How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media and Mental Health Use these three categories to guide the conversations you have with your kids about social media. It’s important to acknowledge…
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The Monstrous Crochet Creations of ChatGPT
The Monstrous Crochet Creations of ChatGPT Like a lot of people, Alex Woolner was instantly fascinated by ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot which took the internet by storm when it launched in November…
Hip Hop 2073: A Vision of the Future, 50 Years From Now
Hip Hop 2073: A Vision of the Future, 50 Years From Now Battles take place in virtual space AI has designed to resemble the urban cyphers of the mid-1990s, a time that…
The Newest Threat to Your Attention Span? TikTok ‘Dual’ Videos
The Newest Threat to Your Attention Span? TikTok ‘Dual’ Videos Makieda Mckenzie was scrolling through TikTok when it first dawned on her: People in the internet age are like sharks. Not in…
The Hip Hop Historians Who Are Racing to Preserve Its Story
The Hip Hop Historians Who Are Racing to Preserve Its Story But in the middle of all of these collections is a desire to chronicle a genre of music as it happens….
The Twitch-Fueled Catastrophe of Kai Cenat's New York City Giveaway
The Twitch-Fueled Catastrophe of Kai Cenat's New York City Giveaway This “emergent behavior,” as Johnson calls it, comes when users of digital tech—which tends to physically isolate—suddenly erupt from the online into…
How Mixtapes Remixed Music History—and Its Future
How Mixtapes Remixed Music History—and Its Future Song sharing is one of the most—if not the most—vital parts of music fandom. A hundred years ago, the medium was the phonograph record. Today,…
Meet the Artists Reinventing Hip Hop on YouTube and TikTok
Meet the Artists Reinventing Hip Hop on YouTube and TikTok For a few months last year, one of the most entrancing places on the internet was the YouTube page of a musician…
One of Gaming’s Biggest YouTubers Wants to Replace Himself With AI
One of Gaming’s Biggest YouTubers Wants to Replace Himself With AI “In this industry, it's like you're starting this company, but the company solely relies on this one individual to be able…
‘Critical Role’ Lays Out the Next Era in Tabletop Games and Live-Action Role-Play
‘Critical Role’ Lays Out the Next Era in Tabletop Games and Live-Action Role-Play “What Matt [Mercer] has shown me is that the power of sitting around a table with your friends and…