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More people are turning to AI to explore their BDSM fantasies, but some in the community feel it’s a cop-out. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Role Reversal 

After migrating from misogynist forums to social media feeds, terms like “looksmaxxing” and “mogged” are now impossible to avoid. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Speak No Evil 

In his new book, A World Appears, Michael Pollan argues that artificial intelligence can do many things—it just can’t be a person. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​The Big Story, Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Culture, Culture / Books, Book Excerpt 

From small art schools to large public universities, the new DOJ release of emails reveals just how deep the financier’s influence in academia went. Students are demanding accountability. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Culture News 

From disappointments to scandals to Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ silver medal, figure skating brought some of the biggest surprises of the Milano Cortina Games. We talked to Adam Rippon to find out why. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, 2026 Winter Games 

Presearch’s “Doppelgänger” is trying to help people discover adult creators rather than use nonconsensual deepfakes. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Made You Look 

The Olympics often provide a moment of unity and celebration during times of geopolitical uncertainty. But blind nationalism didn’t win at the 2026 Winter Games. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Culture News, 2026 Winter Olympics 

Fallout, Neighbors, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters are just a few of the TV shows we’re swooning over for February. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / TV, Streaming Guides 

Benoît Richaud is working with 16 figure skaters from 13 countries at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. WIRED spoke to him about how he roots for all of them. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, 2026 Winter Olympics