Whitney Phillips

Tech

The Triumph of the Shruggie: Why Ambivalence Dominates the Internet

08.01.17

By Roisin Kiberd
Tech

Leslie Jones and the Ethics of Amplifying Online Harassment

08.26.16

By Jason Koebler
Entertainment

Nero, Nazis, and the New Far Right: The Phenomena of the Professional Troll

06.15.16

By Jake Kivanç
Tech

Interview with a Troll Whisperer

05.19.15

By Fruzsina Eordogh
Tech

A Researcher Spent 4 Years Embedded With the Internet’s Worst Trolls

05.01.15

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Trolls Are Posing as Baltimore Looters Online

04.29.15

By Jordan Pearson
Music

T.I. Talks Going “EDM” with Stafford Brothers and Eva Simons on “This Girl”

08.08.14

By THUMP Staff

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada