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a meme of Jenni Farley and Nicole Polizzi, two white women, with pink and purple text over their face

Unhappy Medium: The Business of Misery Memes

by Jenna Mahale
April 14, 2021 at 1:54pm
The meme has entered a new era as an emotional shorthand. Read more »
TikTok star Addison Rae, who is tan and white with brown hair, bites her fingernail and grimaces at the camera.

Viral Vultures: The Plight of Black TikTok Creatives

by Gloria Oladipo
April 2, 2021 at 9:06am
It’s not just about Addison Rae. Read more »
Jensen Karp, a white man, holds shrimp tails in her hand that allegedly came out of a Cinnamon Toast Crunch box

Shrimpy Shenanigans: We Could All See How the Cinnamon Toast Crunch Saga Would End

by s.e. smith
March 30, 2021 at 12:38pm
While the internet revels in tasks like identifying racists and getting them fired, it can struggle with milkshake ducks that may not have neat, tidy stories. Read more »
an illustration by Tara Anand of a South Asian Gen Z kid holding up their phone and their parent reading a newspaper as they sit next to each other on a couch giving each other the side-eye while the world burns outside the window behind them.

Boomer to Zoomer: Grim Generational Relations Aren’t An Accident

by Mary Retta
March 22, 2021 at 1:29pm
There is only one winner in a generation war, and it’s not millennials or boomers or Gen Z—it’s capitalism. Read more »
A pregnancy test with the text, "hopefully we don't have no babies."

Very Online: On TikTok, Teens Reshape Abortion Culture

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 12, 2021 at 9:46am
Young people know that forced-childbirth diehards are on the wrong side of this fight. Read more »
Kim Kardashian, a light-skinned Armenian woman, poses for two photos in 2006 and 2017, one in which she has long black hair and one in which she has platinum blond hair

Personal Capital: What Can We Do About Before and After Instagram Accounts?

by Sophia Stewart
March 10, 2021 at 2:17pm
“You’re not ugly, just poor” communicates that beauty is often not naturally occurring. Read more »
Women farmers shout slogans as they participate in the ongoing farmers protest against new farm reforms on the occasion of International Women's Day at Tikri border (Haryana-Delhi), on the outskirts of New Delhi, India.

Wellness Influencers Owe the Indian Farmers Their Solidarity

by Simar Deol
March 8, 2021 at 12:16pm
Maybe now would be a good time to engage in a self-reflexivity that has long been missing in the wellness industry as a whole. Read more »
White hands with pink nails typing on a laptop. Next to the laptop is a stethoscope.

Bravado and Branding: Instagrammable Startups Can’t Save Trans Healthcare

by Niko Stratis
February 23, 2021 at 9:54am
We can’t rely on the economy of influencers to solve a healthcare disparity. Read more »
Paige Woolen, a thin white woman, poses behind a table as she smizes at the camera

No Conversation: @DudesInTheDMs Is Making the Internet Safer for Women

by Allie Rowbottom
February 18, 2021 at 9:46am
Any woman can send Paige Woolen screenshots of unwanted DMs and have them shared with 61,000 followers. Read more »
Patricia Lockwood, a white woman with short, brown hair, poses in profile in a black and white photo

“No One Is Talking about This” Brings Online Pangs to Real Life Tragedy

by s.e. smith
February 16, 2021 at 11:47am
No One Is Talking About This is a reflection of our ebbing and flowing need for connection. Read more »

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