Age Verification Laws Send VPN Use Soaring—and Threaten the Open Internet
A law requiring UK internet users to verify their age to access adult content has led to a huge surge in VPN downloads—and has experts worried about the future of…
Microsoft plans to bring Xbox age verification to countries outside of the UK
Microsoft is implementing an age verification system on Xbox accounts to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, and in a new blog post announcing the move, the company suggests…
Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content
Spotify is requiring users in the UK to verify they’re over 18 to view "certain age restricted content," and users are reporting seeing a popup on Spotify to verify their…
ADL-Backed Bipartisan Bill Threatens to Censor Israel Criticism on Social Media
The bill’s lead sponsors described it as part of an effort to prevent antisemitic hate. But their comments during a press conference on the measure suggest it will also target…
Just Forget It
John Kelsey’s injured romanticism
Come as You Are
Remembering Joe Brainard in letters to friends, lovers, and fans
How Hulk Hogan Ruined Wrestling Unions
Published May 9, 2022 Hilariously, Hogan’s own daughter, Brooke questioned why professional wrestling had no union and a quick Google Search told her that her father was responsible for the…
In honor of Hulk Hogan’s death, sharing this 2016 story:
This Silicon Valley Billionaire Has Been Secretly Funding Hulk Hogan's Lawsuits Against Gawker
In ‘Slow Light,’ Past and Present Merge in the Uncanny, Animated Life of a Unique Protagonist
Imagine being about seven years old when you suddenly begin to see images from your past as if they were happening now. What if that’s all you could see? In…
Meet Haute and Freddy, the Carnival-Pop Duo Blurring Centuries and Breaking Rules
Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp wrote hits for Britney Spears and Katy Perry. Now, their band is building a fan base fluent in 18th-century English