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 Deliriants like Benadryl can bring on terrifying hallucinations in high doses. Some Gen Z-ers are taking at least a dozen pills at a time—and challenging others to do the same. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Cheap Thrills 

 Secret chatbot flings are creating new legal challenges for married couples when it comes to infidelity. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Cheat Code 

 The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Culture News, Drugs 

 Edgar Wright’s violent, incoherent remake is hard to view as satire in a world where right-wing narratives and reality-TV-style ICE raids dominate the media. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture / Movies, Movie Review 

 For years, plastic surgeons thought the proportions of a beautiful buttocks should follow the Fibonacci sequence. Now, people are looking for a more Kardashian shape. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​The Big Story, Science, Science / Health, Science / Physics and Math, Culture, Book Excerpt 

 Tinglesbar incorporates ASMR into elementary school and doctor’s visits simulations, offering a social haven for introverts. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Goosebumps 

 The show, which follows David’s ascent to King of Israel, used four times as much AI this season, including for many of its battle scenes. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / TV, Biblical Proportions 

 The Monroe Institute claims its meditations, which have also been used by the US military, help people access different planes of consciousness. Its virtual and in-person retreats are now selling out. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Far Out 

 The Carman Family Deaths, based on a 2021 WIRED story, chronicles what happened after a son was rescued following a boat accident off the New England coast. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Movies, True Crime