

Callie Holtermann
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On Oscars Carpet, Red Pins Planned to Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza
Artists4Ceasefire asked many attendees to wear red lapel pins that also represent a call for increased humanitarian aid and the release of “all hostages.” Which...

Cat Janice, Singer With Cancer Who Left Her Son a Dance Track, Dies at 31
TikTok rallied around the singer, who revealed during her cancer treatment that she had transferred the rights to her final song to her son, as...

The Internet Is Obsessed With ‘Madame Web.’ The Box Office? Well …
The new addition to the Spider-Man franchise has been panned by critics and mocked on social media. But if all press is good press, why...

The Couples Who Spent Valentine’s Day at Ikea. On Purpose.
The furniture giant’s Brooklyn outpost advertised a “romantic evening” in its cafeteria. Some found “love among the Swedish meatballs.”

Puppy Bowl XX: Behind the Scenes at the Super Bowl’s Adorable Cousin
The other big game on Super Bowl Sunday? The 20th outing of Animal Planet’s football game for puppies (complete with a kitten halftime show).

Dating App Users Try Algorithm Hacks to Get More Matches (and Find Love?)
Disenchanted with dating apps, some users have taken to blaming — and gaming — the mysterious algorithms that power them.

Elmo Asked How Everyone Is Doing on X. Elmo Was Not Prepared for The Answers.
Elmo was not expecting it to open a yawning chasm of despair.

Sunday Nobody: The Viral ‘Meme Artist’ Behind Art That No One Asked For
The artist who goes by Sunday Nobody has found millions of viewers with his elaborate, absurdist projects. They are not, he insists, “a waste of...

What Is the ‘Mob Wife Aesthetic’? TikTok’s Newest Trend Inspired by ‘The Sopranos.’
A TikTok trend that’s about more than French manicures and furs, the look focuses on conspicuous signifiers of wealth earned outside the rule of law.

Gen Z Asks: Are We Aging Faster Than Other Generations?
Some say they fear their generation is aging more quickly than others. But as Gen Z-ers enter their late 20s, it’s more likely that they...