Who Can Be Trusted When Everyone Is Vulnerable?
The Atlantic 20 May 2026

Who Can Be Trusted When Everyone Is Vulnerable?

Apple TV’s Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is a nervy thriller for the scam era. To have one OnlyFans-themed show debut on Apple TV this spring seems timely; to have two feels either …

The Prehistory of A.I. Slop
The New Yorker 18 May 2026

The Prehistory of A.I. Slop

Was Milo mewling thrilling radishes? So, our anchovies are sad but green. He called his program the Auto-Beatnik, cunningly deploying Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs as cover for…

You Can’t Escape AI Anymore
The Atlantic 18 May 2026

You Can’t Escape AI Anymore

Once-speculative concerns about the technology have now become pressing matters. AI has ascended to the role of main character. When Donald Trump traveled to Beijing for an histor…