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How the pop star’s father and a team of lawyers seized control of her life—and have held on to it for thirteen years.

For the front man of the 1975, fame is its own kind of performance.

We are entering an era not just of unsafe abortions but of the widespread criminalization of pregnancy.

The singer-songwriter tries to hold down an uncertain moment.

Teens have taken a technology that was supposed to help grownups stop smoking and invented a new kind of bad habit, molded in their own image.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman on recording the band’s new album, becoming a mother, and meeting other rock stars who look like her.

Abortion is often talked about as a grave act. But bringing a new life into the world can feel like the decision that more clearly risks being a moral mistake.

In “Essential Labor,” Angela Garbes argues that care work should be public and universal.

People participating on the open social web have a problem: It's not yet possible to reach users on multiple sites like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads

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Audio journalists finding new ways to produce, distribute, and monetize their work

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This isn't PC gaming; this is something else entirely

I’ve used Federico’s Apple Frames shortcut to add device frames to screenshots for years. It’s a great way to quickly process multiple screenshots and upload them to the MacStories CDN with minimal effort. But as great as Shortcuts is for simplifying this sort of task, there are advantages to using a native app instead. Shareshot

The just-released iOS 18 lets you redesign your iPhone’s home screen and customize your Control Center, plus includes hidden features like locking apps, emoji tapbacks and a new flashlight. WSJ’s Joanna Stern helps you find what’s new.

On The Vergecast: we meet the Joannabot.

As Federico explained yesterday, we knew from the earliest planning stages of our coverage of the App Store’s 10th anniversary that we wanted to include interviews with the developers and designers of apps and games we love. We do interviews periodically on AppStories and knew it would be the perfect way to let the people

Apple news, app reviews, and stories by Federico Viticci and friends.

With iOS 18, Apple introduced a standalone Passwords app that streamlines login and password management. You've been able to store password...

The worst kind of fame, he says on Recode Media, is the kind that makes everyone ask, “Where do I know you from?”

Kamala Harris has come under fire for ignoring interview requests from the press. On this week’s On the Media, the debate over whether giving media access actually helps inform voters...

Stories from the center of this moment of history, the day it happened.

spreadsheets remain popular for good reasons

BandWagon is a new music experience for Fediverse musicians, and offers much of what they're looking for from Bandcamp.

What it’s like to travel across the country via Amtrak—and what you need to know if you want to do it yourself.

keep pressing the raindrop.io button on sari extension is quite tiresome. hope there is a shortcut key like cmd+b to save webpages quickly.