I’ve always been able to get on board with Meghan. She stands for things, and the fact that she likes to cook just endears her to me more. I’m interested, though, in people’s sense of her “inauthenticity”, which one comment goes so far as to call “her brand.” Her interest in food and drink is […]
Since Donald Trump won back the presidency on November 5, a parade of Silicon Valley luminaries have been engaging in an unseemly grovel-fest, making pilgrimages to Mar-a-Lagoshoveling million-dollar contributions to his inaugural fund, and meddling in the editorial departments of the publications they own in an apparent attempt to gain the new leader’s favor. Yesterday, […]
Experts warn that Meta’s decision to end its third-party fact-checking program could allow disinformation and hate to fester online and permeate the real world. The company announced today that it’s phasing out a program launched in 2016 where it partners with independent fact-checkers around the world to identify and review misinformation across its social media platforms. Meta […]
The Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework is designed to enhance transparency, reduce financial risks, and foster innovation in the crypto sector.
The new LoL season isn’t filling me with hope. Credit: Riot Games League of Legends has had roughly the same patch and season structure for years, and changing that was never going to be a particularly popular move. But three days into the new format for 2025, which includes multiple seasons across the year, and […]
I’d describe myself as a skeptic of the generative AI revolution—I think the technology as it currently exists is situationally impressive and useful for specific kinds of tasks, but broadly oversold. I’m not sure it will vanish from relevance to quite the extent that other tech fads like the metaverse or NFTs did, but my […]
United Healthcare CEO was killed on December 4 in New York City. Getty Images The public reaction to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been nothing short of shocking. A post on X wishing that the murderer would never be caught racked up 95,000 likes. UnitedHealthcare’s own bereavement message online was cruelly […]
Of course, all of this would translate as hypocrisy if I didn’t have a healthy relationship to my own smartphone. I kicked Instagram a couple of years ago, and my husband and I rarely have our phones out when our kids are around. My daughter has seen me take tech sabbaticals, and I explain to […]
Nordstrom reviewers LOVE the entire Zella line (and so do several of my BuzzFeed Shopping editors) — you can check them all out here! Promising reviews: “Hands down the best leggings ever. Buy them yearly at Anniversary sale. My mom also buys them. She’s 5’3” 120 and wears an XS. I’m 5’3” and usually 140, […]
The multi-day melodrama that played out between Bill Belichick and North Carolina blunted a bit of the shock of the Tar Heels hiring the 72-year-old, six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach, but industry consensus was nonetheless stunned/shocked/surprised as the two sides barreled closer to the goal-line. The news finally saw daylight Wednesday. North Carolina officially announced […]
