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Category: Social Media
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How Donald Trump Went From Calling for a TikTok Ban to Backing Off
In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app. Now, he is opposing the Biden administration’s effort to do just that.
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Pop Musicians, Please Spare Me the Back Stories
The power of a lasting song is that it breaks free of its origins. Hits should be more than celebrity narratives.
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Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban
The president-elect took no position on the app’s First Amendment challenge to the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or close the popular platform.
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The Animal Celebrities Who Surprised, Soothed and Screamed at Us in 2024
Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, Flaco the escaped eagle-owl, Charlotte the maybe-pregnant stingray — they distracted us from the messy human world but were also clear reflections of it.
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Justin Baldoni’s Ex-Publicist Sues Over Alleged Blake Lively Smear Campaign
An ousted P.R. executive alleges a conspiracy to harm her and steal her clients, in connection with an effort to tarnish Blake Lively.
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Marv From ‘Home Alone’ Has a New Calling Card: Tangerines and Sculpture
Daniel Stern has built a social media following by documenting daily life on his family’s farm. “What a crazy way to walk through life,” he said, “to be a little part of people’s lives.”
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Mel Robbins and ‘The Let Them Theory’
The self-help phenom’s new book is all about letting others do as they may. Can she follow her own advice?
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Under Pressure, Telegram Turns a Profit for the First Time
Even as Telegram faces legal scrutiny and grapples with billions in debt, it is set to be profitable for the first time as it tries cryptocurrencies, subscriptions and ads.
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Were Bumper Stickers Always This Kooky?
Gone are the days of “Coexist” or “This car climbed Mt. Washington.” Bumper stickers have lately gotten a lot weirder, and much more niche.
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The Rise of Sapphic Stars in 2024: Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish and More
Across music, movies, social media and podcasts, a celebration of lesbianism and Sapphic queerness has been flourishing.
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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’
A legal complaint lays out an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”