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Tech News
A temporary structure built on the National Mall this past July echoed the classical architecture of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The piece traces how that six-month fair became a recurring cultural touchstone, appearing in branding, conspiracy theories, and political imagery well over a century later.
With Jane Schoenbrun's new film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma drawing theater crowds, critics are revisiting the director's 2021 debut We're All Going to the World's Fair. The film follows Casey, an isolated teenager who takes part in an online horror ritual called the World's Fair Challenge and documents her supposed transformation for an internet audience. Her only real connection forms with JLB, an older stranger who insists she's in danger.