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May 13, 2020

Tabitha Brown Is Spreading Joy and Veganism on TikTok

“You want a smoothie bowl? Well, let’s make one.” Tabitha Brown is in her kitchen, cellphone in hand, filming one of the short videos that have […]
April 14, 2020

Are Your Parents on TikTok?

Image We spend a lot of our days thinking about things we see online, trying to make sense of it all. This week in the Styles […]
March 6, 2020

How to Make Money in Your Sleep

Many fledgling creators dream of waking up to viral fame and riches. Now that dream is beginning to look a lot like reality. Hundreds of TikTok […]
February 27, 2020

The Political Pundits of the Future Are on TikTok

As Twitter and Facebook continue to dominate conversations about social media and the 2020 presidential election, TikTok is quietly becoming a political force. Teenagers in America […]
February 22, 2020

Vine Made the Internet Fall in Love With Short Videos

Vine, the short-form video app introduced in 2012, died as it lived: confusing people who didn’t use it, even as evidence of its influence surrounded them. […]
February 14, 2020

Meet the Original Renegade Dance Creator: Jalaiah Harmon

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Jalaiah Harmon is coming up in a dance world completely reshaped by the internet. She trains in all the traditional ways, taking classes […]
February 13, 2020

The Original Renegade

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Jalaiah Harmon is coming up in a dance world completely reshaped by the internet. She trains in all the traditional ways, taking classes […]
January 31, 2020

Doctors on TikTok Try to Go Viral

For decades, sex education in the classroom could be pretty cringey. For some adolescents, it meant a pitch for abstinence; others watched their teachers put condoms […]
January 24, 2020

The Photographer of Choice for Influencers is Everywhere

There are several big milestones in an influencer’s life: hitting a million followers, getting your first brand deal, and (for the very lucky) landing a photo […]
December 11, 2019

This Is Not About How Young People Use Tech

How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Taylor Lorenz, an internet culture reporter, discussed the tech she’s […]