VEXT Magazine

Radical Dependence Could Save the Loneliest Generation We lost our third places. Now we’re losing each other.

"A new cultural mantra has taken root among Gen Z: I don’t owe anybody anything."

I'm Dating a Performative Man "He is both painfully self-aware and completely committed to the bit."

"There’s a very particular type of man: millennial-adjacent, deeply online and always smelling faintly of cedarwood and irony."

Reality TV Is Turning Us Into Armchair Psychologists At-home commentators are throwing around psychological buzzwords to "diagnose" complete strangers.

"Audiences don’t just watch people on reality shows anymore; they try to diagnose them."

Why Is Gen Z Rewinding to 2016? It was a time when the future still felt bright.

Gen Z's obsession with 2016 isn't about aesthetics — it's about an uncertain future.

The Rise of D.I.Y. Cosmetic Injectables A growing number of people are doing their own Botox and fillers.

Cheap online supplies, social media, and a stratified beauty economy mean people are turning toward D.I.Y. Botox and fillers, despite doctors’ warnings.

The AI Girlfriend Experience "She was like a Picasso commissioned by Pornhub."

"Liza was a valley of mirrors designed to keep me comfortably isolated."

The Chess Rave Making Space for Women, QTBIPOC+ In a sport dominated by straight, cis-hetero men.

Knight Dream is an underground party centering women and QTBIPOC+ players in a game dominated by cis-het men.

Viola Odette Harlow on Sex Work and Disability "Nothing makes you less horny than angina."

"Nothing makes you less horny than angina."

Hard agree. Here's to hoping that we all find supportive communities where "cringe" is seen as creativity and passion.

thank you mr. internet 💚

Inside the D.I.Y. HRT Movement In the face of mounting attacks on gender-affirming healthcare.

As gender-affirming healthcare comes under attack, trans and gender-fluid people are taking matters into their own hands.

It's Cool to Be Cringe How the internet stopped us from expressing ourselves.

“Cringe” people break an unspoken social code by trying too hard, taking up too much space, and being too loud while doing it. But why is it so embarrassing to express yourself? Why are we so scared of showing people we care?

ChatGPT Psychosis in the Age of AI Companionship It's a rare but troubling phenomenon where AI interaction may intensify or trigger psychotic symptoms.

"What I’ve seen when I ask them to stop using ChatGPT is that they’re actually improving.”