April 28, 2022

Reconsidering the Spice Girls: How Manufactured Girl Power Became Real

In a scene from the 1997 film “Spice World,” the Spice Girls are rehearsing for the movie’s climactic performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Dressed in […]
December 23, 2021

The Met Opera Finds a New Generation of Fans

Drawn by cheaper tickets and a sense of glamour, New Yorkers in their 20s and 30s are making their way to the Met this season, many […]
November 29, 2021

What Is a ‘Comfort Creator’?

Move over, “Friends.” Turn off “The Office.” The new comforting media is streamers. Among the legions of young people who spend their days watching content creators […]
July 12, 2021

Facebook Wants to Court Creators. It Could Be a Tough Sell.

The social network is aiming to be a destination for creators and their viral memes. But TikTok and YouTube got there first. SAN FRANCISCO — Over […]
June 12, 2021

Summer of Love, 2021, in New York

Brighter days: taking in an early sunset in Washington Square Park.Daniel Arnold for The New York Times This is the Summer the Youth Own New York […]
January 16, 2021

Snapchat Wants You to Post. They’re Willing to Pay Millions.

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January 12, 2021

Therapists Are on TikTok. And How Does That Make You Feel?

<!– –> At Home Watch: ‘Dickinson’ Set: Exercise Goals Party: With Archivists Fend Off: Loneliness Credit…Claire Merchlinsky Therapists Are on TikTok. And How Does That Make […]
November 4, 2020

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.
October 12, 2020

Young People Are Stepping Up to Be Poll Workers

WASHINGTON — During the Wisconsin primary in April, Jacob Major, a high school student, noticed how the line for one of Milwaukee’s five polling locations dragged […]
September 26, 2020

Strangers' Things

Pornography is the most common form of sexual experience available online — so common, perhaps, that a market for rarer intimacies has emerged. Bottles of influencer […]