An American Pickle Might Have Been Fresher in the 2010s
This April, the actress Julie Nolke uploaded a video called “Explaining the Pandemic to My Past Self” to YouTube. The premise: A... Read More
‘The Rental’ Is a Perfect Movie for Sleepy Summer Nights
Think about what staying at a home-sharing property really entails for long enough and the whole proposition looks a bit spooky. Pay... Read More
In This American Revolution, Even the Oscars Have a Role
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to... Read More
As Pandemic Strikes, Pop Culture Migrates to Streaming Sites
For more than a year now, much of the discourse around popular culture has focused on one thing: the streaming wars. With... Read More
The Smartest (and Dumbest) Movies to Watch During an Outbreak
Open Twitter and you’ll likely see people talking about Contagion, Outbreak, and The Andromeda Strain. On Netflix, the docuseries Pandemic is trending.... Read More
Oscars Woes for Netflix, Money for Yahoo Users, and More News
Yahoo is repenting and Netflix is lamenting, but first: a cartoon about Elon’s summer space camp. Here’s the news you need to... Read More
‘Weathering With You’ Is an Environmental Power Fantasy
In the new anime movie Weathering With You, a teenager named Hina treks up 10 flights to a rooftop where a makeshift... Read More