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The documentary chronicles how Star Trek’s positions on everything from race to AI were way ahead of their time. Read More Culture LatestCulture, New York Comic Con 

From Red Pill coaches to “Dawah Bros,” influencers are dressing up hypermasculinity and misogyny in religious language—and finding audiences across social platforms. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Sheep’s Clothing 

Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Books, Read the Room 

Relationship coaches, TikTokers, and disgruntled singles alike frequently shame bad profiles, as more apps experiment with blocking screenshots. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Cruel Intentions 

Apple’s Mac desktops have become some of the most sought-after computers this year, driven by surging interest in agentic AI. Here’s which model to buy depending on your use case. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Gear, Gear / Products, Gear / Products / Computers, Gear / Buying Guides, Buying Guide 

In its 26th season premiere, the procedural legal drama paints a damning picture of power-mad AI CEOs. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / TV, Killer Machine 

Brands, influencers, and Etsy sellers claim they're hawking T-shirts, mugs, and buttons out of solidarity with the woman who accused seven male classmates of sexual assault. Some say it’s shameless. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Hot Button 

Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network attempts to shame a ruling class that has proved itself shameless. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Movies, Movies 

Sold by its trailer as a gag reel, Tom Cruise’s strangest movie may be the most unsettling portrait of our tech and climate moment yet. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Movies, Can You Dig It?