internet culture

Our Internet, Ourselves: 7 Extremely Online Books for the Twitter-Weary

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by Jenna Mahale
April 28, 2021 at 10:32am
These seven books explain our dysfunctional relationship with the internet.
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Foundational Power: The Rise of Bangladeshi American Beauty Vloggers

by Tupur Chatterjee
May 16, 2018 at 2:30pm
Makeup can build, dismantle, assert, and help defy ideas of what “disciplined” bodies should look like. Read more »
Taylor Swift app

I Knew You Were Trouble When You Logged In: “The Swift Life” Monetizes and Exploits Fandom

by Victoria Sands
November 9, 2017 at 10:33am
Taylor Swift manipulates a feeling of closeness to deepen fans’ investment. Read more »
gender reveal parties

Pistols or Pearls: Gender Reveal Parties Are a Sham

by Rae Gray
November 6, 2017 at 3:31pm
Gender-reveal parties reinforce a faux binary. Read more »
Fiona the Hippo

An Underwater Cult: How Fiona Became An Internet Sensation

by Evette Dionne
November 2, 2017 at 3:23pm
All hail the queen. Read more »
Jeffrey Dahmer

Killer Crush: Inside Tumblr’s Serial Killer Fandom Problem

by Vanessa Willoughby
October 9, 2017 at 9:37am
Social media has made serial killer fandom more accessible. Read more »
Instagram home

Picture Perfect: #Homes is the Whitest, Most Bizarre Community on Instagram

by AJ Kelly
September 21, 2017 at 11:37am
The rules for Instagram homes are a throwback to the 1950s. Read more »
ASMR Darling

Welcome To Tingletown: ASMR Is YouTube’s Most Controversial Secret Community

by s.e. smith
July 31, 2017 at 10:38am
YouTube comments and Reddit threads about ASMRtists reveals an assortment of harassment, body snark, and slut shaming. Read more »