Finally, a Novel That Gets the Internet Right
Jordan Castro’s The Novelist nails the experience of being online, in all its abject glory.
Reality TV Has Become a Parody of Itself
If you can think of it, there’s probably a reality show about it. The surplus has taken the genre into the surreal.
A Novelist and an AI Cowrote Your Next Cringe-Read
The new novel Amor Cringe bills itself as “deepfake autofiction.” WIRED talked to its coauthors, K. Allado-McDowell and the language model GPT-3.
The Fight for Abortion Rights Is a Battle Over History
Justice Samuel Alito says the right to abortion was unknown in US law until “the latter part of the 20th century.” History says otherwise.
How a Telemedicine Abortion Provider Is Bracing for Post-Roe Life
The CEO of digital abortion clinic Hey Jane discusses the grim future of reproductive rights in the US and the clinic’s plans to keep providing access.
The Must-Have Gear for Going Out This Summer? Narcan!
With overdose deaths on the rise, it’s more important than ever to carry potentially life-saving medications. You never know who might need it.
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair Is a Meditative Creepypasta
Horror and boredom mingle in director Jane Schoenbrun’s new film about a girl obsessed with an online role-playing game.
The Rise of Sad-Voice Sci-Fi
You’ve probably heard it: From Her to After Yang to Dual, indie movies are relying on flat, emotionless dialog to set a dystopian tone.
No One Does Speculative Fiction Like Emily St. John Mandel
In Sea of Tranquility, the Station Eleven author uses time travel and other sci-fi flourishes to ask older questions about how humans make meaning.