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I Relived My Own Traumatic Arranged Marriage Journey While Watching ‘Indian Matchmaking’ on Netflix

04.27.23

By Bijal Shah
Netflix Show ‘Indian Matchmaking’ Is Problematic and Cringey, So Why Can’t I Stop Watching It?

07.21.20

By Navin Noronha

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Life

Love 3.0: How to Survive the Intimacy Apocalypse

From meth aesthetics and mogmania to AI and hormonal drift, digital anthropologist Caia Hagel and cultural theorist Shumon Basar discuss the future of sex and desire.

23 minutes ago

By Caia Hagel and Shumon Basar
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Music

How Jay-Z’s Affection for This Classic Musical Helped Create One of His Biggest Hits

Jay-Z reflects on the massive success of ‘Hard Knock Life’ in a 1999 interview, explaining how he had a similar story to ‘Annie’.

32 minutes ago

By Caleb Catlin
Photo credit: Travis Shinn

Music

New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week (2/27)

This New Music Friday brings a new song from Lamb of God, and a death metal epic by Frozen Soul and Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance.

1 hour ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Gaming

Pokémon Winds and Waves Starters Revealed – Abilities, Stats, and Evolution Leak Details

Pokémon Winds and Waves has officially revealed its Gen 10 Starters. Here are Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua’s abilities, and stats.

3 hours ago

By Brent Koepp
(Photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns)

Music

4 R&B Songs for People That Are Hopeless Romantics

Noisey selects four songs for all of the hopeless romantics in the world, longing and yearning for that special someone.

3 hours ago

By Caleb Catlin