The term “incel” is everywhere. What was once a niche piece of internet slang now populates international headlines and is a frequent topic in discussions about gender, misogyny, violence and ...

The White Lotus season 2 has officially kicked off on HBO, meaning there’s yet another murder mystery to unravel alongside creator Mike White’s commentary on social and gender politics. The premiere ...

Netflix’s Adolescence tells a dark tale of a young boy, Jamie, who is accused of his classmate’s murder. The crime-drama series introduces and explains several important terms and themes relevant to ...

As 2025 draws to a close, a spate of slang words has taken over online conversations, forcing millions of users to Google what exactly they mean. Terms like "pookie," "nonce," and "incel"—words that ...

Incel began as a term for the ache of not being chosen —an ache that, for many young men, has become defining. The birth of 'incel' In the late 1990s, a Canadian woman known only as Alana created ...

Ten years ago, using language from the incel community in regular conversation would land you with a couple of weird looks and an awkward silence. And for good reason: the hyper-online, seemingly ...