Photography Ethan James Green reconceptualizes the classic bombshell In his multi-year photographic project ‘Bombshell,’ the artist probes conceptions of beauty, femininity, and glamor
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Above the Fold How shadowbanning silences pro-Palestine voices Amidst a global humanitarian crisis, Instagram users say they’re censored for speaking up by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Mastercard’s policies are a danger to sex workers, and your freedom of speech The ACLU has filed a complaint against the company with the Federal Trade Commission, urging an investigation into its discriminatory practices by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold AI art can’t be copyrighted, according to a federal judge Amidst SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, last week’s ruling indicates a sea change in the AI intellectual property debate by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold TikTok’s “mind-reading” algorithm is about to change The app’s new opt-out policy for EU users is a step forward for cognitive liberty—but will it stop users from trading privacy for entertainment? by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Can lyrics hold up in a court of law? What G Herbo's timely reference to the ongoing Young Slime Life trial says about a larger bias against rap music by Maya Kotomori Above the Fold The battle for the soul of Hollywood A dystopian AI proposal raises questions about what happens to creative industries when all but the most recognizable figures are deemed disposable by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Hot girls walked so girl dinner could run The TikTok trend champions imperfection, suggesting fatigue around aspirational online content and desire to find pleasure in the everyday by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold A man’s AI-powered girlfriend has been named as an accomplice in his murder attempt Replika’s chatbot companions are designed to be supportive—even when their users are confessing their plans to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold How should we feel about OceanGate? As news of the missing sub unfolded, millions grappled with the choice between empathy, and reveling in the the poetic justice of a modern-day parable by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Blush wants to teach you how to flirt The dating simulator is the latest of several AI apps aimed at improving your game—but its chatbots are anything but smooth by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The curious case of hallucinating chatbots Microsoft Bing went off the rails, and Google’s Bard made an error in its first public demo—yet search engines are still racing to integrate AI by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold True crime TikTokers are employing AI to resurrect murder victims Deepfakes, which have long been used to create explicit content without consent, are now being leveraged to craft a new kind of trauma porn by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold A tech bro created an AI-powered clone of his own girlfriend The framework for the project, dubbed ‘GirlfriendGPT,’ is now available online, spurring concerns about consent in the era of customized chatbots by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Remembering Kenneth Anger, an icon of queer cinematic counterculture The groundbreaking filmmaker believed movies were “evil” and likened his practice to the “casting of a spell”—the influence of which is imbued across visual culture by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Amidst a rise in cybercrime, researchers trained an AI on the dark web Having scoured the internet’s seedy underbelly, DarkBERT suggests that, in the future, AI may play an even bigger role in online policing by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold How do you moderate a chatbot? In banning renderings of Chinese president Xi Jinping worldwide, Midjourney sparked debate about the policing of AI-generated content—and the line between regulation and censorship by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Amidst calls to halt the advancement of generative tech, a chatbot convinced a man to kill himself This incident comes in the wake of an open letter from AI experts, urging technologists to halt developments beyond GPT-4 ‘for the good of humanity’ by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Ethical Capital Partners wants to make Pornhub a leader in the fight against illegal content online Parent company MindGeek has been acquired by a private equity firm, just days after a new Netflix documentary chronicled its exploitative practices by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold What internet sex drama says about our political climate From debates over on-screen sex scenes to whether kids should be exposed to drag, recent Twitter discourse illustrates the slippery slope of online censorship by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Microsoft “lobotomized” its chaotic chatbot—now, it’s rolling back those restrictions When it’s not busy having an existential crisis or attempting to break up a marriage, the new Bing raises questions about the ethics of AI by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold How a coercive cult took hold at a college founded on free-thinking The new docuseries ‘Stolen Youth’ traces the Sarah Lawrence scandal, revealing the fragility of human memory—and our collective vulnerability in the face of manipulation by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Artificial intelligence is gunning to join your court defense Between two of the most distrusted classes of modern society—lawyers and robots—who do we have less faith in? by Megan Hullander Above the Fold On the internet, no one knows you’re alive Online communities have a notorious death-faking problem, from cult fanfiction deserters to unraveling indie yarn retailers by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Shoplifters or Security Guards: What’s the bigger financial burden? Walgreens’s CFO admitted to inflating the scope of its theft problem, underscoring questions around the validity of retail’s moral panic by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Indie romance author