Netflix’s mega-hit KPop Demon Hunters is now the streaming platform’s most popular movie of all time. But its ascendance as 2025’s surprise cultural phenomenon extends far beyond the animated movie itself. It’s the music. It is the first soundtrack to have four songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same […]

Empathy is in a weird place right now. Most of us probably think the ability to place ourselves in someone else’s shoes is a good thing. That’s what compassion is all about right? But a recent trend in conservative Christian circles is calling empathy into question. Some people even believe it’s a sin.  Even those […]

If you’re not quite sure why everything is suddenly Dubai chocolate or what exactly a Labubu is, you’re not alone. Trends have such a tenuous connection to our culture at large that posters online have started to identify the phenomenon with word salad: “labubu matcha dubai chocolate crumbl cookie benson boone …” You get the […]

Could a badly named, synthetic starlet really be coming to a theater near you?  Tilly Norwood hopes so. No, that’s not the name of a Hollywood executive or an indie director. It’s an AI-generated avatar that its creator wants to put on the big screen. Norwood isn’t exactly megawatt-star material. Her image is notably unstriking. […]

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Hamas said late Friday that it would release all remaining Israeli hostages, a major condition of a US peace plan put forward earlier this week […]