This ideal of masculinity is not a patriarch but a perpetual adolescent, endlessly irresponsible and endlessly indulged.
—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
These men considered the loss of control that such behavior implied-an animal urge indulged by weak men lacking the courage to fight other men directly-to be shameful.
Teyana Taylor, ever the purposeful center of attention, donned a silver foil fringe look by Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford, but overdid it with a matching wig, converting her into a tinsel tree.
—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2026
Piastri made an ambitious lunge on Norris in the penultimate lap, but overdid it and locked his front wheel, nearly crashing into his teammate.
Rockets also ceased to be viewed as enormously expensive expendable vehicles destined either to smash into the ocean or remain abandoned in orbit forever.
—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
Sora 2, OpenAI’s problematic generative video platform, was abandoned last December, reassuring many copyright holders.
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