Jessica Roy

January 3, 2024

What’s ‘In’ for 2024? In-and-Out Lists, Apparently.

In the final days of 2023, social media was overrun with tongue-in-cheek predictions for the year ahead from regular people moonlighting as professional prognosticators. Extra-large bags, […]
December 6, 2023

What Makes a Good Gift Guide?

“In a time of great shift we must respond in kind,” the writer and editor Meaghan O’Connell recently wrote on X. “The media industry needs a […]
October 25, 2023

‘Roughing the Princess’: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Fanfic Angers Fans

“Roughing the Princess,” an erotic e-book inspired by an actual relationship, veered too close to reality for many of Taylor Swift’s fans. She’s a beloved blonde […]
September 28, 2023

KidSuper’s Viral Moment With Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift

As the founder of KidSuper, Colm Dillane has been floated as Virgil Abloh’s successor. But his most recent success? Being in proximity to pop stardom. By […]
August 8, 2023

On TikTok, Americans in Europe Complain That There’s No Drinking Water

Drinking water is impossible to come by Europe — or so goes a complaint on social media. Well-hydrated Europeans have responded with eye rolls from every […]
July 18, 2023

How Location-Sharing Apps Like Find My Friends Came to Represent Affection

To a generation who grew up alongside the internet, location-sharing feels less like a privacy threat and more like an expression of affection. It started because […]
July 8, 2023

What Is Girl Dinner?

Women across TikTok are showing off their suppers — snack plates made by one person, for the consumption and enjoyment of one person. It’s 90 degrees […]