internet culture

Sometimes when I can’t sleep, I put the Twitter app back on my phone and scroll aimlessly. I’m trying to hurt my own feelings, and I’m always successful. I…

A royal epoch ending in the UK. A war roiling across Europe. A constant drumbeat of inflation creeping up, cutting household budgets. An ever-present worry…

“My partner started talking a lot more about her mental health, and I was just becoming aware that my friends and myself had these things that were…

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has been expected for years—and was presaged by strong rumors on social media. It’s fitting for a woman of her global stature…

In 2016, when  16-year-old Eamon Sandwith started the Chats with his buddies in the small Australian surf town of Coolum Beach, the goal was simple. “To get…

One day in 2014, 32-year-old musician AJ Luca texted her friend with some sad and shocking news. “Gina Marie’s mom,” the message began, “just died on the…

At 10:55 am on April 30, 2021, all the TV screens and classroom projectors at six schools in Cook County, Illinois, started controlling themselves. Screens…

However, after several decades, it appears as if captcha’s dominance over the internet could be waning. Apple has decided to give the technology the boot,…

On its ascent to the coveted top spot in app store charts, BeReal—the French photo-sharing app launched in 2020—has been heralded as the antidote to social…

When we cast the actors, we really worked with them, asking them every question, taking notes when they were privately speaking, asking them when we could…