Taylor Swifts new album The Life of a Showgirl has fans already sleuthing

Following mysterious posts, Taylor Swift announced her new album "The Life of a Showgirl" on Travis Kelce's "New Heights" podcast. [...]

The Danger of Reducing America's Venezuela Invasion to a 60-Second Video

January 3 marked the return of US military intervention in Latin America. While the events unfolded between Caracas and Brooklyn, social networks had already fabricated their own reality. [...]

RFK Jr. Says He’s Ending the War on Protein. It Doesn’t Exist

There is no war on protein. But pretending there is goes hand-in-hand with the Trump administration’s appeal to traditional masculinity. [...]

'War of the Worlds' Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Also Shameless Tech Propaganda

By making Big Tech the hero in a movie about government surveillance, the dismally rated remake feels more like an ad for Amazon than anything else. [...]

The virtual idols taking over the internet — and the company betting big on them

COVER Corporation CEO Motoaki Tanigo sat down with Mashable to reveal the inner workings of the VTubing industry. [...]

To get Margos Got Money Troubles right, Rufi Thorpe had to earn the trust of OnlyFans creators

At BookCon 2026, Mashable chatted with Rufi Thorpe about the 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' TV adaptation, researching OnlyFans, and how Rico Nasty's casting feels serendipitous. [...]

Stephen Colbert reacts to Trumps AI-generated sombrero video, counters with JD Vance and a couch

Stephen Colbert revealed his own meme after Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump's AI-generated sombrero videos. [...]

There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Be Authentic at Work

Workers have been told to bring themselves to work, only to be disappointed time and time again, argues author Jodi-Ann Burey in her new book. [...]

Threads is tracking to surpass X in daily active users

Insta's Twitter dupe Threads could soon surpass X in daily active users. [...]