Susan Meachen faked her own death, committing social suicide in the process The writer’s falsified death opened her up to receive the social judgment she already perceived in life by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold Books Unbanned underscores the library’s legacy as the last institutional bastion of freedom of information Brooklyn Public Library's program, which features reading material deemed "inappropriate" for youth, combats conservative fear of discourse around protest, bodily autonomy, and reparations by Morgan Becker Above the Fold The most absurd inventions from the world’s biggest tech show From virtual reality scents to self-driving strollers, Document compiled a list of the most aggravating, unnecessary, and obscene products in attendance at CES this year by Megan Hullander Above the Fold The Céline Dion Snub: Ignorance, or a ‘Rolling Stone’ bid for hate clicks? The beloved singer’s absence from the magazine’s ‘200 Greatest Singers of All Time’ list caused an uproar—but was that the point all along? by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Want to watch porn in Louisiana? Hand over your ID A new law requiring age-authentication on porn sites is causing concern for sex workers and their patrons alike by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Is scamming the path to fame and fortune? The success of the con artist isn’t built on the con itself, but rather the degree of notoriety won in its attempt by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Think the fashion month calendar is packed enough? Not so, says Pitti Pets The proliferation of dog clothing and accessories speaks to changing attitudes within the luxury market by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Why does sport require the sacrifice of civility? Qatar's World Cup is shrouded in political controversies, and accountability has been made unnecessarily complex by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Punk or pastiche? East Village is getting the “rock” club it deserves At the site of beloved discotheque Pyramid Club, Baker Falls promises a reincarnation of the city's transgressive roots—but its new neighbors suggest otherwise by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Miami’s club culture crumbles alongside shrinking crypto wallets The impacts of FTX’s downfall on local businesses indicates the danger of depending on blockchain-based incomes by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Perverted Book Club is New York’s raunchiest reading circle At Blue Door Video, literary discussions over coffee and crackers were replaced by carnal discourses over panties and poppers by Razzi Schlosser Above the Fold The crumbling mythology of the Ivy League Yale and Harvard Law are refusing to indulge in university rankings, on alleged grounds of morality. But are they just masking faltering legacies? by Megan Hullander Above the Fold A decolonized art world can’t be built on diversity alone David Zwirner outpost 52 Walker proposed an all-Black staff—but should mega-galleries have a say in reforming the inequities they profit from? by Priya Gandhi Above the Fold Artemis I will carry American values to space—capitalism, ‘diversity,’ and colonialism included NASA is attempting its most ambitious space mission to date. But is its ‘woke’ exterior shielding a grab at galactic dominance? by Madison Bulnes Above the Fold Is it ‘quiet quitting,’ or are you just doing your job? For a generation born into hustle culture, the idea that work shouldn’t consume our lives is new by Madeleine Beck Above the Fold A genesis of trad cath celebrity shoe collaborations From Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’ to Addison Rae’s Holy Trinity bikini, today’s post-ironic apparel is designed to provoke. But who’s taking the bait? by Madison Bulnes Above the Fold In a wasteland of golden vibrators, Frank Ocean’s luxury cock ring is a reminder that fringe culture never came from celebrity As countless stars cash in on the shift toward sexual liberation, it's easy to lose sight of the communities who advocated for it first by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Amazon is reading palms at Whole Foods Biometric payment technology is a slippery slope to becoming one with our digital footprints, raising concerns about data privacy and customer surveillance by Morgan Becker Above the Fold Just because you can create a digitally rendered pop star, doesn’t mean you should While AI artists can spare fans from the disappointment of boy band breakups, their popularity raises questions about whether today’s music centers connection or capital by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Monkeypox reveals the cultural capital of beauty in a chronically-online culture Anxieties surrounding the virus’s physical manifestations display society's aesthetic obsessions by Madison Bulnes Above the Fold Military PTSD could be a vehicle for further drug decriminalization In a surprising turn of events, psychedelic therapy treatment receives bipartisan support from Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Dan Crenshaw—but who’s receiving the treatment, and why? by Madison Bulnes Above the Fold Document rings in a decade of independent art and culture at Le Dive In celebration of Document’s tenth anniversary issue, the city’s foremost creative luminaries merged for a night of reflection and ideation in Dimes Square by Megan Hullander Above the Fold Roe v. Wade is overturned, undoing centuries of cultural progress Not only does today’s Supreme Court decision mark a major regression in social progress, it carves a path for further institutional backslides by Megan Hullander Above the Fold The dangers, and benefits, of mobile health apps in a post-Roe world Period tracking apps are marketed as a tool to empower users with information—but with abortion rights under fire, many worry that the data they collect... by Camille Sojit Pejcha Above the Fold The false promise of payment plans sends Gen Z into debt ‘Buy now, pay later’ trends, popularized on social media, aren’t sustainable in the long run by Megan Hullander Above the Fold How The Satanic Temple became a source of social justice The organization filed a lawsuit against an elementary school for barring the establishment of an After School