2025-05-16

'Fortnite' Players Are Already Making AI Darth Vader Swear

Others have found more subtle ways to fool the AI into giving problematic responses. [...]

2025-05-16

Caring for ourselves amid the Diddy trial and collective trauma exposure

Kate Keisel of The Sanar Institute has suggestions for surviving the wall-to-wall coverage of the Diddy trial. [...]

2025-05-15

Money and masculinity: How wellness became big business and changed American health culture

In the first months of Donald Trump’s second presidency, the world of American healthcare has seen rapid transformations, largely at the behest of his Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert [...]

2025-05-15

The internet cant stop thinking of Katy Perry

How Katy Perry’s over-the-top vocals on "Thinking of You" became a TikTok trend, and why that joke led to something unexpectedly sincere. [...]

2025-05-15

How Aden Wang makes viral DIY content without quitting his day job

Creator Aden Wang on how he grew his account on Instagram and TikTok, how he edits, and his relationship to creative content and work. [...]

2025-05-15

HBO Max is brutally roasting itself on X

HBO Max has been roasting itself over its recent name change on X. [...]

2025-05-15

The Hottest Topic at This Year's Pornhub Awards? Censorship

Lawmakers' ongoing attempts to ban pornography in the US didn't stop Pornhub from hosting their annual awards show last week. On Uncanny Valley, we discuss the fate of the porn industry. [...]

2025-05-15

EA Tried to Stop an ‘Anti-DEI Mod’ for ‘The Sims 4’—but More Keep Surfacing

The download automatically changed Black NPCs to white, trans NPCs to cis-gendered, and gay NPCs to straight. And it's just the beginning. [...]

2025-05-14

Krypto steals the show (again) in Superman trailer

"Your choices. Your actions. That's what makes you who you are." [...]