Digital Culture

The first thing you must know about BOYNEXTDOOR is that they’re loud. Not the kind of loud that turns off and on for cameras, but the kind that’s natural and uncontainable — an energy that fills a room even when they’re just being themselves. The six-member boy group is doing …

In an unexpectedly moving feature at the top of Google’s search platform, the company’s Doodle today honours the late artist Sophie Xeon, known as SOPHIE. Designed in collaboration with Sophie’s family, the Google Doodle marks the birthday of the visionary Scottish musician and producer celebrated for her experimental electronic hyperpop. …

Three of the biggest YouTubers in the world have teamed up to launch a rival to Lunchables. MrBeast, Logan Paul, and KSI announced on Monday that they’re launching Lunchly, a pre-packed school lunch for kids that brings together two of their existing products. SEE ALSO: Wonka bars and ghost kitchens: …

For once, the term of the week on Beauty TikTok isn’t the name of an algorithmically promoted physical insecurity. Instead, it’s a rare trend that celebrates the imperfections of an unmodified lip: It’s a Beetlejuice lip. But what, exactly, is a Beetlejuice lip? In a video that’s garnered over 41 …

“My name is Gabriella and I spent the first four years of my life in a meth house,” says Gabriella as a matter-of-fact, before emptying a bag of Sour Patch candy into a bowl in a TikTok that now has over 9.7M views. The video then cuts between Gabriella and …

The internet has fallen in love with a baby hippo — yes, again — and this time, it’s an adorable little girl named Moo Deng. Moo Deng is a two-month-old female pygmy hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. And, to be fair, she is so freaking cute. …

Whether you’re a seasoned digital nomad with a favorite internet café in every corner of the globe or you’re planning your first trip, working while roaming the world is awesome — and tricky. While your next flight, train, or bus will be late more often than not, your work always …

Who is afraid of little old Taylor Swift? After Tuesday night, Republicans should be. After the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Sept. 10, Swift took to Instagram to publicly endorse Harris. But she didn’t stop there. The popstar also added a custom …

In 2000, my long-suffering mother took my brother and his friends to the local theater for a showing of Pokémon the Movie 2000. The boys were six or seven and had happily been swept up in the burgeoning cultural phenomenon dubbed “Pokémania.” My mother, perplexed by the whole affair, read …

Given the presidential debate this week, you probably heard plenty of misinformation and conspiracy theories. Indeed, reporters and fact checkers were working overtime to specifically determine whether Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating domestic pets, as grotesquely alleged by Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, and his vice presidential running mate, …