A woman stands on a train platform, her unsmiling face framed against the sky by the open door of a rail car. In an up-close shot of a plated burger, a hand reaches for a […]
Koko Da Doll, Black Trans Sundance Star, Killed at Age 35
Koko Da Doll, the star of the Sundance hit documentary Kokomo City, was found murdered in Atlanta on Tuesday. She was 35. According to the Atlanta Police Department, on Tuesday at 10:42 pm, officers responded […]
‘A Very Specific Flavor of Sh-t’: Why Mommy Influencers Make Us Feel So Bad About Ourselves
On the internet content creator hierarchy, there’s no one more widely reviled than the momfluencer. With her flawless locks and perfectly appointed nursery in various shades of ecru, with nary an errant Lego or Cheerio […]
Impersonators Run Wild on Twitter Thanks to Sabotaged Verification System
As predicted by almost its entire user base, Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s decision to do away with its free identity-verification system on Thursday has unleashed a torrent of impersonation, misinformation, and general anarchy. By stripping […]
Did Elon Force His Celebrity Enemies to Look Like Twitter Blue Subscribers?
Elon Musk has finally purged the unpaid “legacy” blue checks from Twitter, a goal of his since shortly after he took control of the company and social platform in October. This, ostensibly, means that any […]
Elon’s Blue-Check Rapture Is a Total Shitshow
On the same day Elon Musk watched his SpaceX Starship explode just minutes after a historic launch, he could still claim one triumph: he has maybe, apparently, finally succeeded in removing the unpaid “legacy” blue […]
How Alix Earle Became TikTok’s It Girl
As the blond, willowy daughter of a New Jersey construction magnate, Alix Earle, 22, doesn’t seem like an everywoman on the surface. Yet, since her TikTok debut in early 2020, viewers have flocked to the […]
The 10 Stoniest Places in America
Riding High It’s 4/20. Let’s take a road trip from Smoketown to Weed Road-trip across America, and you’re sure to pass signs that give even the casual toker a case of the giggles. We refer, […]
The Right Is Absolutely Terrified of ‘Woke’ AI
During a Tucker Carlson Tonight interview this week, when not talking about the urge to impregnate women, Elon Musk warned the Fox News host that the artificial intelligence tools developed by OpenAI may be “untruthful” […]
He Reported on a Twitter Hack. Musk’s Free Speech Haven Kicked Him Out
Another day in Muskland, and this time, Twitter’s arbitrary scope has landed on Wired reporter Dell Cameron. The journalist was permanently suspended from Twitter Wednesday, after reporting on the hacked account of antagonistic Daily Wire […]
Man Charged With Shooting Ralph Yarl Pleads Not Guilty
The man charged in the shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl after he rang the wrong doorbell has pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old man accused of […]
‘I Got an Umbrella and Ambition’: Indictment Reveals Alleged Conspiracy Behind Gay Bar Deaths
In the spring of 2022, two men were drugged and robbed after leaving gay bars in New York. Both died from their overdoses, setting the city’s LGBTQ community on edge at a time when they […]