'There's nothing wrong with caring about your looks': the unstoppable surge of unrealistic male beauty ideals
The images are familiar: square-jawed white men with hardened expressions, speaking the language of strength and command. Over the past…
Year: 2026
Checking your ex's social media or constantly tracking friends' locations? Welcome to the era of interpersonal surveillance.
A TikTok comedian recently set up a fake ICE tip line and received dozens of calls—including one from a teacher…
Britain may consider future strikes on Iranian missile sites, officials suggest.
British officials have suggested that the UK may join future strikes on Iranian ballistic missile launch sites. In the coming…
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the former supreme leader, is being considered as a potential successor to lead Iran.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Ali Khamenei, is widely expected to succeed his father as Iran’s supreme…
Israel launches new attacks on Tehran and Beirut, while Iran strikes US bases in the Gulf.
Israel has launched another wave of strikes on Tehran and Beirut, while Iranian missiles continue to target Israel and the…
Stop using ChatGPT immediately! Your subscription is funding authoritarian regimes.
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is projected to lose $14 billion this year. Its market share is shrinking, and CEO…
From MTV Cribs to The Bachelor Mansion, reality TV homes offer a glimpse into what viewers truly desire.
Houses have always been central to reality TV. In the 1980s, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous set the stage…
Corinne Bailey Rae: 'If you didn't dress provocatively to appeal to male attention, they dismissed you as bland or unremarkable.'
Twenty years ago, Corinne Bailey Rae had her first massive hit single—and so far, her only one. “Put Your Records…
"I owe my English A-level to Iron Maiden!" The great literature our writers discovered through pop music.
Penelope Farmer via the Cure I first heard the Cure’s “Charlotte Sometimes” as a teenager, and it felt like waking…
Worried about the decline of reading? Come to France, where we’re immersed in print culture.
After nine months of studying French for 20 hours a week, plus a year living in Strasbourg, I finally felt…