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Jerry Seinfeld, Hacks, and the Future of Comedy in a Digital World

Jerry Seinfeld thinks “PC crap” is ruining comedy. Hacks proves him wrong.
Culture Guides

The 21 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now

Open-Door Spice

What Happens When a Romance Writer Gets Locked Out of Google Docs

Movies and TV

The 26 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now

The best TV series on Apple TV+ right now include Loot, The Big Door Prize, Constellation, and For All Mankind.

The 33 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now

From Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Fallout, these are our picks for what you should be watching on the streamer.

The 17 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now

From Road House to Bottoms, these are the must-watch films on Amazon Prime Video.

The 30 Best Movies on Hulu This Week

From Poor Things to Dune: Part One, here’s everything you need to watch on Hulu right now.

Video Games

I’m a Boy. Does Playing Female Characters in Video Games Make Me Gay?

WIRED’s advice columnist answers questions about fantasy vs. reality.

Decades of Garry’s Mod Nintendo Uploads Are Disappearing

Nintendo is once again flexing its copyright muscles by filing takedown requests for user-generated content on the popular game platform.

Metaphor: ReFantazio Steals the Best Ideas From Persona 5

Atlus promises its next game, out later this year, will be a culmination of all of its beloved RPGs.

Delta Is an iOS Game Boy Emulator That (Likely) Won’t Get Taken Down

A new app called Delta that lets iPhone owners play old Nintendo games is available on the App Store. Apple removed a similar emulator Monday.

Digital Culture

How Sidechat Fanned the Flames of University Campus Protests

Amid tensions about free speech on university campuses and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, anonymous social media app Sidechat has become a hotbed of vile rhetoric.

Instagram Is My Eden of Delusion. I Never Want to Leave

When I rejoined the app and quickly got addicted, I realized it was exactly what I needed: not reality itself but the illusion of it.

7 Spring Albums That You Don’t Need to Fight About Online

New music from Maggie Rogers, Tyla, Brittany Howard, and SchoolBoy Q showcase distinct artistic evolutions.

Boomergasms Are Booming

Dating apps from Feeld to Match have become ground zero for aging singles to unlock their newfound sexual appetites—and a bolder sense of self.

Books and Music

Nas’ Illmatic Was the Beginning of the End of the Album

Nas’ critically revered Illmatic hit record store shelves 30 years ago today. The digital age has ensured that there will never be another album like it.

Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops

Taylor Swift has seemingly reached a deal with TikTok to get her music back on the platform, just in time for the release of The Tortured Poets Department.

Pop Music Is Mad. Social Media Loves It

A new study found that song lyrics are now angrier, more repetitive, and vain. Consensus wavers, but what remains incontestable is social media’s impact on the music we hear most.

Welcome (Back) to Beyoncé’s Internet

The release of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter exposes the tenor of online fandom today—and the fiction of a shared internet.
The Monitor

1994 Was the Last Good Year—and It's Still Going

The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem

The More People Say Megalopolis Is Unsellable, the More We Need to See It

Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy

Dune: Part Two Is a Religious Experience

1899 Fans Still Want Answers

Drone Delivery Sparks Chaos in Hilarious Sci-Fi Novel Deliver Us

Casual Gamer

In 2022, Picking a Game of the Year Is Ridiculous

Pentiment May Be the Best New Game You’ve Never Heard Of

Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova Breaks an Infamous Video Game Curse

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