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Mark Zuckerberg’s sister dropped a crypto anthem—and it’s ruining everyone’s timeline

Could crypto be any more cringe?

On Mar 3, 2022 by David Covucci

Tech

Tayler Holder and the ethics of influencers ‘soft-launching’ allegations

There’s a lot of tiptoeing around the specifics of these allegations.

On Feb 24, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

Internet Culture

Man on laptop looking at OnlyFans page with woman taking off clothes

2021 proved a challenging year for online sex workers—and a wake-up call for our allies

There’s so much work to be done to protect people who sell sex.

On Dec 15, 2021 by Ana Valens

IRL

#EmmysSoWhite: Emmys criticized for snubbing Black nominees

The 2021 Emmys face criticism for snubbing Black nominees in favor of shows like 'The Crown' and 'The Queen's Gambit.'

On Sep 20, 2021 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

$A woman poses in a fractured background$

OnlyFans banning explicit content spells danger for sex workers—and online free speech

The future of the internet is at stake.

On Aug 20, 2021 by Ana Valens

IRL

People dancing at a block party in Brooklyn.

Viewers are criticizing ‘In the Heights’ for ‘white-washing’ cast, erasing Afro-Latinx people from Washington Heights

Beyond its tepid commercial response, additional criticism has come from viewers who believe the cast was not representative of its setting.

On Jun 14, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

Internet Culture

‘You sound divorced’: Video shows comedian ‘humiliating’ a Karen who got kicked out of show

It's received hundreds of supportive comments, but no one seemed to point out the misogyny.

On Jun 9, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

IRL

Itch.io is not the NSFW, LGBTQ safe haven you think it is

There's a weak link.

On May 13, 2021 by Ana Valens

IRL

Several Discord users are censored in this remix of a Discord promotional image.

Discord is the latest battleground for moral panic about porn

It's not just politicians trying to ban NSFW content.

On Apr 28, 2021 by Ana Valens

IRL

Demi, one of several sexual companions in Studio FOW's Subverse

Subverse is an ambitious porn game that doesn’t stick its own landing

It's popular, but it doesn't hold up to the hype.

On Mar 31, 2021 by Ana Valens

IRL

People hate Chet Hanks’ prediction that a ‘White Boy Summer’ is on the way

'Someone tell Chet Hanks that we’re already several thousand years into a white boy summer.'

On Mar 28, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

Internet Culture

A blonde woman uses a smartphone in bed.

There’s a better way to be on social media in the pandemic

Logging off is good, but balance is better.

On Mar 25, 2021 by Ana Valens

IRL Tech

A white man stares at his smartphone in bed

It’s easy to see the role ‘NoFap’ played in yesterday’s violence against Asian women

Sex addiction isn't real, but it's certainly dangerous.

On Mar 17, 2021 by Ana Valens

IRL Tech

Jake Angeli, aka 'Q Shaman', at the Capitol riot on Wednesday

Every inmate should get the food they prefer—not just the white ones

Prison educator Shaheen Pasha thinks ‘Q Shaman’ getting organic food 'should be a turning point' for all prison food.

On Jan 12, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

heavy police presence with riot gear for BLM protests (L) light police presence with no gear for Trump riots (R)

The Capitol riot was an explosion of racist hypocrisy

Merely existing as a Black person is a greater offense in America than white people staging a siege.

On Jan 7, 2021 by Tiffanie Drayton

IRL