How Slender Man Became a Legend
How Slender Man Became a Legend Tracing the origins of the frightening folktale from online comment to Hollywood movie. Read More…
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YouTube Says Computers Are Catching Problem Videos
YouTube Says Computers Are Catching Problem Videos The video-sharing site said it took down more than eight million videos in the fourth quarter of 2017. The vast majority were flagged by computers. Read More…
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The World Is Watching Him. He’s Watching the World. Stefanos Tsitsipas has focused on his creative side as he has risen up the world rankings. Read More…
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German Military Turns to Under 18s to Boost Recruitment When Marlon finished high school in Germany, a military career seemed far more appealing than working on a car production line. Read More…
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Dogs Took Over the Internet. Our Souls Are at Stake. Dogs are order. Cats are chaos. Dogs are loyal and compliant. Cats are … not. Why has the internet suddenly switched its allegiance? Episode 1 of our video series. Read More…
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Instagram Goes Long. Will You Follow? They came for Snapchat. Now they’re gunning for YouTube with hour-long video. The influencers are stoked. Read More…
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Instagram Allows Longer Videos in Challenge to YouTube The social media service said a new video hub called IGTV would allow users to post videos up to an hour in length. Read More…
More infoYouTube Unveils Subscription Television Service
YouTube Unveils Subscription Television Service The site says people watch more than a billion hours a day on it. It will join other companies offering content to viewers trying to cut the cord. Read More…
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Nafta, John McCain, Pope Francis: Your Monday Evening Briefing Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Read More…
More infoHow Unboxing Videos Soothe Our Consumerist Brains
How Unboxing Videos Soothe Our Consumerist Brains On the internet, we can vicariously consume more stuff than we could ever actually buy, touch, or even see in our lifetimes. Are these videos eliminating a desire, or creating one? Read More…
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