Taylor Lorenz

November 4, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at November 4, 2020
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Election Night on TikTok: Anxiety, Analysis and Wishful Thinking

Their parents are watching cable news in the other room, but many younger people are gathering online for a more communal experience.
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October 14, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at October 14, 2020
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Among Us: You're the Impostor

When an indie game company created Among Us in 2018, it was greeted with little fanfare. The multiplayer game remained under the radar as many games […]
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September 10, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at September 10, 2020
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Are Gender Reveals Cursed?

This week, after a “smoke-generating pyrotechnic device” used at a gender-reveal party set off a devastating wildfire that scorched thousands of acres east of Los Angeles, […]
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September 4, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at September 4, 2020
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Harassment Against Gay and Trans People on TikTok

ImageChris (at left) in a duet responding to James Charles on TikTok.Credit…via @notdonelij Chris smiles widely as a video of Miso Chan, a transgender creator presenting […]
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August 28, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at August 28, 2020
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College Is Everywhere Now

As the fall semester begins, many college students will be attending classes from the relative safety of their family homes. Others have arrived to live on […]
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August 25, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at August 25, 2020
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How the Hollywood Fix Cornered the Influencer Paparazzi Market

Fletcher Greene, 38, has an encyclopedic knowledge of the internet’s dramas and daily displays. He can tell you which influencers are feuding, who hosted a socially […]
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August 6, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at August 6, 2020
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Why Influencers Won’t Stop Partying Anytime Soon

In late July, dozens of social media stars flocked to the Hype House, a Hollywood Hills mansion where several top TikTok creators live, for a birthday […]
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July 24, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at July 24, 2020
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Omegle Is Where People Meet Online Now

First there was the Zoom boom, followed quickly by Zoom fatigue. Then everyone became a gamer, inviting visitors to their virtual islands and sending friends digital […]
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July 14, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at July 14, 2020
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Taylor Lorenz Explains the Cake Meme

Over the past week, social media has been flooded with videos of knives slicing into ordinary objects only to reveal that they are actually made of […]
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July 13, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at July 13, 2020
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TikTok Star Drama Is Good for Reality TV

Late Monday night, a group of male TikTok stars who belong to the Gen Z influencer collective known as the Sway House charged up the streets […]
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