Satan Club by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold How shadowbanning silences pro-Palestine voices Amidst a global humanitarian crisis, Instagram users say they’re censored for speaking up by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Mastercard’s policies are a danger to sex workers, and your freedom of speech The ACLU has filed a complaint against the company with the Federal Trade Commission, urging an investigation into its discriminatory practices by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold AI art can’t be copyrighted, according to a federal judge Amidst SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, last week’s ruling indicates a sea change in the AI intellectual property debate by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold TikTok’s “mind-reading” algorithm is about to change The app’s new opt-out policy for EU users is a step forward for cognitive liberty—but will it stop users from trading privacy for entertainment? by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Can lyrics hold up in a court of law? What G Herbo's timely reference to the ongoing Young Slime Life trial says about a larger bias against rap music by Maya Kotomori
Above the Fold The battle for the soul of Hollywood A dystopian AI proposal raises questions about what happens to creative industries when all but the most recognizable figures are deemed disposable by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Hot girls walked so girl dinner could run The TikTok trend champions imperfection, suggesting fatigue around aspirational online content and desire to find pleasure in the everyday by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold A man’s AI-powered girlfriend has been named as an accomplice in his murder attempt Replika’s chatbot companions are designed to be supportive—even when their users are confessing their plans to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold How should we feel about OceanGate? As news of the missing sub unfolded, millions grappled with the choice between empathy, and reveling in the the poetic justice of a modern-day parable by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Blush wants to teach you how to flirt The dating simulator is the latest of several AI apps aimed at improving your game—but its chatbots are anything but smooth by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The curious case of hallucinating chatbots Microsoft Bing went off the rails, and Google’s Bard made an error in its first public demo—yet search engines are still racing to integrate AI by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold True crime TikTokers are employing AI to resurrect murder victims Deepfakes, which have long been used to create explicit content without consent, are now being leveraged to craft a new kind of trauma porn by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold A tech bro created an AI-powered clone of his own girlfriend The framework for the project, dubbed ‘GirlfriendGPT,’ is now available online, spurring concerns about consent in the era of customized chatbots by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Remembering Kenneth Anger, an icon of queer cinematic counterculture The groundbreaking filmmaker believed movies were “evil” and likened his practice to the “casting of a spell”—the influence of which is imbued across visual culture by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Amidst a rise in cybercrime, researchers trained an AI on the dark web Having scoured the internet’s seedy underbelly, DarkBERT suggests that, in the future, AI may play an even bigger role in online policing by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold How do you moderate a chatbot? In banning renderings of Chinese president Xi Jinping worldwide, Midjourney sparked debate about the policing of AI-generated content—and the line between regulation and censorship by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Amidst calls to halt the advancement of generative tech, a chatbot convinced a man to kill himself This incident comes in the wake of an open letter from AI experts, urging technologists to halt developments beyond GPT-4 ‘for the good of humanity’ by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Ethical Capital Partners wants to make Pornhub a leader in the fight against illegal content online Parent company MindGeek has been acquired by a private equity firm, just days after a new Netflix documentary chronicled its exploitative practices by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold What internet sex drama says about our political climate From debates over on-screen sex scenes to whether kids should be exposed to drag, recent Twitter discourse illustrates the slippery slope of online censorship by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Microsoft “lobotomized” its chaotic chatbot—now, it’s rolling back those restrictions When it’s not busy having an existential crisis or attempting to break up a marriage, the new Bing raises questions about the ethics of AI by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold How a coercive cult took hold at a college founded on free-thinking The new docuseries ‘Stolen Youth’ traces the Sarah Lawrence scandal, revealing the fragility of human memory—and our collective vulnerability in the face of manipulation by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Artificial intelligence is gunning to join your court defense Between two of the most distrusted classes of modern society—lawyers and robots—who do we have less faith in? by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold On the internet, no one knows you’re alive Online communities have a notorious death-faking problem, from cult fanfiction deserters to unraveling indie yarn retailers by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Shoplifters or Security Guards: What’s the bigger financial burden? Walgreens’s CFO admitted to inflating the scope of its theft problem, underscoring questions around the validity of retail’s moral panic by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Indie romance author Susan Meachen faked her own death, committing social suicide in the process The writer’s falsified death opened her up to receive the social judgment she