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The PS2 filter turning us all into 00s videogame characters

The AI-generated trend is going viral on socials – here’s how to try it for yourself

Life & Culture

Mar 26, 2024

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Life & Culture

Computers are killing your boners, says science

New research shows that for every 1.2 hours spent on a computer, men become 3.57 times more likely to develop erectile dysfunction

Life & Culture

Mar 21, 2024

Serena Smith

Life & Culture

So you want to quit your smartphone?

Thinking of getting rid of your iPhone for good? Here’s everything you need to know

Life & Culture

Mar 15, 2024

Ella Glover

Art & Photography

The British Museum tries and fails to get down with the girlies

A TikTok post – promoting an exhibition about Roman military history as a great way for single women to meet men – has been met with widespread accusations of sexism

Art & Photography

Mar 06, 2024

James Greig

Life & Culture

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It is time to abolish read receipts

Instagram is finally allowing its users to turn off read receipts, one of the worst sources of romantic anguish and digital anxiety in the modern age: good riddance

Life & Culture

Mar 05, 2024

James Greig

Life & Culture

Is AI really a threat to democracy?

As the world gears up for one of the most important election years in history, anxieties about deepfakes and voter manipulation. But is this serious cause for concern, or just the latest round in a moral panic about misinformation?

Life & Culture

Feb 29, 2024

James Greig

Life & Culture

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Panic! At the Willy Wonka Immersive Experience

Deceived by AI imagery, families arrived at the event to discover a handful of props in an abandoned warehouse – and called the police

Life & Culture

Feb 27, 2024

James Greig

Music

Everyone Knows That: how the internet became obsessed with lostwave

On Reddit, internet sleuths are desperately searching for the artist behind a mysterious 80s-sounding track, ‘Everyone Knows That’ – the latest in a long line of ‘lostwave’ recordings

Music

Feb 27, 2024

Laura Holliday

Art & Photography

Maya Man’s self-help mantras are designed to make you cringe

The internet artist’s debut book FAKE IT TIL YOU MAKE IT is out now

Art & Photography

Feb 23, 2024

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Life & Culture

‘Go viral or die’: how the algorithm took over culture

Following the release of his book Filterworld, we speak to writer Kyle Chayka about the creator economy, why niche content is still relevant, and the pleasures of going offline

Life & Culture

Feb 20, 2024

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Life & Culture

Uncanny Valley of the Dolls: why dolls are making a comeback

From Barbie to Blythe dolls, Margiela to Marc Jacobs, dolls are spilling out from our screens and onto fashion runways. Enter the dollhouse at your own risk

Life & Culture

Feb 16, 2024

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Life & Culture

Ram Han, “Save our souls 02 (seal)” (2022)

How cute became the defining aesthetic of the internet age

From emojis to coquettes and Hello Kitty, cute’s transformative potential is shaping how we see ourselves both on and off-screen

Life & Culture

Feb 09, 2024

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Beauty

Bunny pretty, visual weight Tiktok glow-up culture

We have entered the age of TikTok face

From ‘are you cat pretty, bunny pretty, deer pretty or fox pretty?’ to ‘are you boy pretty or girl pretty?’, viral beauty trends offer us the illusion of variety and choice while encouraging algorithmic sameness

Beauty

Jan 22, 2024

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Art & Photography