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Satirizing Silicon Valley is pointless in 2026. This show proves it

AMC’s ‘The Audacity’ is a sharply written, well-acted new series about the foibles of Silicon Valley’s movers and shakers. It’s also utterly...

09.04.2026 4

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Let Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods be a warning: The body cam footage industry could come for any of us

Body cam of two different celebrity arrests have spawned memes but little reflection. We’re all one bad day away from becoming content against our...

06.04.2026 6

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Kalshi’s new campaign in D.C. is an ad for everything wrong with prediction markets

Kalshi’s ad campaign touting its own regulation is an accidental advertisement for why it should be even more regulated—exactly the opposite of...

01.04.2026 10

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This year’s Oscar winners had what Donald Trump and hubristic AI executives desperately need more of

Humility is in short supply in politics and business these days. Last night, it showed up in Hollywood of all places.

16.03.2026 8

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AI companies fighting with the U.S. government over safety? ‘The X-Files’ predicted it in 1993

One episode of the paranoia-packed TV show presciently explored the very real AI debates we’re having more than 30 years later.

12.03.2026 10

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The surge of video podcasts raises an awkward question for the industry: Why do we still call them ‘podcasts’?

As Netflix builds out its visual-podcasting slate, some media watchers say we need new language to describe the medium. It might not be that easy.

25.02.2026 10

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Inside the Minneapolis restaurant that stopped charging for food until ICE leaves the city

05.02.2026 10

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Why the Trump administration is watering down the definition of ‘doxxing’

30.01.2026 10

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These clever anti-ICE signs are taking over Minneapolis

26.01.2026 10

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We asked Minnesota’s biggest companies about ICE. None of them responded

16.01.2026 10

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ICE vs ice videos from Minnesota put the agency’s weaknesses on display

14.01.2026 10

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Who needs AI deepfakes when the Trump government can dispute video evidence that we can plainly see?

09.01.2026 30

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Annoyed by a ‘New York Times’ headline? It seems like that’s increasingly the Gray Lady’s goal

27.11.2025 10

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‘Quiet, Piggy’: Trump’s viral insult has already become an anti-MAGA clapback

19.11.2025 10

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The holidays are going to test Trump’s new lie that affordability in America is a nonissue

13.11.2025 9

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Why Uncommon Goods is your gift-giving secret weapon amid Amazon burnout and tariffs

12.11.2025 9

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Andrew Cuomo’s run for NYC mayor was him at his Trumpiest: Using AI to bring politics to new lows

04.11.2025 10

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“Who was president in 2020?” is more than a viral meme

09.10.2025 10

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What can the rise and fall—and rebound—of NFTs teach us about the AI bubble?

07.10.2025 10

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Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival represents everything wrong with the stand-up economy

27.09.2025 10

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Jimmy Kimmel’s unflinching, funny comeback monologue is the State of the Union we need right now

24.09.2025 10

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Silicon Valley wants its own Steven Spielberg, and it think it’s found him

19.09.2025 10

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What happened to Jimmy Kimmel is a warning: Watch what you say on TV

18.09.2025 10

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Charlie Kirk believed in free speech. His fans are getting people fired for exercising theirs

13.09.2025 10

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Microdramas are TikTok turned up to 11, and they’re coming for your time and money

12.09.2025 10

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A historic box office weekend for ‘The Conjuring’ shows horror has become Hollywood’s safest bet

10.09.2025 10

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‘The Toxic Avenger’ reboot wants to wipe out your medical debt

29.08.2025 10

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The White House or Theranos HQ? Trump’s purges put him in league with these disgraced CEOs

28.08.2025 10

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Social media is dead. Meta has admitted as much. What now?

19.08.2025 20

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POV: Footlong Guy is the social media folk hero we need as Trump occupies Washington

13.08.2025 10

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The Trump administration can’t win its flame war with ‘South Park’

08.08.2025 10

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Why ‘The Naked Gun’ reboot could revive more than just a franchise

01.08.2025 10

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X and Bluesky users are mad about the same New York Times ‘correction’—for exact opposite reasons

01.08.2025 10

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Diversity in fashion vastly improved in the last 15 years. AI models will set it back

29.07.2025 10

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Hulk Hogan changed media forever with his ‘Gawker’ lawsuit

25.07.2025 10

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Why Colbert’s cancellation is lighting a fire under every late-night host

23.07.2025 9

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Astronomer CEO’s viral Coldplay moment reminds us: We’re all being watched all the time

18.07.2025 10

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Thanks to Congress and SCOTUS, the walls are closing in on student loan borrowers

18.07.2025 10

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Cuomo’s revamped campaign launch proves Mamdani-style videos don’t work without Mamdani

15.07.2025 10

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Why Sun Valley has never felt more out of step with the public mood than it does in 2025

11.07.2025 10

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Elon Musk has ‘fixed’ Grok—to be more like him than ever

08.07.2025 10

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GOP defends Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ with weird talking points about basement dwellers

04.07.2025 10

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Zohran Mamdani’s video explaining his victory is a perfect example of the strategy that helped him win

03.07.2025 10

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Tucker Carlson’s pivot away from MAGA has earned him unlikely praise, but is he being genuine?

01.07.2025 10

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Why Bernie Sanders’s real-time reaction to Iran bombing took over social media

25.06.2025 10

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Why has Trump started using this weirdly formal sign-off on social media posts about Iran?

25.06.2025 10

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Backlash against Mike Lee’s tasteless tweets reminds us that online cruelty has a real-world impact

18.06.2025 10

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Why Third Amendment memes are suddenly taking over social media

11.06.2025 20

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How Waymo got caught in the crossfire of Los Angeles ICE protests

10.06.2025 10

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Trump’s favorite expression: ‘I don’t know’

07.06.2025 10

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