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When Kenneth Smith first reached out to Reverend Jeff Hood to be with him during his January execution, Smith’s first question was: “Are you prepared to die to be my spiritual advisor?” “Well, of course, that was absolutely shocking,” Hood says on the eve of Smith’s planned death. “He knew …

TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube are awash in content from supposed finance gurus who claim to have cracked the code of almost unlimited passive profit. Scrolling through these apps, you could be forgiven for starting to think you’re the only one not raking it in with a vaguely defined “business” (usually …

Despite regularly promoting and engaging with antisemitic conspiracy theories on his platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Elon Musk would like you to know that he doesn’t hate Jews, thank you very much. On Monday, he kicked off his I <3 Jewish People tour with a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau …

There was a time when arcades reigned supreme, and Bandai Namco’s 3D fighter Tekken series was a top contender for king of the fighting games. Despite being someone who grew up in the twilight of arcades’ popularity, my first experience with Tekken wasn’t with a cabinet, but with a kiosk …

It’s not just video games that dominate the digital airwaves on platforms like Twitch — there’s a huge contingent of viewers who yearn for the old days of pen and paper, with tabletop RPGs making a huge splash virtually in the last few years. In fact, once-niche games like Dungeons …

Palworld, an action-adventure video game by Japanese developer Pocket Pair, debuted via Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview on Jan. 19. In just three days, five million copies sold, making it the top-selling and most-played game on the Steam charts, with players describing it as addictive fun: “Tried it …

Mark Zuckerberg bet tens of billions of dollars on the “metaverse” only to be mocked for the idea of an immersive virtual-reality social network at every turn. When all is said and done, his promise to add legs to users’ digital avatars (previously rendered as floating torsos) might be what …

Nia D. is the streamer behind StarWarsTheory, a channel dedicated to the George Lucas science fiction universe, with over 3.3 million subscribers on YouTube alone. Most of his content revolves around dissecting Star Wars internet theories, debating casting choices, and discussing new announcements and releases. But it also draws viewers …

I t was a perfect Hollywood afternoon. There was sun, a slight breeze, and some of the most famous faces on the planet. And for Demna Gvasalia, there was fear. The Balenciaga creative director has proven himself one of the most adept and blunt bottlers of our zeitgeist for the …

In the realm of gaming, few have accomplished as much as streamer Ironmouse has without ever actually revealing their name. As a Puerto Rican singer and VTuber, she’s taken Twitch by storm as the platforms most followed and subscribed to VTuber, all while wearing the guise of her virtual persona, …