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tobias menzies (left) and julia louis-dreyfus (right) in you hurt my feelings

Why you need to watch ‘You Hurt My Feelings’

A movie's existential crisis has never felt more relatable.

On May 28, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture Movies

jason sudeikis as ted lasso in ted lasso

What happened to ‘Ted Lasso’?

Season 3, which is almost over, has received a lot of backlash.

On May 14, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture Streaming

Netflix’s ‘The Diplomat’ is rose-tinted propaganda

Echoing the dated liberal optimism of 'The West Wing,' 'The Diplomat' is totally disengaged from real politics—and not in a way that feels escapist or fun.

On May 12, 2023 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture Shows

india amarteifio (left) and corey mylchreest (right) in queen charlotte

Did a ‘Bridgerton’ prequel actually work?

How Netflix's 'Queen Charlotte' offered a compelling romance in the face of the pitfalls of a prequel.

On May 11, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture Streaming

Stop speculating about Shiv’s baby daddy on ‘Succession’

Do we seriously think there will be a surprise twist around the paternity of Shiv's child? It's not that kind of show.

On May 9, 2023 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

The rise and fall of Twitter’s blue tick

‘This MF paid for Twitter.’

On Mar 30, 2023 by Charlotte Colombo

Internet Culture Tech

Elon Musk’s mom is his biggest Twitter cheerleader

It's super sweet. Sort of.

On Dec 19, 2022 by David Covucci

Tech

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