Move over, Labubu: Pop Marts Crybaby is taking center stage

Pop Mart's Crybaby gets a ballet makeover with the new Shiny Shiny Series. Explore the tearfully chic collectibles, from plush bag charms to phone cases. [...]

Where the I have one daughter TikTok trend came from

TikTok creator Luke Holloway transforms Tinder conversations into catchy songs, with one viral hit. [...]

The case for memes as a new form of comics

Both comics and memes rely on the same interplay of visual and verbal elements for their humor. [...]

Wordle’s creator is back with a new game, and it’s a real chin scratcher

Josh Wardle had a hell of a tough act to follow. His last game, Wordle, became incredibly popular thanks to its blend of simplicity, clarity and shareability. Over four years (and a seven-figure sale [...]

Stephen Colbert gleefully mocks Trumps record-setting low Kennedy Center Honors ratings

Stephen Colbert mocked President Donald Trump's poor Kennedy Center Honors ratings, comparing them to his own when he hosted. [...]

Kitten in viral NYC subway video gets a new home

You may have seen the kitty that boarded the New York City subway. That story has a happy ending. [...]

Gamers Are Furious About the Censorship of NSFW Games—and They’re Fighting Back

As industry groups decry censorship, players are flooding Visa and Mastercard with complaints and sharing the titles of delisted NSFW games to support developers. [...]

Showrunner, an AI-powered streaming service, launches in alpha this week

Fable, a startup designing tools to generate animated TV shows from scratch, is launching an AI-powered streaming service this week, Variety reports. The service is called Showrunner, and it will allo [...]

What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can’t Stop Listening To, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’

A new website claims to know the Spotify listening habits of Trump officials, tech leaders—and even journalists. Attorney General Pam Bondi allegedly jams out to Nelly’s “Hot in Herre." [...]