(Sub)Culture Features
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11 WTF Moments From ‘Character Limit,’ the Book About How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
The billionaire’s takeover of the platform has been a very public disaster. The action behind the scenes was even crazier
- Bye Bye Birdie
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‘A Fyre Fest Feeling’: Inside the ‘Chaos’ of MrBeast’s New Reality Show
Beast Games is set to be the largest reality show in history. But as one crew member said echoing several sources, “There’s a reason why this level of production hasn’t been attempted before”
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Carter Vail Is a Lovesick Cowboy for the Digital Age
The man behind the viral hit "Dirt Man" threads the needle between viral inspiration and soul-searching musical projects
- Creator You Need To Know
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John Early Is Looking for That Special Sound
Now More Than Ever, the album version of his glam 2023 HBO special, is a dive into 1970s vinyl — now he’s taking his mix of comedy and covers on tour
- Disco King
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A Complete Timeline of the Far Right's Tumultuous Relationship With Taylor Swift
White supremacist memes, the #MeToo movement, and Super Bowl conspiracy theories chart the strange evolution of conservatives' feelings about the pop superstar
- Lovers to Enemies
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A Timeline of the Astronauts Stuck in Space
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay on the International Space Station until February. How did this happen?
- In Orbit
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How 9/11 Became One of the Internet’s Most Popular Memes
“It's hard not to find the absurdity in it," says one college student whose joke went viral
- Never Forget
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The Mormon Swinging Moms Got A Reality Show. These Swingers Have Thoughts
Couples in the swinging community tell Rolling Stone they’re tired of influencers adding bad etiquette to their already stigmatized community
- Soft Swinging
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TikTokers Keep Inventing Money 'Hacks' That Are Actually Fraud
Following another viral theft idea on the app, Rolling Stone asked financial creators and educators why people keep falling for scams online
- Quick Cash
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Facebook's AI-Generated Spam Problem Is Worse Than You Realize
The platform has been overrun with bizarro images of babies, soldiers, and muscle-bound Jesus
- Creators Special 2024
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