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The internet told them Europe was a social paradise. Turns out the trains are awful, the health care isn’t free, and people can be really mean. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Big Mistake, Huge 

The comedian sees being online as similar to visiting the zoo. “I don’t need to interact with that,” he says. “It’s just a thing that I enjoy, and then I walk away.” Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, User Behavior 

The codirector of “You Can See Everything” talks exclusively to WIRED about truth, lies, and Theranos. Read More Culture LatestThe Big Story, Culture, Culture / Movies, Close-Up Magic 

The Valerion VisionMaster Max 4K Projector delivers superb blacks, great brightness, and more adjustment capabilities than many users need. Read More Culture LatestGear, Gear / Reviews, Culture / TV, Big Projections 

The HBO series served as a stand-in for everything wrong with white millennial women during its original run. Then Gen Z started watching. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / TV, Role Reversal 

A network of AI-generated models is using comics’ material to funnel views to their OnlyFans and Fanvue accounts—and there’s not much comedians can do about it. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Funny Business 

Surprised by the hype around yet another documentary on Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes? It has everything to do with this experimental comedian. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Movies, Primer 

The artist’s macabre short works have been adapted into eerily freaky 30-minute bites for television. We got a sneak preview of the next episode airing on HBO Max. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / TV, New York Comic Con 

Low-quality AI-generated content currently dominates children’s media. Maka, a streaming platform run by child development experts, is offering an alternative. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / TV, Screen Time