Category: design

Oxford University Press has named “rage-bait” its Word of the Year for 2025, reflecting the dominance of online outrage culture. Defined as content deliberately designed to provoke anger and boost engagement, the term beat out finalists “biohack” and “aura farming” after more than 30,000 public votes and expert review. Usage of “rage-bait” has tripled over […]

December 2, 2025

Watchdogs say teens can use OpenAI’s Sora to generate violent scenes—and the guardrails may not be holding.

December 1, 2025

Will the ambitious new ballroom overshadow the White House itself?

December 1, 2025

Duolingo’s convenience store reminds you to study before it reminds you to eat.

December 1, 2025

This might be the most unexpected music lesson you’ll see all year.

December 1, 2025

From First Lady to First Take—Melania Trump’s next act begins with a production company of her own.

December 1, 2025

Why did the chicken crash the meeting? Who knows, but Scrappy has become one of ARC Raiders’ most beloved companions.

November 29, 2025

Snow meets street: Nike × Jacquemus ski style lands with runway-ready GORE-TEX.

November 29, 2025

Sound-alike or sound-off? The estate of Johnny Cash is drawing a hard line.

November 29, 2025

Epic’s CEO says AI labels on games are becoming pointless as the tech slips into nearly every stage of development.

November 29, 2025

Apple’s gift this year? A handcrafted film. A lost iPhone, a forest choir, and a holiday song that wandered into something unexpectedly sweet.

November 29, 2025

Leonardo’s busiest notebook has gone fully online, and every sketch, gear, and half-formed idea is now one click away.

November 29, 2025

Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades reignites the fight over bamboo scaffolding.

November 29, 2025

Lara Croft adds two new world records to her relic vault—now officially gaming’s top heroine on and off the pages.

November 28, 2025

That moment when movie merch goes rogue—‘Wicked: For Good’ memorabilia just became accidentally iconic.

November 28, 2025

Wrap it, lick it, gift it: Aldi’s ‘Pigs in Blankets’ wrapping paper makes present-giving a whole new (tasty?) experience.

November 28, 2025

What if your next visit to the Golden Arches felt like crossing into another dimension? From arcade vibes to flickering signs, this campaign turns fast food into a full-on ‘Stranger Things’ experience.

November 27, 2025

From Wicked to wickedly good pizza—Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey light up The New York Times kitchen.

November 27, 2025

OpenAI pushes back in court, claiming ChatGPT misuse, not design, fueled a wrongful-death lawsuit.

November 27, 2025

Your pregnancy test goes glam to dress up the delivery of good news

November 27, 2025