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What Is the Uncanny Valley? Why Almost-Human Things Creep Us Out
The uncanny valley is the reason a robot face, a CGI character, or an AI-generated person can look almost right and still make your skin crawl. It is not a…
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MusicElla Langley Just Swept Every ACM Award She Was Nominated For and Broke a Record Set in 2016
Most awards shows hand out a few statues, spread the love around, and let everyone go home with…
TechnologyThe Two Notable Tesla Robotaxi Crashes Were Caused by the Humans, Not the Robot
Here is the part of the Tesla Robotaxi story that nobody put in a headline. The two crashes…
CuriositiesThe Chinese Money Plant Quietly Solved a Computer Science Problem in Its Leaves
There is a houseplant sitting in roughly half the apartments on Instagram that has been quietly solving a…
LifestyleRawdogging Boredom Is the Wellness Trend Where You Stare at a Wall, and the Cat Is Unimpressed
There is a productivity creator named Rowan who films himself sitting in a chair, doing nothing, for an…
TechnologyHow Do Noise Cancelling Headphones Work? The Physics, Explained
If you have ever wondered how do noise cancelling headphones work, the short answer is that they fight…
Film & TVA YouTube Prankster’s $1M Horror Movie Just Made $16M and Hollywood Cannot Stop Throwing Money at Him
Here is a number that should make a few Hollywood executives spit out their oat milk. A horror…
LifestyleScream Clubs Are the 2026 Wellness Trend and Your Cat Has Been Doing This for Free
For about two years, wellness meant getting better at being a person. You tracked your sleep, scored your…
Internet CultureThe Instagram Flash Filter Is Not a Filter, It Is an AI Quietly Rebuilding Your Face
Instagram has a new toy and the whole internet wants to play with it. The Flash filter takes…
TechnologyGoogle Killed the Chromebook and Turned Your Cursor Into an AI Agent
Google just retired the Chromebook. Not the laptops themselves, those keep getting updates for years, but the brand,…
Science & SpaceWhy Is the Night Sky Dark? Olbers’ Paradox Explained
If the universe is endless and packed with stars, the night sky should be a wall of blinding…
MusicDrake Dropped 43 Songs in One Night and Broke Every Streaming Record While the Reviews Fell Apart
On May 15, Drake did not release an album. He released three of them at the same time,…
Books & ReadingSarah Dessen Returns to Contemporary YA in a World That Only Wants Dragons
The bestseller lists this week are exactly what you would expect in 2026. Romantasy on top. Dragons everywhere.…
TechnologyAmericans Would Rather Have a Nuclear Plant Next Door Than an AI Data Center, and the Gallup Numbers Are Brutal
Here is a sentence nobody expected to read in 2026: Americans would rather have a nuclear power plant…
CuriositiesEmpty Waymo Cars Are Circling an Atlanta Cul-de-Sac by the Dozens and Residents Beat Eight of Them With a Children’s Traffic Sign
A robotaxi is supposed to take you somewhere. That is the entire pitch. You tap a button, an…
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