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On September 28, Bowen Yang performed one of 2024’s most resonant pieces of political theater while dressed as a pygmy hippo. Yang was behind the desk on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment, dressed like Moo Deng, who at the time the show aired was the internet’s current fave. What he was saying, though, sounded […]
Irrational self-belief is one of the reasons villains deeply resonate across culture, says Kevin Wynter, a professor of media studies at Pomona College. “In a repressive society such as ours that champions conformity to better cultivate consumers, characters who actively reject the trappings of capitalist fantasia or who operate by the codes of a self-fashioned […]
The PlayStation 5 has entered the latter stage of its lifecycle, Sony announced back in February. The fourth anniversary of the console has been marked by impressive victories and surprising setbacks. 2024 felt like an inflection point for the PS5, with Sony unofficially turning the page on the PS4 and paving the way for the […]
Image: Echo Kellum / Paramount / Disney / Kotaku Back in April, Sonic the Hedgehog fans declared war against the new Lion King prequel Mufasa when it was revealed that the blue blur’s third live-action movie and Disney’s latest photorealistic CGI venture would both release in theaters on the same day. Well, the moment has […]
“I think he realized that what big tech companies spent decades concerned about, which is essentially how to moderate or how to organize speech on this crazy scale, is that’s not a problem,” says Magalhaes. “That’s an opportunity for him.” Since the election, Musk has not faded into the shadows, content with backroom meetings and […]
Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The best talent in college soccer found out where they’ll be playing in the MLS on Friday night. San Diego FC got the first pick when the MLS SuperDraft started on Friday at 2 p.m. ET. Ahead of its inaugural 2025 season, San Diego received the first choice of 477 eligible players […]
Cultivating one good X (Twitter) account with a consistent strategy and an engaged community is hard enough on its own. If you manage multiple accounts or also work across other social media platforms, things can get intense quickly. Twitter management tools can lighten your load and spare you more than one headache. You can create, […]
In the US, people have strong opinions about health insurance companies, and when it came out that the alleged shooter had written “deny,” “depose,” “defend” on some ammo casings, they rallied round. When it turned out Mangione had been spotted at a fast-food restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, someone on Bluesky called it SnitchDonald’s; others briefly […]
UnitedHealthcare did not immediately respond to a request for comment from WIRED. In a statement provided to other media outlets, a company spokesperson said: “Our hope is that today’s apprehension brings some relief to Brian’s family, friends, colleagues and the many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy. We thank law enforcement and will continue to […]
Elon Musk is at it again, flexing his hundreds of billions for everyone to see—this time with a hint at acquiring yet another company, because apparently running a social media platform into the ground isn’t enough. On Nov. 28, just days after ranting that Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)‘s new book “trashes” its original creator, Musk […]