Online, onstage and onscreen, performers are playing multiple parts. The effect of watching someone shape-shift can be both thrilling and unnerving.
Category: Social Media
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AriAtHome Walks the Streets, Making Beats (and New Friends)
The one-man band Ari Miller creates music on the fly and invites anyone to hop on the mic. The result has become an online sensation, and a type of community.
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This TikToker’s ‘Caveman’ Skin Care Routine Has Skeptics, but She Says It’s Helping
Tia Zakher’s videos about not washing her face drew millions of views, numerous questions and some legitimate concern. She insists she’s fine.
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TikTok Fined $600 Million for Sending European User Data to China
Irish investigators said TikTok did not protect the data of users in the European Union, improperly transferring some of it to China. TikTok said it would appeal.
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Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies
Blumhouse, the horror movie studio, has teamed up with Meta on a chatbot that encourages people to use their phones while watching a movie.
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What Does Keith McNally Regret? He Tells All in His New Memoir.
Known for reinventing New York dining (and his blunt commentary on social media), Keith McNally doesn’t waste time lamenting, though the title of his memoir suggests otherwise.
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Christina Leitzel’s ‘Fun’ Prosthetic Eyes are Designed to Stand Out
There are many ways to lose an eye. Christina Leitzel wants people to know that there are also many ways to gain a new one.
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Meet Ballerina Cappuccina and the Italian Brain Rot Crew
Meet Ballerina Cappuccina and the Italian brain rot crew, an absurd group of A.I.-generated characters that are flooding TikTok.
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House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump
The Take It Down Act, which united a coalition of conservative and liberal lawmakers, criminalizes the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit images of others and requires companies to remove them.
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Inside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers
A new effort at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is aimed at turning its student-athletes into well-remunerated social media stars. Other schools are following suit.
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How Colleges Are Turning Athletes Into Influencers
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is known for its sports programs, but now it has something else to offer its athletes: an opportunity to become an influencer. Sapna Maheshwari, a business reporter who covers social media for The New York Times, returned to her alma mater to learn more.
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My Matcha-Dusted, Lemon-Scented, Tahini-Drizzled Adventures in Flavormaxxing
When did our taste buds become so spoiled?