Rumors and Misinformation

August 18, 2020

The Glory (and the Taboo) of ‘WAP’

I was thrilled to listen to and watch “WAP,” Cardi B. and Megan Thee Stallion’s recently released homage to female sexuality and vaginal, shall we say, […]
July 11, 2020

Who Gets the Banhammer Now?

In a typical year, a good way for a company to handle an announcement it hoped to bury is to schedule it before a nice long […]
June 27, 2020

‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era

WASHINGTON — Four minutes into a video that was posted on Instagram last month, Justin Bieber leaned into the camera and adjusted the front of his […]
May 19, 2020

Tesla Owners Try to Make Sense of Elon Musk’s ‘Red Pill’ Moment

Owning a Tesla, the luxurious electric car, is a major liberal status symbol. It signals nothing more than good taste — the perfect balance of wealth […]
May 14, 2020

Haunted House? These People Are in Isolation With Ghosts.

It started with the front door. Adrian Gomez lives with his partner in Los Angeles, where their first few days of sheltering in place for the […]
January 31, 2020

Doctors on TikTok Try to Go Viral

For decades, sex education in the classroom could be pretty cringey. For some adolescents, it meant a pitch for abstinence; others watched their teachers put condoms […]