Joe Berkowitz

It might sound a little silly that there’s an entire subgenre of influencers who offer investment advice around Pokémon trading cards. Probably because it is a little silly. The idea of some YouTube Jim Cramer breathlessly warning viewers that “Surging […]

Which came first: the up-for-grabs blame over inflation or the meme about it? Either way, both have lately caused a stir on social media, where news about rising economic anxiety is now often yoked to three cheeky little words: Trump

“We will make mistakes,” said Elon Musk during an Oval Office press conference last week, a toddler son slung on his shoulders like a shield. “But we’ll act quickly to correct any mistakes.” His remarks came in response to a

When he first gathered his newly assembled team to write the 1975 premiere episode of Saturday Night Live (then called, NBC’s Saturday Night), creator Lorne Michaels started with a simple credo: “Let’s make each other laugh, and if we do,

After a Cybertruck was used in a potential act of terror, Tesla’s CEO was quick to tout the vehicle. The new year started out with the worst kind of bang. In the early hours of January 1, an assailant exploded

In a year that proved the vanishing difference between virality and traditional fame, one moment stood apart. A lot of moments from the past 12 months partially tell the story of 2024: An AI-generated Willy Wonka experience bumming out a

Philip Kaplan started chasing his curiosity around headphone design earlier this year. Now, he’s pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for our ears. The standard shape for big, chunky headphones has long been a rainbow with Moon Pies at either

In 2025, you might need a Captain America shield to deflect all of the sequels, reboots, and remakes flooding theaters. At least plenty of them look promising. Each of the 10 highest-grossing films of 2024 in the U.S. were sequels—well,

Americans are increasingly using apps like Venmo and Apple Pay for purchases, but a new study makes a strong case for going back to cash money. Never in history has grocery shopping been easier for people prone to forgetting their

For the third time this past month, Meta announced changes to Threads that appear to be inspired by its increasingly formidable rival Bluesky. The surest sign a social media platform is winning: when Meta starts cribbing notes from it. Source