The TikTok That Will Be the Great Unsolved Mystery of This Era
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. It’s so stupid it’s perfect for the…
The Cancellation of ‘1899’ Marks the End of Netflix’s Weird Era
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Earlier this week, Baran bo Odar and…
This Year’s Streaming Shows Aimed for Wish-Fulfillment
It is here that the wish-fulfillment of A League of Their Own and Interview With the Vampire converge and diverge. The League movie, based on a real-life league founded in 1943, erased just how prevalent…
This Year’s Epic Fantasy Face-Off Had No Winners
Tuning into Amazon’s J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power this summer kind of felt like boarding a yacht, or walking into a Four Seasons. This looks expensive, you…
Rian Johnson Knows the Tech Bro in ‘Glass Onion’ Looks Very Familiar
The opening gambit of writer-director Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, his second in his series of Agatha Christie–style whodunits, is one of mischief. Tech billionaire Miles (Edward Norton)…
‘Avatar’ Aims to Beat the Odds—Again
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. The predictions are in. As of this…
‘Cocaine Bear’ and the New Age of Internet Movies
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. For a fleeting moment last week, everyone…
It’s the End of Trending
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Earlier this week, as everyone opened their…
Bob Iger Is Back—and Disney Is Probably Better for It
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Earlier this week, in a move that’s…
The OkCupid Dev Who Built a Hack to Get Taylor Swift Tickets
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. On Tuesday morning, Ruben Martinez Jr. was…
‘Andor’ Is What Star Wars Was Meant to Be
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Say it plain: Star Wars has had…
Elon Musk Wants Comedy on Twitter, but He Can’t Take a Joke
Of all the things that can get lost on the internet, one’s sense of humor may be the hardest to retrieve. Intention, tone, nuance—these things don’t always come across with…
Worms, the Internet, and the End of Reality
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Heidi Klum stretches out on the floor,…
Twitter Writes Twitter’s Requiem | WIRED
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter is complete. After riding into the company’s headquarters on a terrible “sink” pun earlier this week, the Tesla founder officially took the reins, closing the…
Rihanna, ‘Black Panther,’ and the Panic of Anticipation
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. The Navy must be losing their minds.…
‘House of the Dragon’ Wants You to Trust ‘Game of Thrones’ Again
The jig was up the minute Queen (yes, Queen) Rhaenyra Targaryen cast her eyes away from the fire and seemingly set her sights on revenge: This new Game of Thrones…
The ‘M3GAN’ Dance Meme: Vicious Dolls Could Dominate 2023
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. You know what’s always been scary as…
Dunkin’ Donuts Drama Is the Internet at Its Best
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. If you live on America’s East Coast—or…
Netflix’s New Deal: Streaming Is Just TV Now
The Golden Age of streaming is over. To be clear, this isn’t a commentary on the quality of the shows and films on streaming service. Rather, it’s a collective sigh…
Velma, Vampires, and Viewers: Streaming Is Re-Queering the Past
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Velma, dear reader, has always been a…
Hugh Jackman, Liar, to Return as Wolverine in Deadpool 3
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Hugh Jackman is a hug(h)e liar. After…
The Future of Climate Activism Is Intergenerational—and on TikTok
When it comes to changing minds, nothing beats an experience. That’s how Sylvia Earle sees it. The scientist has spent years trying to get people to understand the impacts of…
‘The People’s Joker’: A New Take on the Batverse You May Never See
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Throughout history, there has been no shortage…
A Spotlight on the Art of Video Games
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Next month, Mortal Kombat turns 30. Look…
Put ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ in Theaters, Dammit
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Earlier this week, cinephiles got a treat:…