News from Around the Web
- MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Projectby Reece Rogers on January 12, 2026 at 6:24 pm
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
- A Brief History of Men Showing Legby Livia Gershon on January 12, 2026 at 2:20 pm
The story of the modern suit begins with tight pants, as men’s legs became markers of class, civility, and sexuality. The post A Brief History of Men Showing Leg appeared first on JSTOR Daily.
- The Danger of Reducing America’s Venezuela Invasion to a 60-Second Videoby Anna Lagos on January 11, 2026 at 10:00 am
January 3 marked the return of US military intervention in Latin America. While the events unfolded between Caracas and Brooklyn, social networks had already fabricated their own reality.
- The 50 Best Movies on Netflix, WIRED’s Picks (January 2026)by Matt Kamen, WIRED Staff on January 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Good Night, and Good Luck: Live From Broadway, Frankenstein, and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.
- The 50 Best Shows on Netflix, WIRED's Picks (January 2026)by Matt Kamen, WIRED Staff on January 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Stranger Things, Run Away, and His & Hers are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.
- Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Sarisby Kat Tenbarge on January 10, 2026 at 12:23 am
A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.
- Samurai and Guerrillas: The First Official Japanese Visitby Matthew Wills on January 9, 2026 at 2:20 pm
The first Japanese delegation to the US captivated crowds and confounded expectations, as the press cast its samurai as “effeminate.” The post Samurai and Guerrillas: The First Official Japanese Visit appeared first on JSTOR Daily.
- Conservative Lawmakers Want Porn Taxes. Critics Say They’re Unconstitutionalby Jason Parham on January 9, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Alabama passed a 10 percent porn tax last year, as Utah and Pennsylvania eye similar bills. Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn.
- The 70 Best Movies on Disney+, WIRED’s Picks (January 2026)by Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED Staff on January 8, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Tron: Ares, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour—The Final Show are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Disney+ this month.
- They haven’t got me yet, babyby Austin Kleon on January 8, 2026 at 6:01 pm
A still of Jack Lemmon in The Apartment, which I used as a guardian spirit for my notebook at the end of 2017. Might need to print another one soon, as 2026 looks like 2018…but on crystal meth. (“You’ll be nostalgic for all this, too,” wrote Patricia Lockwood. “If you make it.”)
- The Book That Became The Iron Giantby Emily Zarevich on January 8, 2026 at 2:18 pm
Before it was a cult classic, the Warner Bros. film began as a 1968 children’s novel by Ted Hughes, though the book and movie tell notably different tales. The post The Book That Became <em>The Iron Giant</em> appeared first on JSTOR Daily.
- 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 582)by MessyNessy on January 8, 2026 at 12:30 pm
1. A Parisian apartment frozen in time with floor to ceiling cinema posters Inside the 400m2 home of a French doctor who was crazy about cinema. His walls that tell a lifetime of passion for cinema, every room is an archive, every wall a memory, Discovered and shared by vintage film poster restorer, Arthur Fouasse.…
- Is Craigslist the Last Real Place on the Internet?by Jennifer Swann on January 8, 2026 at 10:00 am
Millennials are still using Craigslist to find jobs, love, and even to cast creative projects—eschewing other AI- and algorithm-dominated online spaces. “There’s a purity to it.”
- The Fires This Timeby Sara Ivry on January 7, 2026 at 2:23 pm
To understand current mass burning events better, scientists are turning to the phenomenon known as the Medieval Climate Anomaly. The post The Fires This Time appeared first on JSTOR Daily.
- Za’atar: From Ancient Texts to Modern Conflictby Jonathan Aprea on January 7, 2026 at 2:15 pm
More than an herb, za’atar shapes, narrates, and anchors identity and political dynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean and Sinai Peninsula. The post Za’atar: From Ancient Texts to Modern Conflict appeared first on JSTOR Daily.
- Lessons learned from movie nightby Austin Kleon on January 6, 2026 at 10:32 pm
Today’s newsletter is a dozen lessons we’ve learned from our favorite family ritual: Every Friday night our family eats pizza and watches a movie…. In the beginning, there was pizza, but no movies. My youngest son would get too sad or scared or upset to sit through a feature film. “One day,” I thought, “One
- The 57 Best Shows on Disney+, WIRED’s Picks (January 2026)by Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED Staff on January 6, 2026 at 8:00 pm
The End of an Era, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and The Beatles Anthology are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Disney+ this month.
- ‘Industry’ Takes on the Age Verification Warsby Manisha Krishnan on January 6, 2026 at 3:00 pm
In the HBO show’s fourth season, Industry proves to be more prescient than it’s ever been.
- The Pagan Heart of Florence + The Machineby Angelica Frey on January 6, 2026 at 2:15 pm
Welch’s new album continues the band's long-running dialogue with magic, myth, and modern witchcraft. The post The Pagan Heart of Florence + The Machine appeared first on JSTOR Daily.
- Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’by Katie Drummond on January 6, 2026 at 11:30 am
On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale talks about Elon Musk, political resistance, and why she still has hope for America’s future.




















