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Everyone Needs to Stop Being So Weird About the Gay Hockey Show
‘Heated Rivalry’ is the equivalent of smashing together two Ken dolls: harmless, but also odd.
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How a Kidfluencer Became an OnlyFans Star
Piper Rockelle says she wasn’t abused or exploited—and now that she’s 18, you have to believe her.
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Is Woke Back?
Two podcasters had to apologize for inoffensive comments about a black congresswoman. River Page asks whether wokeness is making a comeback.
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The Boys Breaking Their Bones to Be Hotter
In online forums for ‘looksmaxxers,’ teenage boys share tips on how to get jacked, sharpen your jawline, and suppress your appetite with meth.
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Grok Is Making Porn from People’s Pictures
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X means anyone can digitally undress a picture of you. That’s illegal. So why is no one getting punished?
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Why Can’t the Trump Administration Log Off?
Social media was once a source of MAGA’s political strength, but the administration could be posting its way to ruin.
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Two Drinks with. . . George Santos
Over cocktails in Washington, the disgraced former congressman talks to River Page about life behind bars, fair-weather friends, and his new role…
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The Online Right Doesn’t Want White Women to Get PhDs
Juliet Turner was told she’s a race traitor for studying bugs instead of having babies.
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Can Someone Let Joe Biden Know He’s a Gay Icon Now?
The former president’s relationship with the gay community is at best transactional, so why are they giving him an award?
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I Might Be the Only American on X
There’s an ‘America First’ account that’s based in Bangladesh. There’s an Ivanka Trump stan account with a million followers that’s based in Nigeria.
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We Can’t Stop Conversion Therapy. But We Have to Try.
The Supreme Court is faced with a referendum on this horrific practice. I spoke to survivors to understand what’s at stake.
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Second Thought: If Jesus Had Wanted a Podcast. . .
Plus: Do not see ‘Wicked’ in 3D. Is ‘The Chair Company’ the most relatable show ever made? A Mormon merch drop. And more!
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