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tiktok Aug. 17, 2020

Guessing This Won’t Become the Next TikTok TrendThe internet has responded in horror to a clip of a woman leaping into the Hudson River in NYC.

By Hannah Gold

the internet Aug. 6, 2020

Wait, But I Just Got a TikTokWTF are Instagram “Reels”?

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

tiktok Aug. 5, 2020

The Teens Have Come For Lin-Manuel MirandaThe Hamilton creator is getting mercilessly teased on TikTok.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

fauci hive July 21, 2020

Has Your Mom Sent You This Yet?A TikTok video at the intersection of salient boomer interests.

By Bridget Read

tiktok July 15, 2020

Teens Are Disguising As Mask-Wearing Grandmas to Buy Booze(Or so they claim on TikTok.)

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

very online July 13, 2020

Everything Is Cake NowA viral video showing people cutting into household items to reveal they are in fact cake has many people questioning their grip on reality.

By Hannah Gold

tiktok July 7, 2020

The Trump Administration Is Considering Banning TikTokThe U.S. opened a national-security investigation into the app last year.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

fitness Apr. 3, 2020

Jane Fonda Is Bringing Back Her ’80s Workouts to TikTokGet your leotards ready.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

crime Apr. 3, 2020

‘Zoombombing’ Is a Horrifying New TrendPeople are hijacking online college classes, AA meetings, and church services.

By Bridget Read

skin deep Mar. 23, 2020

Handwashing Tutorials Are What We Watch NowA new kind of celebrity skin-care routine.

By Erica Smith

coronavirus Mar. 12, 2020

Don’t Spread Coronavirus LiesWash your hands and check your facts.

By Bridget Read

called out Feb. 26, 2020

Please Log Off, the Pope BegsFor the love of God, literally.

By Bridget Read

doin it for the gram Jan. 29, 2020

Why Are Celebrities Making These Weird Faces on Instagram?I can’t look away.

By Erica Smith

podcasts Dec. 24, 2019

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

culture Oct. 29, 2019

Dancing on My Own (to My Abusive Ex’s Voice-mails)When teens bring trauma to TikTok.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

instagram Sept. 18, 2019

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

influencers Sept. 17, 2019

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

broken brain Aug. 12, 2019

Put Me in the Fish TubeShoot me over the dam of this life.

By Bridget Read

the cut on tuesdays July 30, 2019

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

keanu July 21, 2019

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

science of us July 12, 2019

I Reluctantly Love This Website About How to Live and BeA guide I didn’t realize I badly wanted.

By Edith Zimmerman

keanu June 12, 2019

Keanu Reeves Thinks Your Undying Ardor for Him Is ‘Wacky’(And also “positively great.”)

By Hannah Gold

the internet Mar. 25, 2019

Egg Boy Gives His First Post-Egging Interview“This egg has united people.”

By Amanda Arnold

the cut opinion pages Feb. 28, 2019

Break Your PhoneIt’s the only way to be acceptably disconnected.

By Edith Zimmerman

science of us Feb. 25, 2019

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

science of us Jan. 11, 2019

How Much Junk Am I Consuming Online Every Day?What is “digital nutrition” and is mine enviable?

By Edith Zimmerman

strong dumb take Dec. 19, 2018

Shut Down the Internet for the Rest of the YearA modest proposal.

By Gabriella Paiella

the cut opinion pages Dec. 5, 2018

Apps Can Take a HikeIt’s been long enough — they’re just not working out.

By Edith Zimmerman

the internet Dec. 3, 2018

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

media Aug. 28, 2018

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

the internet Aug. 17, 2018

Did Amazon Alexa Subtweet Ariana Grande’s Instagram Troll?May this be a lesson to all to never mess with Grande.

By Amanda Arnold

investigations Aug. 7, 2018

When Did ‘TERF Bangs’ Become a Thing?A cultural history of beauty’s most puzzling term.

By Amanda Arnold

the internet Apr. 8, 2018

Mariah Carey Just Memed HerselfNo one deserves her at her “The Emancipation of Mimi.”

By Amanda Arnold

apologies Apr. 3, 2018

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

media Apr. 2, 2018

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

personal essays Apr. 2, 2018

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

the internet Mar. 26, 2018

Everyone’s Upset Over This Modern Cover of Judy Blume’s Are You There God?“Hey God, u up?”

By Amanda Arnold

literature Dec. 11, 2017

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

internet culture Oct. 6, 2017

Mourning the Death of AIM With Memories of Our Most Embarrassing Screen NamesPour one out for AOL Instant Messenger.

By Anna Silman

the internet Sept. 29, 2016

Why Do All My Instagram Cats Keep Dying?When real life encroaches on the virtual.

By Anna Silman

They’re Just Like Us Sept. 7, 2016

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

hairy situations Sept. 7, 2016

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

the internet Feb. 29, 2016

The New Search Engine for Kids Has Questionable FiltersBanned words on Kiddle include: uterus, menstruation, and wet willy.

By Eve Peyser

parenthood Oct. 2, 2015

The Internet of Parents Is Miserable and I Love ItWhy it’s so hard to look away.

By Meaghan O'Connell

hackers Aug. 18, 2015

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

psychology Apr. 1, 2015