Technology

There’s Nothing Quite Like the Wrath of Losing Your Fantasy League

You really don’t want to get “cheese-shoed.”

Crypto’s Core Values Are Running Headfirst Into Reality

The cat’s out of the bag on crypto regulations, forcing some companies to choose between their principles and their profits.

The iPhone Isn’t Cool

Once upon a time, Apple’s new-device announcements were magic. Then everyone bought an iPhone.

Just a Few People Crowned Some of YouTube’s Earliest Hits

How “coolhunters” helped make YouTube into an internet sensation before the algorithms took over.

Yeti Coolers Are Luxury Goods for Bros

Everyone loves the guy with the cold drinks.

Don’t Worry About Corn Kid

Why an excess of internet attention automatically reads as a threat

The E-bike Is a Monstrosity

Neither bicycle nor motorbike, the two-wheeler’s future demands an identity of its own.

Sports Streaming Makes Losers of Us All

Being a fan is now more annoying and expensive than ever.

Whistleblowing Is Broken

Like so much else, the act of informing on bad actors for good reasons has become tainted.

A Prominent Vaccine Skeptic Returns to Twitter

A year after he was banned, Alex Berenson sued his way back. Are more lawsuits coming?

The HGTV-ification of America

You can’t escape gray floors.

The Right’s New Bogeyman

A mysterious pro-abortion-rights group is claiming credit for acts of vandalism around the country, and right-wing activists and politicians are eating it up.

Stop Putting Lasers in Joe Biden’s Eyes

“Dark Brandon” isn’t really that ironic.

The End of Manual Transmission

Stick shifts are dying. When they go, something bigger than driving will be lost.

Are You Sure You’re Not Guilty of the ‘Millennial Pause’?

The first generation to grow up with social media, Millennials are now becoming the first generation to age out of it.

Seriously, What Are You Supposed to Do With Old Clothes?

There are no good solutions to the problems of closet clean-out.

No, I Will Not BeReal

The alternative to Instagram gamifies a more “authentic” kind of posting.

The Horrors of No-News Facebook

Bible quotes and teddy bears forever

What Are Abortion Code Words Even For?

‘I’ll take you camping’ and the limits of online activism

Everything About Twitter v. Musk Is Utter Nonsense

This dispute is where all sanity and logic go to die.