Emojis

Life

Why Do Dads Communicate Exclusively via Thumbs Up Emojis?

08.25.22

By Gina Tonic
Tech

This String of Emojis Is Actually Malware

08.15.22

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
‘What Does Seggs Mean?’ The Rise of Sex Euphemisms on Social Media

02.02.22

By Chris Stokel-Walker
Life

How the Cry-Laughing Face Became the Most Divisive Emoji in History

07.02.21

By Daisy Jones
Religious Leader With Millions of Followers Issues a Fatwa On Facebook’s Laughing Emoji

06.25.21

By Shamani Joshi
Life

Millennials Are Roasting Gen Z for Roasting Them

02.25.21

By Shamani Joshi
Why Does Gen Z Use Emojis So Weirdly?

10.01.20

By Satviki Sanjay
Life

We Asked People If They Ever Used Emojis to Get Laid

08.22.19

By Kumba Kpakima
Entertainment

This Hideous Emoji House Is at the Center of Some Truly Bizarre L.A. Beef

08.06.19

By Jelisa Castrodale
Emojis That Don’t Exist but Should

07.17.19

By Shamani Joshi and Dhvani Solani
Entertainment

The ‘Dusty Stick’ Is the Best Slack Emoji That Nobody Uses

06.24.19

By Drew Schwartz
Google Just Dropped Over 50 Gender-Fluid Emojis

05.13.19

By Shamani Joshi

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Life

Teen Migrants Experience Greater Risk of Psychosis, Study Finds

Migration during adolescence increased the risk of psychosis, especially among Black and North African people, according to a new European case-control study.

10.03.24

By Sammi Caramela
Life

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10.03.24

By Addy Baird
News

Man Hides Weed Under Chicken in Failed £620,000 Smuggling Plot

He was sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle 31 kilos of marijuana hidden under the chicken in his trailer.

10.03.24

By Kyle Phillippi
Photo by U S Army National Guard via ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

News

Investigation Reveals Cause of Deadly Maui Wildfire

The wildfire that killed more than 100 people was caused by the re-energization of broken utility lines in Lahaina.

10.03.24

By Paige Gawley
beaches along the Cancun Hotel Zone. Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Shutterstock.

News

Jet Ski Hitmen Kill a Man on a Cancun Beach, Leaving the Resort in Shock

The man who died drove the getaway jet ski in a previous Cancun beach shooting, say officials.

10.03.24

By Sammi Caramela