Tag: pop culture

• A cartoonist’s review of AI art

  March 18, 2026

  This is a comic about AI art. https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art?ueid=1f133878b462d1555feb56cb37f5d96b&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-10-11%20Installer%20101&utm_term=Installer 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 ›

• How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025

  December 21, 2025

  Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed horror blockbuster had people talking all year, proving industry naysayers wrong and breaking various records https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/20/sinners-ryan-coogler?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• The Decline of Deviance

  December 14, 2025

  Where has all the weirdness gone? https://open.substack.com/pub/experimentalhistory/p/the-decline-of-deviance?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=oj2p5 more ›

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

  November 28, 2025

  The city on the Costa del Sol has become a stomping ground for male influencers and entrepreneurial friends of Andrew Tate. Through tracking social media connections, business ventures, and public… more ›

• CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s homegrown games capture overseas players as its cultural influence expands

  November 20, 2025

  In a big year for Chinese cultural exports, a new video game is the latest to win a global audience. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/19/china-connection-newsletter-video-game-soft-power-tencent-netease-pif-where-winds-meet.html more ›

• The chaos and confusion of itch.io and Steam’s abrupt adult game ban | The Verge

  October 14, 2025

  In response to pressure from its payment processors, itch.io had a broad swath of adult content on its platform targeted and removed. https://www.theverge.com/games/715299/itchio-games-delisting-payment-processor-paypal more ›

• A cartoonist’s review of AI art

  October 12, 2025

  This is a comic about AI art. https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art?ueid=1f133878b462d1555feb56cb37f5d96b&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-10-11%20Installer%20101&utm_term=Installer more ›

• Composer John Philip Sousa Warns of the Threat Posed by Recorded Music (1906)

  October 9, 2025

  When did you last hear live music? Granted, this isn’t an ideal time to ask, what with the ongoing pandemic still canceling concerts the world over. https://www.openculture.com/2020/08/composer-john-philip-sousa-denounces-the-menace-of-recorded-music-1906.html#google_vignette more ›