Tag: pop culture

• GTAVI: An exclusive deep dive into the video game of the decade

  August 28, 2026

  On par with a wonder of the modern world, the pressure on Grand Theft Auto VI to deliver the holy grail of gaming is enormous – we talk to Rockstar’s… more ›

• Fifty years of pop

  August 11, 2026

  From Elvis to Eminem: Sean O’Hagan on the 50 moments that shaped popular musical history – and in the process changed our lives. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/02/popandrock?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• Interactive. Violent. Gross. Inside Fishtank, the Unhinged Future of Reality TV

  June 17, 2026

  It’s like Big Brother without any limits, or broadcast standards. WIRED goes on location—and on camera—with the cult hit. https://www.wired.com/story/interactive-violent-gross-inside-fishtank-the-unhinged-future-of-reality-tv/ more ›

• The Crazy Real-Life Story Of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Music’s First Shock Rocker

  May 3, 2026

  Long before Rob Zombie, KISS, and even Alice Cooper, there was Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. This is the crazy real-life story of music’s first shock rocker. https://www.grunge.com/332212/the-crazy-real-life-story-of-screamin-jay-hawkins-musics-first-shock-rocker/ more ›

• The EI Podcast: The civilising wonders of wine

  April 27, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/Sy3gVrF Amid the rise of individualistic technologies and weight-loss drugs, there has been a steady decline in alcohol consumption in Western societies. Yet, Henry Jeffreys argues that this is… more ›

• That’s Not What Unc Means

  April 19, 2026

  You’d never know the meaning of unc or its origins in black culture if you looked to mainstream media. https://aftermath.site/unc-aave-african-american-vernacular-english-slang-gen-z/ more ›

• Sun, Cigars, and Sexism: How Spain’s Marbella Became a Hotspot for ‘Manosphere’ Influencers | OCCRP

  April 13, 2026

  The city on the Costa del Sol has become a stomping ground for male influencers and entrepreneurial friends of Andrew Tate. https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/sun-cigars-and-sexism-how-spains-marbella-became-a-hotspot-for-manosphere-influencers more ›

• A cartoonist’s review of AI art

  March 18, 2026

  This is a comic about AI art. https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art more ›

• ‘Gen Z Language? Y’all Mean AAVE’: The Appropriation of African American Vernacular English as ‘TikTok Language’

  March 11, 2026

  Sociolinguistic research has long documented the appropriation of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) across media including film, music and advertising. In this article, we add to this body o… https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josl.70024 more ›

• Looksmaxxing, Subhumans and Gigachads – WSJ

  March 9, 2026

  Tiresome boys, won’t you please be quiet. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/looksmaxxing-subhumans-and-gigachads-87642159 more ›