Words change their meaning over time, and in the year that's passed since Oxford's honor, the internet has shifted more ...

As we say our goodbyes to 2025, we must bid adieu to the memes that came with it. It was a surreal year on the internet — many of this year’s memes leaned heavily into the brain rot that’s come with ...

A handful of random stocks embarked on a meme rally this summer, with Krispy Kreme, Opendoor, Rocket Companies, and Kohl's—collectively known as the DORKs—rallying for no particular reason. Many ...

The latest stars of the meme-stock trade have lost steam. Beyond Meat was losing momentum already, while Opendoor saw fresh volatility after earnings. The hype has fizzled after a brief burst of ...

Oh my God, OK, it’s happening! From social-media posters to the F.C.C. chair, we are all living in Michael Scott’s world. Critic’s Notebook Oh my God, OK, it’s happening! From social-media posters to ...

On October 15, 2025, roughly eight months after Skrilla—the 26-year-old Philadelphia native who has been dubbed the “King of Kensington” due to his deep ties with the infamous Philly hood—officially ...

In 2005, Travis Oliphant was an information scientist working on medical and biological imaging at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, when he began work on NumPy, a library that has become a ...

FBI Director Kash Patel was asked about two stocks he bought earlier this year by a member of Congress on Wednesday and gave a surprising answer. The transactions come as members of Congress are ...

If you’ve ever peeked over your teen’s shoulder and wondered why they’re doubled over at a video of a guy in a hot dog suit running into a bush or a TikTok with a completely random punchline, you’re ...

Actual summer may be nearly over, but The Summer I Turned Pretty still has two more episodes of its third (and final) season to go—and the Belly-Conrad-Jeremiah drama is at an all-time high. So too, ...