Dispatches from the Manosphere
Beethoven, an Incel? Fact-Checking Incels’ Claims of Their Historic Icons
Incels allege everyone from Nikola Tesla to Sir Isaac Newton to Charles Bukowski were one of their own. Scholars, however, beg to differ
Everyone Is Readying for Battle in Post-Rittenhouse America
The far-right was waging IRL violence long before the 18-year-old killer went free. But the verdict is fueling a hero myth around Rittenhouse — and questions of a new standard of violence
The Feds Took Credit for Nailing an Incel Terrorist. Do They Deserve It?
How big charges and splashy headlines rewrote the story of a foiled mass shooting
The Gen Z Muslims Adopting the Memes of the Far Right
New research sheds light on the online ecosystem known as ‘Islamogram,’ boosted by Gen Z Muslims and fueled by regressive far-right symbols