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  1. scene report
    Trisha Paytas’s Meme Come TrueHow the former YouTube troll manifested her dreams of Broadway stardom.
    By E.J. Dickson
  2. parenting
    Why I Won’t Let My Kids Watch YouTube VideosAfter seeing firsthand how much watching video after video changed my kids, we quit cold turkey. We all should.
    By Amil Niazi
  3. celebrity
    2024 Toronto International Film Festival - "Eden" Premiere
    Sydney Sweeney Is Too Busy Getting Swole to Mind the Body-ShamersThe actress, who’s bulking up to play boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic, posted a cheeky video reply to her haters on Instagram.
    By Cat Zhang
  4. advice
    ‘Can I Teach My Son Not To Trust What He Sees on YouTube?’The internet is full of lies and garbage. But the good news is that you can help your 9-year-old make sense of it.
    By Emily Gould
  5. niche drama
    Are You Also Following Every Minute of Aspyn Ovard’s Divorce?A primer on the breakup playing out all over Reddit threads.
    By Allie Jones
  6. niche drama
    Now Who Is This TikTok Couple Who Left Their Babies Alone on a Cruise?Once again explaining Matt and Abby Howard.
    By Allie Jones
  7. culture
    Seeking Mavis Beacon’s Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross Are Very OnlineThe director and artist on screenshots, Chess.com, and SoundCloud playlists.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  8. self
    Please Photoshop My Grief OutHow one sub-Reddit is helping its members process loss.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  9. the internet
    The Meatfluencers Who’ve Sworn Off Veggies“Carnivore diets” have cured them of skin, gut, and energy issues. But is it actually healthy, or are their followers falling for the rage clickbait?
    By Daisy Schofield
  10. momfluencers
    Hannah Neeleman, last year's Mrs. American pageant winner, with her family during the Mrs. World beauty pageant at the Westgate Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Jan. 19, 2024. (Bridget Bennett/The New York Times)
    You’ll Never Really Know Ballerina FarmMight as well accept it.
    By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
  11. 2024 election
    Kamala Already Has the Swifties’ VoteTalking voter registration and friendship bracelets with the organizer behind Swifties for Kamala.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  12. wait what is happening on tiktok?
    I Went Looking for a Man in FinanceAre private-equity bros really having a moment? I went bar-hopping in search of blue-eyed, six-foot-five men with trust funds to ask them.
    By Joanna Rothkopf
  13. teens
    How Are You Auramaxxing?On TikTok, teens — mostly boys — have come up with a new, potentially troubling way to win literal cool points.
    By Laura Pitcher
  14. 2024 election
    President Biden And First Lady Host Women's History Month Reception
    Is It Time to Take the Coconut Pill?Polling, Democratic members of Congress, and shitposters are all gassing up Kamala Harris.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  15. wait what is happening on tiktok?
    Friends traveling by flight
    Exposing Cheaters Isn’t Always a FlexHow would you feel if a stranger put your relationship on blast?
    By Angelina Chapin
  16. the internet
    Is That AI ‘All Eyes On Rafah’ Image the New Black Square?Tens of millions of people, including Bella Hadid and Nicola Coughlan, have shared the image.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  17. members only
    Sorry, Who Is the Girthmaster?The internet’s latest boyfriend is known for his massive … contribution to the discourse.
    By Emily Leibert
  18. celebrity
    REVOLVE Festival 2023, Thermal, CA - Day 2
    Nara Smith’s Baby Has ArrivedThe model and influencer gave birth to a baby girl, and her name is rather whimsical.
    By Emily Leibert
  19. the internet
    The Cleanfluencers Who Declutter, Haul, Restock, RepeatMeet the content creators making a living by cleaning and reorganizing, one purse tower, acrylic plastic container, and egg organizer at a time.
    By Charlotte Barnett
  20. advice
    ‘Am I Too Online?’I’m sorry to report that this is one of those “if you have to ask” questions.
    By J.P. Brammer
  21. the internet
    Who Is That Model Making Homemade Cereal on TikTok?A Nara Smith primer.
    By Allie Jones
  22. parenting
    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
  23. the internet
    What We’re Really Saying When We Talk About GatekeepingIt’s always been about the most powerful — it’s who has power and what they do with it that has changed.
    By Ann Friedman
  24. horniness
    Hard-core Food PornThese internet chefs are making cooking videos for Instagram and TikTok that are practically NSFW.
    By Elizabeth McCafferty
  25. dating
    Red Flags, Mountains in Distance
    So What’s Your ‘Beige Flag’?If you can’t answer … well, that’s your answer.
    By Mia Mercado
  26. the internet
    We’re All Shopping Addicts NowThere is always a newer, cooler, more desirable version of ourselves to become, if only we buy the right products.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  27. fixations
    Christian Bale, Gen-Z HeartthrobThe fan-cam edits of Patrick Bateman are less concerning than they look.
    By Taylor Trudon
  28. i can’t shut up about
    Bury Me in Martha Stewart’s Basket HouseAt the very least, she seems to be using the baskets.
    By Mia Mercado
  29. the internet
    Just Parties Aren’t Fun AnymoreYou need a theme.
    By Darshita Goyal
  30. self
    Narcissist and ProudRebranding a personality defect as a “positive illusion.”
    By Hanna Rosin
  31. the internet
    Living the DreamWhy 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
  32. goodbyes
    RIP, Stripper WebFor 20 years, the forum was a haven for new dancers seeking community.
    By Marla Cruz
  33. extremely online
    The Internet’s Most Hellish YearWe spent 2022 giving our online souls over to dark forces. Maybe next year we’ll get ’em back.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  34. extremely online
    Posting for the QueenBrands such as Domino’s, McDonald’s, and Playmobil scrambled to issue dignified statements about the monarch’s death, but why?
    By Rachel Connolly
  35. love and war
    Why Was I Banned From Tinder?A frustratingly unsolved mystery.
    By Olivia Luppino
  36. the internet
    The Beginning of the End of Millennial DiscourseNo one is talking about what they think they’re talking about.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  37. the internet
    Can a PDF Really Tell You If You’re Queer?Unpacking the complicated legacy — and history — of The Lesbian Masterdoc.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  38. the internet
    The Anti-Instagram App Promising to Make Us Feel GoodBeReal wants to capitalize on our desire for authenticity on social media.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  39. encounter
    A Broken Heart Put Syd in a Better PlaceIn Broken Hearts Club, the R&B artist opens up about a terrible breakup. It all works out in the end, though.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  40. the internet
    The World War III Memes Are Not HelpingI mean, do you feel better?
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  41. celebrity
    Just Vibe With Kyle MacLachlanOn his delightful TikTok account.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  42. tiktok
    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
  43. the internet
    Wait, But I Just Got a TikTokWTF are Instagram “Reels”?
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  44. tiktok
    The Teens Have Come For Lin-Manuel MirandaThe Hamilton creator is getting mercilessly teased on TikTok.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  45. fauci hive
    Has Your Mom Sent You This Yet?A TikTok video at the intersection of salient boomer interests.
    By Bridget Read
  46. tiktok
    Teens Are Disguising As Mask-Wearing Grandmas to Buy Booze(Or so they claim on TikTok.)
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  47. extremely online
    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
  48. tiktok
    The Trump Administration Is Considering Banning TikTokThe U.S. opened a national-security investigation into the app last year.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  49. fitness
    Jane Fonda Is Bringing Back Her ’80s Workouts to TikTokGet your leotards ready.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  50. crime
    ‘Zoombombing’ Is a Horrifying New TrendPeople are hijacking online college classes, AA meetings, and church services.
    By Bridget Read
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