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The Internet

  1. skin deep
    Handwashing Tutorials Are What We Watch NowA new kind of celebrity skin-care routine.
    By Erica Smith
  2. coronavirus
    Don’t Spread Coronavirus LiesWash your hands and check your facts.
    By Bridget Read
  3. called out
    Please Log Off, the Pope BegsFor the love of God, literally.
    By Bridget Read
  4. doin it for the gram
    Why Are Celebrities Making These Weird Faces on Instagram?I can’t look away.
    By Erica Smith
  5. podcasts
    The Podcast That Best Captured the Chaos of the Internet in 2019Whether it’s impersonating Caitlyn Jenner or Gourmet Makes, Nymphowars is never boring.
    By Riley Leight
  6. culture
    Dancing on My Own (to My Abusive Ex’s Voice-mails)When teens bring trauma to TikTok.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  7. instagram
    Instagram Will No Longer Promote Diet Products to MinorsIf you’re under 18, you’ll stop seeing ads for detox tea and other appetite suppressants.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  8. influencers
    Enterprising Florida Woman Makes $100,000 a Year Off of Tongue PicsThis influencer built a lucrative brand around her uncommonly long tongue.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  9. broken brain
    Put Me in the Fish TubeShoot me over the dam of this life.
    By Bridget Read
  10. the cut on tuesdays
    The Nightmare Started With an Email From Her ExThree stories of women coping with online harassment, on this week’s Cut podcast.
    By the Cut
  13. keanu
    Keanu Reeves Remains the Best Internet BoyfriendWhile filming the new “Bill & Ted” movie, Reeves saw a yard sign that referenced his “You’re breathtaking” meme and left a note on it.
    By Marie Lodi
  14. science of us
    I Reluctantly Love This Website About How to Live and BeA guide I didn’t realize I badly wanted.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  15. keanu
    Keanu Reeves Thinks Your Undying Ardor for Him Is ‘Wacky’(And also “positively great.”)
    By Hannah Gold
  16. the internet
    Egg Boy Gives His First Post-Egging Interview“This egg has united people.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  17. the cut opinion pages
    Break Your PhoneIt’s the only way to be acceptably disconnected.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  18. science of us
    Writing a Practice Email Feels Like Looking Into a MirrorI also read stressful emails on multiple devices. Am I nuts? It’s clarifying, anyway.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  19. science of us
    How Much Junk Am I Consuming Online Every Day?What is “digital nutrition” and is mine enviable?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  20. strong dumb take
    Shut Down the Internet for the Rest of the YearA modest proposal.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  21. the cut opinion pages
    Apps Can Take a HikeIt’s been long enough — they’re just not working out.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  22. the internet
    White Supremacists Are Tricking Celebrities Into Recording Anti-Semitic VideosFormer Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is one of a handful of celebrities whom white supremacists have targeted on the Cameo app.
    By Anna Silman
  25. media
    Apropos of Nothing, Sarah Jeong’s Book About Harassment Is Getting ReissuedOne month after right-wingers threw a disingenuous tantrum over Jeong’s old tweets.
    By Amanda Arnold
  26. the internet
    Did Amazon Alexa Subtweet Ariana Grande’s Instagram Troll?May this be a lesson to all to never mess with Grande.
    By Amanda Arnold
  27. investigations
    When Did ‘TERF Bangs’ Become a Thing?A cultural history of beauty’s most puzzling term.
    By Amanda Arnold
  28. the internet
    Mariah Carey Just Memed HerselfNo one deserves her at her “The Emancipation of Mimi.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  29. apologies
    Writer of Controversial ‘Jewish Rebellion’ Essay Issues ‘Heartfelt Apology’“It was never my intention to disrespect the Jewish faith or anyone who engages in Jewish customs, traditions or religious beliefs.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  30. media
    13 Actual Jewish RebellionsIn response to the Washington Post’s controversial “I’m tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion” essay.
    By Anna Silman
  31. personal essays
    14 Hilarious Reactions to the ‘Jewish Rebellion’ EssayA Washington Post essay titled “I am tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion” has ignited a tidal wave of controversy.
    By Anna Silman
  32. the internet
    Everyone’s Upset Over This Modern Cover of Judy Blume’s Are You There God?“Hey God, u up?”
    By Amanda Arnold
  33. literature
    Why a Short Story About a Terrible Date Went ViralThe New Yorker’s “Cat Person” shows how complicated bad sex really is.
    By Anna Silman
  34. internet culture
    Mourning the Death of AIM With Memories of Our Most Embarrassing Screen NamesPour one out for AOL Instant Messenger.
    By Anna Silman
  37. the internet
    Why Do All My Instagram Cats Keep Dying?When real life encroaches on the virtual.
    By Anna Silman
  38. They're Just Like Us
    Allow Katy Perry to Take You on Her Wild Philosophical Journey of the Internet“I’m riding it like a f–king cowboy at a rodeo now.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  39. hairy situations
    Keira Knightley Is Surprised to Learn the Internet Thought She Was Going Bald“I have received a big box of things for female baldness, and I had no idea what that was about.”
    By Katie Van Syckle
  40. the internet
    The New Search Engine for Kids Has Questionable FiltersBanned words on Kiddle include: uterus, menstruation, and wet willy.
    By Eve Peyser
  41. parenthood
    The Internet of Parents Is Miserable and I Love ItWhy it’s so hard to look away.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  42. hackers
    Hackers Claim They’ve Posted the Stolen Ashley Madison User DataIt hasn’t been verified, so don’t start searching for married dudes just yet. (And maybe just hold off forever.)
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. psychology
    How the Internet Makes You Think You’re SmartPeople confuse searching for stuff with knowing stuff.
    By Melissa Dahl
  44. ted talks
    Monica Lewinsky: ‘I Was Patient Zero’ of Internet-ShamingShe gave a TED Talk yesterday about her experience.
    By Alex Ronan
  45. our selfies ourselves
    I Am Not My Internet Personality, and You Probably Aren’t Yours, Either.Please, please do not believe everything you read online.
    By Julieanne Smolinski
  46. unplugging
    Do You Hate Facebook, or Do You Hate Your Life?I thought I was allergic to the internet. Actually, I was just sad.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  49. adventures in dating
    The New Abstinence: Not Googling Your DateMeet the singles saving Facebook-stalking for marriage. Or the third date, at least.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  50. the internet
    What Men Don’t Know About Being a Woman OnlineYou’ve got to have thick skin.
    By Katie Heaney
  51. the internet
    John Mayer Hangs Out in Watch ForumsIt was revealed in his counterfeit Rolex lawsuit.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  52. get over it
    The Joy of UnfollowingThere’s no such thing as TMI online: if you don’t like it, quit looking.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  53. yoko ono
    Yoko Ono’s New Music Video Would Make Her an Internet SensationIf she wasn’t already.
    By Maggie Lange
  54. micro-fame
    ‘Am I Pretty or Ugly?’: When Teen Girls Court HatersCaught in the feedback loop between haters and fame.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  55. studies
    There Is No Difference Between Online and ‘Real-Life’ DatingHalf of single people flirt online — even if they don’t use dating websites.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  56. taxonomy
    The 7 Types of Hashtag AbusersUsing it out loud, using it as a crutch, and five other ways we should stop using them.
    By Jeff Wilser
  57. the internet
    Angelina Jolie Donates $200K to Malala Fund“Wears Maleficent-Like Robe.”
    By Hilary Moss
  58. men's rights
    New App to ‘Doxx’ Men With Penis Size, Income Raises Rancor on RedditTwo genders can play this game, sadly.
    By Kat Stoeffel
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