Film, music, streaming, celebrity and the internet culture around them.
The trailer for India's most expensive film set off two separate arguments at once — one about rendering, one about who gets to play Sita. They are not the same fight.
5 Aug 2026 — 4 min read
A knafeh-stuffed chocolate bar from a home kitchen in Dubai became a global supply-chain event. Here's how.
21 Jul 2026 — 1 min read
An ugly-cute elf with jagged teeth turned a Chinese toymaker into a $5-billion machine — and taught everyone a lesson in manufactured scarcity.
21 Jul 2026 — 1 min read
A 111-year-old flask brand became a TikTok status symbol and a $750-million business. Now the water is running out.
21 Jul 2026 — 1 min read
When Oxford makes "brain rot" its Word of the Year, the joke has become the culture. A field guide to the internet eating itself.
21 Jul 2026 — 1 min read
