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September 29, 2022

The Lesbian Perez Hilton of TikTok

When relationship dramas heated up this summer, she saw an opportunity. For a particular corner of the internet, the world ended this summer. Several internet-famous WLW […]
September 29, 2022

The Lesbian Perez Hilton of TikTok

When relationship dramas heated up this summer, she saw an opportunity. For a particular corner of the internet, the world ended this summer. Several internet-famous WLW […]
September 26, 2022

Trends From Trash in the TikTok Age

Angelica Hicks has built a cult following with her witty re-creations of high-fashion outfits made from everyday items in her Brooklyn apartment. A lot of what […]
September 21, 2022

TikTok’s Corn Kid Is Doing Just Fine

He went viral this summer for his love of corn. Now it’s back to business as usual: elementary school. “It’s corn!” With just two words about […]
September 16, 2022

For Gen Z, TikTok Is the New Search Engine

When Ja’Kobi Moore decided to apply this year to a private high school in her hometown of New Orleans, she learned that she needed at least […]
September 14, 2022

A New ‘Little Mermaid’ Inspires Joy for Young Black Girls: ‘She Looks Like Me’

Disney has had only one prominent Black princess. A new version of “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey is changing that, much to the delight of […]
August 29, 2022

Talking Jewelry on TikTok

Influencers say they enjoy the experience but don’t make a lot of money from their efforts. In August 2020, when Julie Dang, a 31-year-old psychiatric nurse […]
August 12, 2022

‘Bama Rush’: The Sorority Drama Circling the University of Alabama

Paranoia about TikTok and rumors of a secret documentary swirl around sorority rush week at the University of Alabama. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — When Marina Anderson was […]
July 16, 2022

Can’t Talk, I’m Busy Being Hot

A social media movement inspired by the rapper Megan Thee Stallion strikes back at the gatekeepers of beauty. Edwyna Estime was wearing a heavy, shapeless graduation […]
July 16, 2022

Can’t Talk, I’m Busy Being Hot

A social media movement inspired by the rapper Megan Thee Stallion strikes back at the gatekeepers of beauty. Edwyna Estime was wearing a heavy, shapeless graduation […]