I wanted bigger shoulders, so of course I checked Instagram. Ryan Spiteri suggested using a plate-loaded shoulder press with a “1 and ½” technique across four sets with a 90 second rest period. Chauncey Wright advised something called “snow angels” […]
As gray clouds cleared Wednesday morning, the feed that broadcast out of Trumpland beamed a bright, bloody red. Unsurprisingly, the ostensible victory—a continued firm hold on the Senate and critical, if slim, gubernatorial wins—emboldened many Republican acolytes whose loyalties lie […]
What would a more liberated vision of TV look like? Atlanta, Pose, and Killing Eve have certainly helped inch us toward an equitable television democracy, one that doesn’t so easily submit to the status quo. They’re visionary experiments that reject […]
I used to help my mom with her Facebook account. Our weekly tutorials were fraught, ending in either frustration ("No, Lydia, for the last time, you may not poke your father") or metaphysical musings. ("But what, really, is a wall?") […]
It’s time once again to turn on The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of the latest in the world of culture, from CGI-heavy trailers to big streaming deals to box-office news. In today’s installment: A new look at Aquaman surfaces; the fate […]
Every year at Oculus Connect, the virtual reality company's developer summit, Facebook's footprint gets bigger. That's no surprise: Since the social-media giant bought Oculus for $3 billion in 2014, it's slowly assumed strategic control of the scrappy startup, subsuming it […]
Was there anything more all-consuming in 2018 than television? In addition to the ever-churning 24-hour news cycle, the streaming services all increased their output wildly, cranking out more shows than anyone could ever possibly watch. Cable networks, too, kept releasing […]
YouTube: the platform that made it possible to get famous for videos other than sex tapes. Since its rise, aspiring influencers have performed amazingly stupid—and occasionally clever—stunts for a global audience. Can you tell which of these are legit? (Answers […]
Politics. Aunt Diane’s secret marriage. LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan. Nothing is off the table when families bicker during Thanksgiving—except maybe a thrown wineglass. Grievances are aired, harsh words are said. Sometimes not even pie can soothe the wounds. Such […]
Of all the shows that have redefined the way we think about television, the most invigorating of them in recent years have been comedies with an existentialist bent. Starting with NBC's The Good Place,1 the subgenre's standouts manage a sort […]