Micronations

News

We met 27 people who claim to be the rulers of their own countries

08.03.17

By Oliver Noble
Entertainment

The Strange History of Talossa, a Bedroom That Was Also a Country

12.22.16

By Daniel Oberhaus
Travel

How to Claim Your Very Own Island

04.06.16

By Michaela Cross
Travel

How a Teenage Dream Spawned the Only Micronation on Airbnb

02.09.16

By James Baines; Photos by Lauren Stopps and James Baines, Photos: Lauren Stopps
Tech

Croatian Police Are Preventing the Settlement of the Micronation of Liberland

07.14.15

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

The Digital Nation for College Grads Pissed About Living with Their Parents

05.28.15

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

There’s a Second Made-Up Country in Eastern Europe and It Runs on Dogecoin

05.25.15

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

Liberland Leader Arrested for Trespassing in His Own Made-Up Country

05.12.15

By Kari Paul
Tech

How the Internet Forever Changed Starting Your Own Country

05.11.15

By Jordan Pearson
Travel

We Spent May Day Trying to Party in the World’s Newest ‘Country’

05.05.15

By Petra Živić and Marko Grujić
Tech

Is Starting Your Own Country GOOD or BAD?

04.24.15

By Jason Koebler & Jordan Pearson
A Czech Libertarian Has Declared a New Micronation in the Balkans

04.17.15

By Mark Hay

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Music

Halsey Brings Out Special Guest to Perform Emo Throwback at New York Tour Stop

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Gaming

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Star Wars Battlefront 2 continues to have a thriving community even after development has ceased, thanks to modders.

3 hours ago

By Grace Black
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Music

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Kneecap’s Mo Chara was back in the U.K. court this week, but a Lord Justice stated that they will wait to make their ruling.

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By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Music

The Most-Listened to Songs of 2025 Prove That U.S. Listeners Really Are Living in the Past

The data is in, and these are the classic songs from the past seven decades that U.S. listeners were streaming the most in 2025.

4 hours ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

4 Artists Who Left the Spotlight Behind for Quieter Lives

For artists who don’t like being in the spotlight, there always seems to be a ‘recluse’ label hanging over them.

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