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Nov. 29 2018 6:36 PMShould an Amazon Boycott Include Its Original Series?The sinister truth about the company’s streaming service.Heather Schwedel

Oct. 26 2018 7:21 PMThe Many Right-Wing Memes Covering the Suspected Mail Bomber’s VanAaron Mak

Oct. 17 2018 3:36 PMThe New Way to Get People to Register to Vote Is to Trick Them Into It With Celebrity GossipHeather Schwedel

Oct. 12 2018 6:53 PMWould You Pay a Random Website 99 Cents to Find Out Who Else Paid It 99 Cents?The internet weirdos at Thinko think you might.Heather Schwedel

Oct. 11 2018 3:09 PMKanye West Just Showed the Whole World His iPhone PasscodeHeather Schwedel

Oct. 3 2018 6:19 PMWhy Bagel Snobs Shouldn’t Kvetch About the New Bagel EmojiHeather Schwedel

Oct. 1 2018 1:23 PMThe “Female Blackout” Was Not Effective Social Media Activism. It Was a Chain Letter.Heather Schwedel

Sept. 24 2018 1:45 PMRomantic LinksIn the era of TomKat and Brangelina, sites like WhosDatedWho were the web’s most useful celebrity-relationship resource. The internet moved on—but they’re still here.Heather Schwedel

Sept. 13 2018 6:44 PMThe Mesmerizing Live Video of an American Flag Slowly Disintegrating in the Face of Hurricane FlorenceAaron Mak

Sept. 10 2018 9:08 AMI Gave Advice on a Hugely Popular Reddit Forum for a Week. If Only People Wanted My Answers.The best and the worst of the internet is rolled up into one fascinating board.Justin Peters

Sept. 7 2018 12:41 PMHow Brad Boxberger Became the First Player to Wear Emoji in an MLB GameHeather Schwedel

Sept. 5 2018 5:13 PMWhat if Elon Musk’s Rage Emails Are Actually Just Gmail Smart Replies?Heather Schwedel

Aug. 31 2018 6:05 PMIranian Propagandists on Reddit Did Not Really Get RedditElection meddling: harder than it looks!Justin Peters

Aug. 31 2018 9:00 AMTo Friend or Not to FriendOur online lives are increasingly enmeshed in our real-world lives, including at work. Where does this leave the rules for social media etiquette between bosses and employees?Heather Schwedel

Aug. 29 2018 12:27 PMOn Google Maps, the Senate Building Has Already Been Renamed for John McCainHeather Schwedel

Nov. 6 2018 5:04 PMThe App That Tells You Your Friends’ Voting History Is Kind of Creepy and Really DysfunctionalChristina Cauterucci

Oct. 25 2018 2:26 PMWhy Is Google’s Smart Compose So Good?I thought I’d turn off the new feature immediately. Instead, I’m transfixed.Heather Schwedel

Oct. 15 2018 3:38 PMKeeping Your Wedding Guests Off Social Media Is Basically Hopeless. Just Ask Princess Eugenie.Heather Schwedel

Oct. 11 2018 6:46 PMSnapchat Makes Television NowIt’s vertical, highly produced, and very superfluous.Heather Schwedel

Oct. 9 2018 6:30 PMWhy Twitter’s #HimToo Mother-and-Son Saga Was a Satisfying Social Media MomentHeather Schwedel

Oct. 3 2018 4:00 PMCats Really Hated the Presidential-Alert System TestHeather Schwedel

Sept. 27 2018 5:22 PMGoFundMe Donations Skyrocket During Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony Before the SenateAaron Mak

Sept. 18 2018 10:29 AMWhy Marco Rubio Went on a Twitter Tirade Against Salt BaeMolly Olmstead

Sept. 13 2018 2:58 PMPssst, Ivanka’s Toadies on Instagram: Your Likes Are Public!Heather Schwedel

Sept. 7 2018 5:28 PMHow the Olds Are Trying to Find Out Who Wrote the Anonymous New York Times Op-EdHeather Schwedel

Sept. 6 2018 4:13 PMThis Is a Citizen’s Arrest, Scott Walker. You’ve Killed Bitmoji.Heather Schwedel

Sept. 4 2018 10:00 AMA Guide to TikTok for Anyone Who Isn’t a TeenThe app where Gen Z vies for 15 seconds of fame is not as incomprehensible as it might appear.Heather Schwedel

Aug. 31 2018 3:54 PMMeet PoppinKREAM, the Reddit Power User Fighting a One-Person Battle for a Fact-Based InternetSince the start of the Mueller investigation, this anonymous poster has made a mission of delivering evidence-based analysis. It’s paid off in popularity.Justin Peters

Aug. 29 2018 4:39 PMOn r/DadReflexes, Being a Father Is a SuperpowerA heartwarming subreddit where dads save the day, again and again.Justin Peters

Aug. 28 2018 4:45 PMThe One Place Where Alex Jones Will Never Be BannedSure, the conspiracy theorist is being deplatformed left and right. But if you drive around in America, you’re going to run into him.Justin Peters