Clickbait relied on curiosity. Rage bait relies on us, knowing that if content makes you angry, you spend longer with it, share it more often, and return to the platform quickly.

It’s not uncommon for people to joke or roll their eyes when they hear politicians and pundits say two plus two equals five, or what’s red is really blue. But the stakes are too high for such cultural ...

Wordle is a word puzzle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Originally created by software engineer Josh Wardle and released to the public in 2021, the puzzle was acquired by ...

Vertical monitors can streamline workflows in certain situations. Here's how to set one up in Windows 11 using built-in and third-party tools.

Most languages use word position and sentence structure to extract meaning. For example, "The cat sat on the box," is not the ...

Black women must establish firm personal boundaries to safeguard their wellbeing. Here are some insights from 'The Chi's' ...

Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. 100 years later, it reads as a tragedy ...

The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) invites fans, scholars, critics, musicians, and students to submit individual papers to its first “The Billy Joel Symposium,” to be held on ...

The annual State of the Commonwealth report paints a dour picture of the state’s economy and traces the problem to Trump administration policies.

The concept of truth feels particularly bleak in 2025. Government leaders deploy up-is-down narratives at an exhausting clip. Online worlds drip with artificial intelligence-generated slop that ...

Like The New Yorker, I was born in 1925. Somewhat to my surprise, I decided to keep a journal of my hundredth year.