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Is Everything an A.S.M.R. Video Now?

Videos that tickle what is known as the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response used to belong to a specific corner of the internet. Now they’re virtually...

Inside Miss USA Turmoil: A Leaked Letter and String of Resignations

Noelia Voigt’s announcement this week that she was stepping down as Miss USA set off a string of departures and prompted larger questions about the...

A Broadway Star Gets Married With Help From Daniel Radcliffe

Lindsay Mendez, nominated for a Tony in “Merrily We Roll Along,” married actor J. Alex Brinson in a Monday ceremony officiated by castmate Jonathan Groff....

Don’t Be Fooled by A.I., Katy Perry Didn’t Attend the Met Gala

Images of the pop star were convincing enough to trick plenty of people. on social media, including Ms. Perry’s own mother.

Substack Throws a Party to Celebrate Hate Reads Newsletter

The writers behind Hate Reads, a pop-up newsletter for airing grievances and pet peeves, got up on their soap boxes.

Harvard’s Taylor Swift Scholars Have Thoughts on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

The students taking Harvard University’s class on the singer are studying up. Their final papers are due at the end of the month.

Taylor Swift Lyrics: Who’s Mentioned on ‘Tortured Poets Department?

Ex-boyfriends may be alluded to. Travis Kelce, too, fans believe. And some actual poets.

‘We Are So Back’ Is an Internet Meme for Our Time

The phrase has become ubiquitous online as a way to celebrate life’s small pleasures — at least until “we’re so over.”

Earthquake in Northeast Shakes X, Formerly Twitter, Awake

For a brief, quaky moment, the social media platform was atwitter.