveillance Technology Being Tested in American Cities
In the eyes of the law, there’s no difference between a photo taken by a smartphone through an airplane window and one taken by an ultrapowerful camera in a helicopter hovering over your backyard.
The Endless, Invisible Persuasion Tactics of the Internet
Online shopping turns your brain against you, but you can fight back.