Internet
Clavicular is a media lolcow
The mainstream media is not really trying to understand troubled internet figure Clavicular. They're trying to provoke him for viral clips.
Social Media
Analysis
Sloppery slope: How AI slop feeds the alt-right pipeline
Absurd AI slop is pouring into social feeds, ready to slip you into the alt-right pipeline, writes Varsha Yajman.
Analysis
Digital News Report 2025: Can Group Chats Fix the News Gender Gap?
Women are becoming more and more disinterested in news. Can we fix it?
2025 election
Let this be the last vibes-based election
"The biggest divide in our politics is not between left and right. It’s between people who pay attention and those who don’t."
Opinion
Brat, Low-Rise Jeans and Diet Coke: Why Are We Welcoming Thinness Back?
Is the celebration of thinness reemerging, or did it never really leave
Explainers
'Alix Earle Ceasefire': The Disruptive Campaign Hacking the Algorithm for Palestinian Liberation
"We’re using creator’s platforms for them."
Opinion
I’m Begging You to Stop Stitching Racists, TERFs & Misogynists Just To ‘Prove Them Wrong’
Trying to 'call-out' problematic views often only helps spread those views even further.
Explainers
Climate Skepticism Is Increasing – What If We Could Hack Our Way Out Of That?
42% of Australians are climate skeptics... We can’t let this group get any bigger.
Opinion
Adults and Teenagers Were Not Supposed To Share Space Online
No critical thinking, just vibes.
Opinion
The Latest Victim of Everything-Is-Content? Festivals and Live Music
The angst and criticism around gig-going behaviour is a reaction to a bigger shift in priorities among young people.
Opinion
The Pursuit of Beauty: A High Price for Faux-Empowerment
Beauty asks us to pay in time and money for power that we never actually receive.
Explainers
Holocaust Distortion: Are You Unintentionally Contributing to Misinformation?
You might have unintentionally participated in dangerous distortions of the Holocaust.