Social Media

July 28, 2022

‘Wagatha Christie’ Trial Verdict Expected on Friday

A feud between two television personalities made its way to a London courtroom. A verdict is due on Friday. A version of this article was first […]
July 19, 2022

Sashay Away!

An erstwhile influencer from Fiji clocked 28 million page views with a homemade video of him strutting a runway wearing a ladder, a bench and other […]
July 18, 2022

NGL Is the App That Will Tell You What You Don’t Want to Hear

NGL is only the latest anonymous-messaging platform to take off by making explicit the subtext of most social media: We’re all judging one another. Why is […]
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 […]
July 13, 2022

A Rhode Island State Senator Wants You to #TwerkFor Justice

Tiara Mack’s TikTok video of her twerking at the beach went viral. Now, she is using that momentum to bring awareness to her political platform. When […]
July 8, 2022

#GentleMinions Has Moviegoers Dressing Up

A TikTok trend on the release of “Minions: The Rise of Gru” has young people around the globe suiting up for the cinema. Normally when Carson […]
July 7, 2022

Beach Bunny Is Building an Indie-Rock Career in a Time of TikTok

The singer-songwriter Lili Trifilio has had two songs connect — and get slightly misconstrued — on the app. With more ears on her band’s second album, […]
July 7, 2022

Expert GeoGuessr Players Know That Google Maps Spot Instantly

In a game called GeoGuessr, competitors try to pinpoint where in the world a Google Street View image has been taken. Some can do it in […]
June 29, 2022

These TikTok Creators Are Fighting Health Myths

Meet the medical experts fighting bogus science, one “stitch” at a time. “I’m willing to bet you know at least one girl that’s using steroids every […]