The “selfie stick”—a small, articulated monopod designed for cell phone-wielding photographers—is, by all accounts, more popular than ever. “[Just last month], I’ve seen several around midtown ...

John Ashbery's famous (for a poet) long poem "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror" was published way back in 1974, so it's most certainly not a poem about selfies. Unless it is. (It might be.) "Aping ...

It’s a sunny Friday afternoon on the Brooklyn Bridge, yet Tarsila Ferreira is proudly holding what appears to be the shaft of an umbrella. Attached at the top: her smartphone. It’s a selfie stick, ...

Selfie sticks. You probably either love these smartphone accessories, or hate them. If you’ve ever tried to get a good view of Niagara Falls while dodging a bristling array of selfie sticks being ...

Selfies, and increasingly selfie sticks, have become a global addiction, particularly among travelers who want to capture the Eiffel Tower or Taj Mahal without asking a passer-by to snap their photo.

Ahhhhhh, the Selfie Stick! Just when you thought society had reached a pinnacle of narcissism that could not possibly be exceeded, a new invention comes along that proves us all wrong. For those of ...

Some of the world’s most important museums are confirming what we’ve suspected all along but didn’t dare say: selfie sticks are stupid. If ever there was a product that preyed so heavily on our fear ...

With everyone from President Barack Obama to busloads of tourists wielding selfie sticks, people across the country — and globe — are either enamored of, or fed up with, what one some are calling ...

You may feel embarrassed buying a selfie stick because you think it’s a silly Millennial prop. But a well-made selfie stick is a game-changer for taking photos and videos from all the necessary angles ...

When you want to include yourself in a photo without asking a stranger to snap the pic, a selfie stick definitely comes in handy. The best selfie sticks for iPhones are lightweight, extendable, and ...

This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer’s guide to the best technology. Let's get this out of the way up front: No one truly needs a selfie stick. However, they can be somewhat ...