already perceived in life by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold Books Unbanned underscores the library’s legacy as the last institutional bastion of freedom of information Brooklyn Public Library's program, which features reading material deemed "inappropriate" for youth, combats conservative fear of discourse around protest, bodily autonomy, and reparations by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold The most absurd inventions from the world’s biggest tech show From virtual reality scents to self-driving strollers, Document compiled a list of the most aggravating, unnecessary, and obscene products in attendance at CES this year by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold The Céline Dion Snub: Ignorance, or a ‘Rolling Stone’ bid for hate clicks? The beloved singer’s absence from the magazine’s ‘200 Greatest Singers of All Time’ list caused an uproar—but was that the point all along? by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Want to watch porn in Louisiana? Hand over your ID A new law requiring age-authentication on porn sites is causing concern for sex workers and their patrons alike by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Is scamming the path to fame and fortune? The success of the con artist isn’t built on the con itself, but rather the degree of notoriety won in its attempt by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Think the fashion month calendar is packed enough? Not so, says Pitti Pets The proliferation of dog clothing and accessories speaks to changing attitudes within the luxury market by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Why does sport require the sacrifice of civility? Qatar's World Cup is shrouded in political controversies, and accountability has been made unnecessarily complex by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Punk or pastiche? East Village is getting the “rock” club it deserves At the site of beloved discotheque Pyramid Club, Baker Falls promises a reincarnation of the city's transgressive roots—but its new neighbors suggest otherwise by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Miami’s club culture crumbles alongside shrinking crypto wallets The impacts of FTX’s downfall on local businesses indicates the danger of depending on blockchain-based incomes by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Perverted Book Club is New York’s raunchiest reading circle At Blue Door Video, literary discussions over coffee and crackers were replaced by carnal discourses over panties and poppers by Razzi Schlosser
Above the Fold The crumbling mythology of the Ivy League Yale and Harvard Law are refusing to indulge in university rankings, on alleged grounds of morality. But are they just masking faltering legacies? by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold A decolonized art world can’t be built on diversity alone David Zwirner outpost 52 Walker proposed an all-Black staff—but should mega-galleries have a say in reforming the inequities they profit from? by Priya Gandhi
Above the Fold Artemis I will carry American values to space—capitalism, ‘diversity,’ and colonialism included NASA is attempting its most ambitious space mission to date. But is its ‘woke’ exterior shielding a grab at galactic dominance? by Madison Bulnes
Above the Fold Is it ‘quiet quitting,’ or are you just doing your job? For a generation born into hustle culture, the idea that work shouldn’t consume our lives is new by Madeleine Beck
Above the Fold A genesis of trad cath celebrity shoe collaborations From Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’ to Addison Rae’s Holy Trinity bikini, today’s post-ironic apparel is designed to provoke. But who’s taking the bait? by Madison Bulnes
Above the Fold In a wasteland of golden vibrators, Frank Ocean’s luxury cock ring is a reminder that fringe culture never came from celebrity As countless stars cash in on the shift toward sexual liberation, it's easy to lose sight of the communities who advocated for it first by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Amazon is reading palms at Whole Foods Biometric payment technology is a slippery slope to becoming one with our digital footprints, raising concerns about data privacy and customer surveillance by Morgan Becker
Above the Fold Just because you can create a digitally rendered pop star, doesn’t mean you should While AI artists can spare fans from the disappointment of boy band breakups, their popularity raises questions about whether today’s music centers connection or capital by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Monkeypox reveals the cultural capital of beauty in a chronically-online culture Anxieties surrounding the virus’s physical manifestations display society's aesthetic obsessions by Madison Bulnes
Above the Fold Military PTSD could be a vehicle for further drug decriminalization In a surprising turn of events, psychedelic therapy treatment receives bipartisan support from Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Dan Crenshaw—but who’s receiving the treatment, and why? by Madison Bulnes
Above the Fold Document rings in a decade of independent art and culture at Le Dive In celebration of Document’s tenth anniversary issue, the city’s foremost creative luminaries merged for a night of reflection and ideation in Dimes Square by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold Roe v. Wade is overturned, undoing centuries of cultural progress Not only does today’s Supreme Court decision mark a major regression in social progress, it carves a path for further institutional backslides by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold The dangers, and benefits, of mobile health apps in a post-Roe world Period tracking apps are marketed as a tool to empower users with information—but with abortion rights under fire, many worry that the data they collect... by Camille Sojit Pejcha
Above the Fold The false promise of payment plans sends Gen Z into debt ‘Buy now, pay later’ trends, popularized on social media, aren’t sustainable in the long run by Megan Hullander
Above the Fold How The Satanic Temple became a source of social justice The organization filed a lawsuit against an elementary school for barring the establishment of an After School Satan Club by Camille Sojit Pejcha