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Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Handcuffed: Last Pair Standing review demeaning for everyone involved, not least Jonathan Ross

Channel 4's Handcuffed pairs strangers from different backgrounds together for 24 hours while physically restrained, competing for £100,000 by exploiting their differences for entertainment value.
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Photography
fromThe Walrus
1 month ago

Trump Is the Greatest Hypnotist of Our Time | The Walrus

A fabricated philosophical book, amplified through coordinated human and AI-driven dissemination, generated authentic scholarly debate and self-reinforcing social realities across digital and cultural networks.
US politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

How a pay phone is connecting people in liberal SF to conservative Texas in new social experiment

A pair of pay phones connects strangers in San Francisco and Abilene to facilitate civil, cross-partisan conversations and bridge political polarization.
Social justice
fromBuzzFeed
3 months ago

This Viral TikToker Is Calling Churches To See If They Would Help Feed A Hungry Baby

Most churches declined requests for baby formula; smaller congregations and an Islamic center provided direct help.
Social media marketing
fromBuzzFeed
3 months ago

31 Moms Who Put Some Seriously Unhinged Stuff Online For All To See

BuzzFeed published simultaneous dark and wholesome mom posts to measure reader preference via clicks and encourages sharing to promote the preferred tone.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 months ago

Alex Jones Claims His New Lex-Luthor-Meets-Adolf-Hitler' Mustache Has Wild Effect on Women'

Alex Jones adopted a Hitler-style mustache, framed it as a social experiment, invoked Nazi vs. American imagery, and boasted of intense reactions from women.
Digital life
fromZDNET
6 months ago

This digital graffiti project is making the internet fun again, pixel by pixel - see for yourself

Wplace allows users to color one pixel on a world map every 30 seconds, rapidly gaining popularity. It's a site of community art and conflict.
NYC real estate
fromSFGATE
8 months ago

New Jersey Home Is Listed for $1-and It's Move-In Ready

A Newark home is listed for $1, challenging traditional real estate pricing models amidst rising local demand.
fromWIRED
8 months ago

My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them

"If my goal was to understand people who fall in love with AI boyfriends and girlfriends, why not rent a vacation house and gather a group of human-AI couples together for a romantic getaway?"
Artificial intelligence
Women in technology
fromPsychology Today
8 months ago

How Virtual Reality Could Dismantle Gender Bias

Virtual reality can help rewire implicit gender biases by allowing participants to embody avatars of the opposite gender and experience harassment scenarios.
Beer
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

A Digital Nomad's Guide to Ethical Hedonism (in South America's #1 Vice City) | HackerNoon

A sober lifestyle can be more enjoyable than an intoxicated one.
Personal growth can occur even in social environments focusing on drinking.
Lifehacks can help maintain engagement in social settings while sober.
Humor
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

The Rehearsal: Nathan Fielder makes genius appointment TV that may spoil you forever

Nathan Fielder's 'The Rehearsal' blends documentary and comedy to explore human emotions and communication in unique, thought-provoking ways.
Digital life
fromNew York Post
9 months ago

Internet is baffled by woman's transparent phone - and the explanation is even wilder

The 'methaphone' is a transparent acrylic mock-up designed to explore smartphone addiction through social experiments.
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