Social Media

July 25, 2023

Pickpocket! Beware! In Venice, Italy, a TikTok Star Watches Out for Tourists.

Monica Poli has spent years patrolling the streets of Venice. Now she’s famous on TikTok. Well, at least her voice is. You probably don’t know Monica […]
July 21, 2023

Are Influencers on Strike Too?

The Hollywood work stoppage could shake up your For You page. Jenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times Hollywood’s actors are on strike. Many social media […]
July 17, 2023

PinkyDoll Mesmerized the Internet With Her Imitations of Video Game Characters

Her TikTok catchphrase, “Ice cream so good,” has become a meme. If you watch a livestream video hosted by the TikTok creator PinkyDoll, it won’t be […]
July 14, 2023

What’s in a Screenshot?

Leaked text messages list the “boundaries for romantic partnership.” Evan Agostini/Invision, via Associated Press Last weekend, Sarah Brady, a semiprofessional surfer, posted a number of screenshots […]
July 11, 2023

Is A.I. the Greatest Technology Ever for Making Dumb Jokes?

T h e F u n p o s t i n g Z o n e Presidents playing Overwatch Audio generated by A.I. Presidents playing […]
July 8, 2023

Matt Rife, the Comedian Who Got Big on TikTok

The one-nighters were starting to blur together. After 11 years in comedy clubs, Matt Rife was selling around 70 tickets per show, sometimes clearing as little […]
July 5, 2023

Guram Gvasalia on Vetements, Madonna and His Future in Fashion

Of all the many Madonna-related posts that have appeared on social media since it was revealed that the artist had been taken ill and forced to […]
July 1, 2023

A ‘Cage Match’ Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg May Be No Joke

Talks over a matchup between the two tech billionaires have progressed and the parameters of an event are taking shape. Nick Little The day after Elon […]
June 30, 2023

‘Ms. Rachel,’ the YouTube Star, Wants to Sing With Her Littles

The YouTube star of “Songs for Littles,” an online video series that pulls millions of views, says she’s found her calling in encouraging children to speak. […]
June 23, 2023

The TikTok search for the Titanic sub

Tragedies can be good business on social media. @ahrenfn This week, like much of the world, I have been fixated on the submersible Titan, which disappeared […]