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In 2024, I made the call the same way I have since 2011: by setting an annual reading goal on Goodreads. I don’t read as […]
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In 2024, I made the call the same way I have since 2011: by setting an annual reading goal on Goodreads. I don’t read as […]
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This week we’re enjoying the post-holiday glow as we observe some worthwhile developments in the world of youth. They dig tunnels under their houses, surprise […]
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Hangovers and broken resolutions aside, the start of a new year means that rights to additional intellectual property are transferred from their original owners to […]
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During a recent appearance on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show, embattled NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers suggested late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel’s name would appear in […]
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If you or someone on your gift list wants to learn how to play a new instrument, you can purchase Skoove Premium Piano Lessons for […]
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Every year the holiday season becomes longer. By the time Christmas actually rolls around, you’ve already heard more than your fair share of Christmas music […]
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Trying to find the perfect gift for a picky person or someone who seems to have everything? Instead of resorting to boring gift cards, let’s […]
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Disney—a corporation, a person, and a way of life—has long been a hot spot for misinformation and conspiracy theories. The corporation’s “have fun or we’ll […]
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This week, young people don spy glasses, undress each other with the help of artificial intelligence, celebrate a football agent and ask each other if […]
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Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, unless you celebrate it. Then you are stuck in an almost closed world with seemingly nothing […]
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It’s the holiday season, so I thought I’d take a look at the state of the supposed “War on Christmas.” I was hoping to point […]
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This week’s Out-of-Touch guide features one of the most viral videos of all time – the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 from RockStar […]
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This week, the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary named “rizz” the word of 2023, in part because of its “potential as a term of […]
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A new leading lady, Gail Lewis, hit the internet this week, but it’s not because she’s terrible. Quite the opposite, in fact: a former Walmart […]
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I don’t talk about politics often in this column because other people on the Internet actually study or work in international relations and public policy, […]
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Even before the term “deepfake” was coined in 2014, the fear that digitally doctored audio, photos and videos would be used by nefarious individuals to […]
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This week’s pop culture feels like a disturbing sci-fi movie. Young people deliberately pose as nightmarish quasi-humans, burn their eyes at strange parties in Hong […]
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Do you have a long trip ahead? In a car with people of different tastes? It’s road trip season, and if you need a podcast […]
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Before we all begin the long, painful march through the holidays, let’s take one last look back at Halloween, the holiday with the lowest expectations […]
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This week, the internet is talking about one young woman’s path to career disappointment, particularly her shocking discovery (shared via TikTok) that having a job […]
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This week, inspiration is coming from unexpected places, like an Indian restaurant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and TikTok’s recommendation algorithm. Young people do it for […]
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Whether you enjoy hearing spooky stories year-round or not, October is undoubtedly the best time of year to treat yourself. If you’re looking for a […]
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Remember when you were a kid and you told the same stupid joke over and over again until everyone got mad at you? And irritation […]
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When I hear children talking now, it’s like a foreign language! Damn it, is this “locktober”? Why do they talk about “mind goblins”? What happened […]
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Attention Beyhive and Bey-curious: Beyoncé is coming to a theater near you. To keep up with Taylor Swift’s theatrical event The Eras Tour , Renaissance: […]
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Fall is a time for new podcasts to be released, but there are a few you can’t miss. There are family secrets on this list; […]
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There’s a lot to learn about Gen-Z this week, so pay attention. Study Questions: 1) Who is Sneako and why is he the most hated […]
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The 1990s were a transformative time that left an indelible mark on culture, technology and geopolitics. Thanks to vibrant pop culture, technological innovation, and geopolitical […]
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Things are getting surreal this week in popular culture. There’s the weird blue smurf/chimera cat who suddenly appeared everywhere at once, the wildly popular TikToker […]
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The video game Starfield this week stopped all activity among people who don’t have jobs. The kids are all gone to their little rocket ships, […]
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When you think of fiction podcasts, you probably think of serious, speculative and/or dystopian pieces like The Bright Sessions or Limetown . But podcasting is […]
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If you’re a Victory Rewards Alamo Drafthouse member, today is your lucky day: the program is back after a long hiatus so you can cash […]
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It’s too damn hot to be doing something interesting, so all the youngsters sit inside and the bastards escape to Baldur’s Gate 3 , talk […]
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When Netflix started in the late 1990s, its business model was to send physical DVDs to people for rent. Times have changed and the streaming […]
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America is a country of opportunities, contradictions, … podcasts. In fact, there is at least one standout podcast for every one of the 50 United […]
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Summer is in full swing and nothing is going according to plan, whether it’s a false announcement about the death of an influencer, a NYC […]
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SmartLess is having a good year. Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett launched the podcast in 2020, it was acquired by Amazon for around […]
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Work sucks, I know. (I mean all jobs except writing these articles.) Do you need advice to overcome certain obstacles at work (not getting a […]
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The youth of the world enter August pretending to fly like fairies, enjoying a video of an injured cop and showing off their weird Barbies. […]
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If you’re fed up with gossip in your own life or need a break from the real world, consider turning on a celebrity gossip podcast […]
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