How to Tell If Someone Blocked Your Number on iMessage / iPhone
We all get a little anxious when our calls or messages don’t get through. You might even worry if that person has you blocked. But how...
The Monster Inside You Looks a Lot Like Me
The Recognitions A man stormed into the lobby, straight to the front desk. Mohan was used to the disgruntled; they would come in with authority and...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for July 5, 2023
Today’s Featured Book Deals $1.99 State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Get This Deal $1.99 Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong Get...
A Look Back to Windows 8: A Massive Overhaul Gone Wrong
Millions of people remember Windows 7 fondly, but speak of Windows 8 and you get mostly scowls in response. What went wrong with Windows 8 and...
7 Books About Grotesque Bodies
When I was growing up in western Canada in the late ‘80s and ‘90s, my sister and I were the only people we knew who were...
Searching for Intimacy in the Gig Economy
Kathleen Cheng is having a hell of a Saturn Return. The late-20s protagonist of Jenny Xie’s debut novel Holding Pattern has just been dumped by the...
Book Riot’s Children’s Deals of the Day for July 5, 2023
$1.99 My Shadow is Purple by Scott Stuart Get This Deal $1.99 I Love My Dragon by Jodi Moore, Howard McWilliam Get This Deal $5.49 Mary...
‘The Idol’s finale twist makes absolutely zero sense
Our Sunday evenings are finally free from the clutches of The Idol, but at what cost? The HBO show’s five-episode first season concluded with a finale...
HBO’s ‘Insecure’ is streaming on Netflix. You heard me.
Issa Rae’s eternally superb drama comedy, Insecure, is now streaming on Netflix. That’s correct, HBO on Netflix. The Peabody-winning, Emmy-winning HBO series launched on the rival...
Instagram censors #VaginalCancer hashtag, allows #VaginalSteaming
It’s no secret that Instagram has an issue with nudity. Nipples are famously not free on the Meta-owned social media platform. And now, posts about a...
