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Displaying all articles tagged:
The Internet
parenting
Sept. 21, 2023
I Asked 65 Teens How They Feel About Being Online
“Social media is a necessity. You take it away from us? It’s like,
Oh, wow, we have nothing left
.”
By
Anya Kamenetz
the internet
July 31, 2023
What We’re Really Saying When We Talk About Gatekeeping
It’s always been about the most powerful — it’s who has power and what they do with it that has changed.
By
Ann Friedman
horniness
July 31, 2023
Hard-core Food Porn
These internet chefs are making cooking videos for Instagram and TikTok that are practically NSFW.
By
Elizabeth McCafferty
dating
June 13, 2023
So What’s Your ‘Beige Flag’?
If you can’t answer … well, that’s your answer.
By
Mia Mercado
the internet
May 24, 2023
We’re All Shopping Addicts Now
There is always a newer, cooler, more desirable version of ourselves to become, if only we buy the right products.
By
Michelle Santiago Cortés
fixations
May 5, 2023
Christian Bale, Gen-Z Heartthrob
The fan-cam edits of Patrick Bateman are less concerning than they look.
By
Taylor Trudon
i can’t shut up about
Apr. 21, 2023
Bury Me in Martha Stewart’s Basket House
At the very least, she seems to be using the baskets.
By
Mia Mercado
the internet
Apr. 10, 2023
Just Parties Aren’t Fun Anymore
You need a theme.
By
Darshita Goyal
self
Mar. 21, 2023
Narcissist and Proud
Rebranding a personality defect as a “positive illusion.”
By
Hanna Rosin
the internet
Mar. 10, 2023
Living the Dream
Why endure the dull or excruciating realities of everyday life when you can just manifest your way to a better one on TikTok?
By
Michelle Santiago Cortés
goodbyes
Feb. 7, 2023
RIP, Stripper Web
For 20 years, the forum was a haven for new dancers seeking community.
By
Marla Cruz
extremely online
Dec. 27, 2022
The Internet’s Most Hellish Year
We spent 2022 giving our online souls over to dark forces. Maybe next year we’ll get ’em back.
By
Michelle Santiago Cortés
extremely online
Sept. 9, 2022
Posting for the Queen
Brands such as Domino’s, McDonald’s, and Playmobil scrambled to issue dignified statements about the monarch’s death, but why?
By
Rachel Connolly
love and war
Aug. 23, 2022
Why Was I Banned From Tinder?
A frustratingly unsolved mystery.
By
Olivia Luppino
the internet
Aug. 18, 2022
The Beginning of the End of Millennial Discourse
No one is talking about what they
think
they’re talking about.
By
Michelle Santiago Cortés
the internet
June 24, 2022
Can a PDF Really Tell You If You’re Queer?
Unpacking the complicated legacy — and history — of The Lesbian Masterdoc.
By
Michelle Santiago Cortés
the internet
May 20, 2022
The Anti-Instagram App Promising to Make Us Feel Good
BeReal wants to capitalize on our desire for authenticity on social media.
By
Michelle Santiago Cortés
encounter
Apr. 8, 2022
A Broken Heart Put Syd in a Better Place
In
Broken Hearts Club
, the R&B artist opens up about a terrible breakup. It all works out in the end, though.
By
Bindu Bansinath
the internet
Feb. 28, 2022
The World War III Memes Are Not Helping
I mean, do
you
feel better?
By
Michelle Santiago Cortés
celebrity
Jan. 29, 2021
Just Vibe With Kyle MacLachlan
On his delightful TikTok account.
By
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
tiktok
Aug. 17, 2020
Guessing This Won’t Become the Next TikTok Trend
The 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 TikTok
WTF are Instagram “Reels”?
By
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
tiktok
Aug. 5, 2020
The Teens Have Come For Lin-Manuel Miranda
The
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
extremely online
July 13, 2020
Everything Is Cake Now
A 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 TikTok
The 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 TikTok
Get your leotards ready.
By
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
crime
Apr. 3, 2020
‘Zoombombing’ Is a Horrifying New Trend
People are hijacking online college classes, AA meetings, and church services.
By
Bridget Read
skin deep
Mar. 23, 2020
Handwashing Tutorials Are What We Watch Now
A new kind of celebrity skin-care routine.
By
Erica Smith
coronavirus
Mar. 12, 2020
Don’t Spread Coronavirus Lies
Wash your hands and check your facts.
By
Bridget Read
called out
Feb. 26, 2020
Please Log Off, the Pope Begs
For 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 2019
Whether it’s impersonating Caitlyn Jenner or
Gourmet Makes
,
Nymphowars
is never boring.
By
Riley Leight
culture
Oct. 29, 2019
Dancing on My Own
When teens bring trauma to TikTok.
By
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
instagram
Sept. 18, 2019
Instagram Will No Longer Promote Diet Products to Minors
If 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 Pics
This influencer built a lucrative brand around her uncommonly long tongue.
By
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
broken brain
Aug. 12, 2019
Put Me in the Fish Tube
Shoot 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 Ex
Three 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 Boyfriend
While 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 Be
A 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 Phone
It’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 Mirror
I 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 Year
A modest proposal.
By
Gabriella Paiella
the cut opinion pages
Dec. 5, 2018
Apps Can Take a Hike
It’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 Videos
Former 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 Reissued
One month after right-wingers threw a disingenuous tantrum over Jeong’s old tweets.
By
Amanda Arnold
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