Johnny Depp's 'comeback' is billionaire manosphere marketing

Plus, why smart glasses can't escape the 'pervert' label.

My weekend battling climate change-induced hell

As it turns out, the only thing more controversial than Trump might be an AI data center.

‘Love Island’ and ‘feminism’ as a justification for hating other women

Reality TV hasn't changed, but exploitation has been rebranded as empowerment.

Is 'Obsession' really a feminist film?

This summer's blockbuster is a cautionary tale about male entitlement. Not everyone seems to get that.

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The Club Chalamet attack and the problem with modern fandom

One 'Heated Rivalry' fan physically accosted another outside a star's hotel.

The plot to push LGBTQ kids off the internet

Your existence violates community guidelines. Happy Pride!

The anti-Blake Lively to election fraud conspiracy pipeline

How celebrity gossip is luring women and queer people into alt-right conspiracies.

Why people keep voting for reality TV villains

Spencer Pratt, vice signaling, and using influencers to undermine the left.

Elon Musk's war on 'The Odyssey' is recycled ragebait

X serves up Gamergate on demand.

A postmortem on the Blake Lively case

She and Justin Baldoni settled. But is it really over?

Michael Jackson defenders are rewriting history

And why the death of Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre isn't a conspiracy.

Eric Swalwell skeptics are hurting the case against Trump, too

Victim-blaming rhetoric hurts all survivors, even the ones people claim to care about.

Ye's bigotry and violence wasn't a phase

The artist's fandom is now standing in the way of his accountability.