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The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.Historically, the upfronts are a banner time for the television industry. Each spring, major networks present…

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.Baz Luhrmann blends in well here. The Australian writer, director, and producer is known for his flashy,…

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.Earlier this week, on the red (technically striped) carpet of the Met Gala, The Dropout star Amanda Seyfried…

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.As Florida governor Ron DeSantis might say, buckle up, this one’s a doozy. So, as you might have heard,…

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.One of the wonderful and unfortunate realities of TikTok’s stitch feature is that you are often subjected to…

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.Look, I know what you’re thinking. That this is going to be some grand statement about how Max (the…

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.The Super Mario Bros. Movie introduces its namesake duo with a commercial. It’s Brooklyn, before they get…

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.Future generations will acknowledge the vibe shift. It happened last weekend, when all of a sudden social…

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.As a premise, John Wick’s “hitman comes out of retirement to avenge his dog’s death” seems as morbid as it is…

The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.The Last of Us is bumming everyone out. Mostly because the HBO series’ juggernaut first season ended on…