FILM

The Oscars Needed Parasite Way More Than Parasite Needed the Oscars

The Oscars needed to cling to Parasite, kind of like a...well, a parasite.

Parasite [Official Trailer] – In Theaters October 11, 2019

If there's ever been a Best Picture-winning movie that actually deserved every ounce of the surrounding hype, it's Bong Joon-ho's Parasite.

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CULTURE

What Is Mukbang: These Beautiful Women Are Paid to Eat

Mukbang finds its massive audience by pandering to the three pillars of Internet culture: loneliness, sex, and absurdity.

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The concept of posting "food p*rn" pictures to social media was taken to new heights in 2010 when a bizarre Korean phenomenon featuring petite women eating impossible portions of food took off.

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CULTURE

I'm an Asian Woman on Tinder: An Analysis of My Inbox

Shame is a social construct in the age of the eggplant emoji.

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I've been lying about using dating apps since 2012.

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