The amount of AI slop and brainrot videos on YouTube will shock you

A Kapwing study reveals how AI slop has become a global presence on YouTube, with billions of views and growing influence ...
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Dig in to the complex and fascinating history of chocolate

The chocolate industry is currently worth about $150 billion. It's easy to see why. Yum. But chocolate also has a complex and ...
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'Blame US education system': YouTube star IShowSpeed shatters African stereotypes during South African tour

Oluthando Keteyi IShowspeed has helped Americans develop a positive view of South Africa and earned a reward of 47 million subscribers, which he has always wanted.American YouTuber Darren Jason ...

MTV made it big with music videos. Where does it stand today?

In 1981, The Buggles declared that video killed the radio star. For several decades, MTV became a cultural phenomenon and with it, the music video. (SOUNDBITE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SONG, "THRILLER") ...
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History

December 30, 2025 • As a kid, Ramtin fell in love with Frank Herbert's 1965 epic sci-fi novel, Dune. Today, he joins NPR's Books We’ve Loved crew, Andrew Limbong and B.A. Parker, to make the case for ...

The ‘Java Man’, the first fossil evidence of Homo erectus, is now home

The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.