Incels capture extraordinary public attention not because they are especially numerous or violent, but because their stories tap into deep-rooted psychological biases that make them unusually ...

In the quiet corners of the internet, an unlikely brotherhood has formed. They call themselves incels—short for “involuntarily celibate”—and their forums hum with the voices of young men who believe ...

In the song, "Eleanor Rigby," The Beatles sing, "All the lonely people / Where do they all come from?" which is a key question when talking about incels, i.e., the involuntarily celibate. The Creation ...

The online incel (“involuntary celibate”) subculture is mostly known for its extreme rhetoric, primarily against women, sometimes erupting into violence. But a growing number of self-identified incels ...

Confusing marginality with insight leaves movements vulnerable to reactionary mimicry. A renewed engagement with Karl Marx’s structural account of exploitation can give feminism a path out of ...

In 2018, 25-year-old Canadian Alex Minassian carried out a deadly rampage that left 10 people dead and injured 16 others. Shortly before carrying out the attack, he posted a message on social media ...

A weekly deep dive into the current trends, slang, and viral videos of youth culture in terms that even the squarest can understand. The real 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, is a ...

Just over ten years ago, the term “incel” went mainstream in the most heinous way imaginable. Twenty-two-year-old Elliot Rodger, a student at the University of California-Santa Barbara, murderously ...