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It’s like Big Brother without any limits, or broadcast standards. WIRED goes on location—and on camera—with the cult hit. Read More Culture LatestThe Big Story, Culture, Hell Site 

WIRED surveyed readers on their housing costs. The answers paint a stark portrait of unaffordability, climate adaptation, and the death of the homeowner dream. Read More Culture LatestThe Big Story, Culture, Science / Environment, The Future of Home 

An icon of Silicon Valley’s counterculture, Stewart Brand is confronting his final years in a home that embodies the self-sufficient, DIY ethos of his famous Whole Earth Catalog. Read More Culture LatestThe Big Story, Culture, Culture / Culture News, The Future of Home 

The commercial was submitted by the Freedom of the Press Foundation to run during Donald Trump’s UFC event. It criticized the $111 billion merger as a threat to the First Amendment. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Ad Blocker 

Both kratom and one of its active components, 7-OH, have opioid-like effects and are widely available across the US. As health secretary RFK Jr. aims to get 7-OH banned, proponents of both are fighting. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, High Stakes 

In recent months hackers have attempted to extort money from porn stars with big followings, in some cases filling their feeds with pro-MAGA and crypto content. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Xxxtortion 

A Monster Energy–sponsored MMA show on the White House’s South Lawn was never going to be the height of dignity. But UFC Freedom 250 is failing to clear even the lowest bar. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Low Blows 

Previous landmark scientific discoveries like the Higgs boson provide a better template for what it will take to confirm whether aliens have made contact with Earth. Read More Culture LatestScience, Science / Space, Culture, Science Nonfiction 

Even in blue states, nonreligious tech entrepreneurs and CEOs are increasingly asking for “traditional” and “conservative” women, matchmakers tell WIRED. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Expensive Taste