19+ hour, 30+ min ago (169+ words) 2025 has seen the glorious return of VICE magazine to print, marking a new golden era of weird and wonderful reportage in a totally messed-up world. The year began with The Rock Bottom Issue, and 2025s third installment'The Be Quiet and Drive Issue'is currently available to buy in select stores internationally. (Tragically, all of the copies that we had to sell direct through VICE.com have sold out.) If, for some reason, you dont want the magazine, you can get an annual digital-only membership for $20 a year'or $2 per month, if youd rather do it that way. The cash we raise through this will be funneled straight back into making more great video and written editorial for you to gorge yourselves silly upon. Its a virtuous cycle, insert yourself into it by browsing the various membership options below. PRICE: $70 PER YEAR PRICE: $20 PER…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (1116+ words) Decades ago, QVC hosts would finish up their breathless pitches of Diamonique jewelry and Miracle Belt "tummy slimming" straps with a familiar phrase. "Let's go to the phones," they would declare, as orders seemingly began to roll in on the leading TV shopping channel. Today, QVC hosts are making the same pitch, but with a new catchphrase: "Let's go to the comments." That's because they're selling on TikTok Shop, a rapidly growing online marketplace within the popular video app. It's a far cry from the numbers that TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, achieves in China, where even by 2022 shoppers were spending over $200 billion on its version of the app, Douyin, according to the data and business intelligence company Statista. It's also well below the earnings from Amazon, which earned $638 billion in sales last year. But two years in, TikTok Shop, which…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago (364+ words) Sometimes, eating makes me feel like Sisyphus. Every day, I must toil up the mountain and the rock to figure out what the heck I want to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I tested Factor meals earlier this year, and they're a solid option if you're the type of person that doesn't want to [] Sometimes, eating makes me feel like Sisyphus. Every day, I must toil up the mountain and the rock to figure out what the heck I want to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I tested Factor meals earlier this year, and they're a solid option if you're the type of person that doesn't want to fuss over your food. With expansive menus and an emphasis on tracking macros and nutrition, you can simply pick out your meals, get them delivered, and then reheat them in…...

21+ hour, 18+ min ago (429+ words) Lisa has been confirmed to be the Fortnite Festival Season 12 headliner. The popular BLACKPINK singer will get a skin and cosmetic items in the Epic Games Battle Royale soon. Here is everything leaked so far about the Lisa Fortnite collaboration, including her release date and cosmetic items. Over the weekend, Lisa's record label surprised players when they confirmed that the Thai rapper will be the next headliner for Fortnite Festival Season 12. According to a press release, the BLACKPINK singer is reportedly going to perform in an in-game live event. Although details about the concert are pretty scant, it could just be a quick cameo. According to datamine leaks, the Lisa Fortnite Skin release date is set for Saturday, November 29, 2025. This is interesting because this is the same day that Epic Games is launching the Fortnite Zero Hour live event that…...

22+ hour, 22+ min ago (297+ words) A new Playboi Carti Fortnite skin has been leaked early by dataminers. However, the rumored collaboration was then confirmed to be true by the American rapper, and is reportedly releasing soon. An upcoming Playboi Carti Fortnite collaboration was revealed by dataminer Kurrco in a November 24 post on X. According to the insider, the American rapper is going to be getting a new skin soon in the Epic Games Battle Royale. However, more interesting is that the Carti Fortnite crossover might also launch with an in-game event. A few hours after the leak appeared online, Playboi Carti himself seemingly confirmed the upcoming collaboration. In a post on Instagram, the rapper posted the Fortnite logo and reacted to it in a separate comment. So it looks like we will be getting a Fortnite Playboi Carti skin, and based on datamine leaks, it will…...

20+ hour, 51+ min ago (799+ words) What actually makes a video go viral? Jay Neo, the 21-year-old self-described "content nerd" who formerly worked for YouTube's most-followed creator, MrBeast, has been obsessed with finding the answer to that question since he was a teenager. Neo spent his teen years running Discord servers for games like Minecraft and making short-form video content. The key metric Neo had his eyes on was retention: Are people sticking around for the whole video? Or are they scrolling away? Neo said he meticulously studied each video's retention graph to see where people were dropping off. Understanding how and why someone might scroll past a video can help creators course-correct for the next video. This focus on retention helped land him his job with MrBeast at 18, Neo said, where he worked on short-form content strategy. The goal post at MrBeast? "You want to…...

19+ hour, 15+ min ago (271+ words) Looking for a health and fitness tracker that doesn't require you to wear a big, bulky watch? You can grab an Oura Ring 4 for just $249 from Amazon, a $100 break from the normal price. It's compatible with both iOS and Android apps, has a battery that last for days, and accurately tracks a [] This generation of Oura smart ring has a number of major improvements, but the biggest upgrade is to the overall wearability. The sensors have been recessed further into the body of the ring itself, which reduces the overall thickness considerably, and allowing for a wider available range of ring sizes. They also cover a wider portion of the ring, so there's no need to keep it oriented in one specific direction to get proper readings. The battery life has improved a lot as well. The older Oura 3 could…...

18+ hour, 38+ min ago (531+ words) This article is part of a Women and Leadership special report highlighting women who have forged new paths. When the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, they halted much of girls" education across Afghanistan almost overnight. The regime prohibits girls from attending school beyond sixth grade and sharply restricts their movement in its imposition of Shariah law. Ms. Mahboob has also expanded the Digital Citizen Fund"s programming to include financial literacy content and eventually offer off-line learning options for girls cut off from school and the internet through a forthcoming app, Edy, designed to work without connectivity. A new initiative, Inoura Academy, seeks to reach girls beyond Afghanistan with science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) robotics tools designed to inspire engineering interest even when classroom access is limited. Ms. Mahboob was interviewed by phone and email. The conversations…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago (184+ words) The Merit Beauty 2025 Black Friday sale is already live and continues through Monday, Dec. 1, granting shoppers an entire week of discounts. Prices are slashed to 20 percent off sitewide, with no code necessary. Merit Beauty Black Friday SalePlus, shoppers will score a free card case with every order.Shop At Merit Beauty Merit bestsellers worth adding to your cart include The Minimalist Perfect Complexion Stick (a light-to-medium coverage dual-purpose face product that doubles as foundation and concealer), The Flush Balm cream cheek tint, the Shade Slick (a moisturizing tinted lip oil), and Day Glow highlighting balm. The brand's popular (and super giftable!) sets'Five Minute Morning, Complexion Set, Prep Set, Eye Set, and Full Collection'are also included in Merit's Black Friday deals. Whether you're looking to restock clean beauty essentials or find a chic gift for the beauty lover who has everything,…...

19+ hour, 21+ min ago (878+ words) Eighteen months ago, Mubi was a respected streaming service still trying to duplicate almost a decade of overseas theatrical success in the U.S. " then the acquisition of Coralie Fargeat's "The Substance" changed everything. Over the course of one awards season, the pop culture phenomenon made the distributor a serious player in the art-house business, [] Eighteen months ago, Mubi was a respected streaming service still trying to duplicate almost a decade of overseas theatrical success in the U.S. " then the acquisition of Coralie Fargeat's "The Substance" changed everything. Over the course of one awards season, the pop culture phenomenon made the distributor a serious player in the art-house business, landing four Oscar nominations, including best picture, and a slew of critics and guild award wins. (It made money too.) A year later, a plethora of new distributors are hoping to duplicate Mubi's success…...