Celebrities are being praised for openly discussing plastic surgery and Photoshop. Are they raging against a machine they created?
Category: Social Media
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What to Know About the Hack at Tea, an App Where Women Share Red Flags About Men
A data breach exposed photos and ID cards of women who signed up for a fast-growing app for women to share details of men they might date.
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Behind Trump’s War With Powell: A Battering Ram With 3 Million Followers
The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has made the removal of the Fed chair his personal mission.
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What Is the Nicki Minaj Challenge on TikTok?
Inspired by an old rap video, social media users are challenging each other to get into a pretzel-like pose in increasingly precarious locations.
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Opendoor and Krispy Kreme Are Part of a New Generation of Meme Stocks
A new generation of meme stocks are soaring and falling again.
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‘The Claw Grip’: Why Are Women Always Holding Things?
Known as “the claw grip” online, women are making videos about how many objects they can hold without a purse or functional pockets. What is the larger message?
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The Hottest New Cafe Is in Someone’s Living Room
Young hosts are turning their apartments into makeshift coffeehouses, and documenting the process on social media. Are they social events or side hustles?
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Can The Washington Post’s TikTok Guy Make It Without The Post?
Dave Jorgenson is starting his own video company that explains the news, with a twist. Think Jon Stewart meets Ron Burgundy.
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The Bag of Summer Is a BAB
No longer written off for being “ludicrously capacious,” oversize bags are building up a fan base on social media.
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Maddie, a Coonhound Who Awed Instagram by Balancing on Things, Dies at 14
In thousands of photos, Maddie stood tall and seemingly unbothered atop fences, cars, road signs and tires, garnering 1.2 million Instagram followers along the way.
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Popular Podcasts Like Joe Rogan and Theo Von Are All Video Now. Who Is Watching?
An audio-only medium spawned a giant industry that is now largely focused on video.
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The Toupee Queen Uses TikTok to Combat Stigma of Baldness and Hair Systems
Known as the Toupee Queen online, Emily Cheney is helping change the way people talk about men’s hair loss.