WATCHING the comments roll in, Tally Rye feels a wave of relief as her followers compliment her ‘amazing transformation’, ...

As movies have morphed from a vibrant public event into a product we watch on our personal screens, film criticism has also been disrupted thanks to apps like Letterboxd. Fortunately, film critic A. S ...

You’re reading Infinite Scroll, Kyle Chayka’s weekly column on how technology shapes culture. When did having lots of followers lose its inherent appeal? It’s a post-pandemic phenomenon. During the ...

Facebook is trying to help you see Reels you're actually interested in, rather than random videos. The algorithm update will prioritize newer content, showing you 50% more Reels that were posted on ...

An exclusive excerpt from Every Screen On The Planet reveals how the social media app’s powerful recommendation engine was shaped by a bunch of ordinary, twentysomething curators—including a guy named ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, host Emily Bazelon spoke with author Jonathan Mahler about his new book, The Gods of New York. This ...

Indonesian horror has been on a hot streak lately. Granted, that country has been churning out incredible horror films for over six decades, but now the access we have to these films has exploded in ...

“No matter how many times I revisit it, I find new lines to appreciate,” says the fantasy writer, whose new book is “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.” Credit...Rebecca Clarke Supported by In an ...

Vermont’s kids are better off than they were last year, according to the results of the 2025 Kids Count Data Book. Produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Data Book is a 50-state report ...