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  1. teens
    How Are You Auramaxxing?On TikTok, teens — mostly boys — have come up with a new, potentially troubling way to win literal cool points.
    By Laura Pitcher
  2. 2024 election
    President Biden And First Lady Host Women's History Month Reception
    Is It Time to Take the Coconut Pill?Polling, Democratic members of Congress, and shitposters are all gassing up Kamala Harris.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  3. wait what is happening on tiktok?
    Friends traveling by flight
    Exposing Cheaters Isn’t Always a FlexHow would you feel if a stranger put your relationship on blast?
    By Angelina Chapin
  4. oh bondage! up yours!
    The Broken-Chain Emoji Is the Icon of Summer“Broken chain” should quickly become one of the Good Emoji.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. niche drama
    What’s the Deal With the Viral Influencer Couple Who ‘Boycotted’ Father’s Day?A Matt and Abby Howard primer.
    By Allie Jones
  6. the internet
    Is That AI ‘All Eyes On Rafah’ Image the New Black Square?Tens of millions of people, including Bella Hadid and Nicola Coughlan, have shared the image.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  7. members only
    Sorry, Who Is the Girthmaster?The internet’s latest boyfriend is known for his massive … contribution to the discourse.
    By Emily Leibert
  8. celebrity
    REVOLVE Festival 2023, Thermal, CA - Day 2
    Nara Smith’s Baby Has ArrivedThe model and influencer gave birth to a baby girl, and her name is rather whimsical.
    By Emily Leibert
  9. drama
    800 Black Performers Sign Letter in Support of Francesca Amewudah-RiversAfter she faced racism online for being cast opposite Tom Holland in Romeo & Juliet.
    By Jason P. Frank
  10. the internet
    The Cleanfluencers Who Declutter, Haul, Restock, RepeatMeet the content creators making a living by cleaning and reorganizing, one purse tower, acrylic plastic container, and egg organizer at a time.
    By Charlotte Barnett
  11. advice
    ‘Am I Too Online?’I’m sorry to report that this is one of those “if you have to ask” questions.
    By J.P. Brammer
  12. the internet
    Who Is That Model Making Homemade Cereal on TikTok?A Nara Smith primer.
    By Allie Jones
  13. parenting
    I Asked 65 Teens How They Feel About Being Online“Social media is a necessity. You take it away from us? It’s like, Oh, wow, we have nothing left.”
    By Anya Kamenetz
  14. the internet
    What We’re Really Saying When We Talk About GatekeepingIt’s always been about the most powerful — it’s who has power and what they do with it that has changed.
    By Ann Friedman
  15. horniness
    Hard-core Food PornThese internet chefs are making cooking videos for Instagram and TikTok that are practically NSFW.
    By Elizabeth McCafferty
  16. dating
    Red Flags, Mountains in Distance
    So What’s Your ‘Beige Flag’?If you can’t answer … well, that’s your answer.
    By Mia Mercado
  17. the internet
    We’re All Shopping Addicts NowThere is always a newer, cooler, more desirable version of ourselves to become, if only we buy the right products.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  18. fixations
    Christian Bale, Gen-Z HeartthrobThe fan-cam edits of Patrick Bateman are less concerning than they look.
    By Taylor Trudon
  19. i can’t shut up about
    Bury Me in Martha Stewart’s Basket HouseAt the very least, she seems to be using the baskets.
    By Mia Mercado
  20. the internet
    Just Parties Aren’t Fun AnymoreYou need a theme.
    By Darshita Goyal
  21. screen time
    Will ChatGPT Become Your Everything App?The announcement of an app store for the AI chat interface reveals the scale of OpenAI’s ambitions.
    By John Herrman
  22. self
    Narcissist and ProudRebranding a personality defect as a “positive illusion.”
    By Hanna Rosin
  23. the internet
    Living the DreamWhy endure the dull or excruciating realities of everyday life when you can just manifest your way to a better one on TikTok?
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  24. screen time
    The Only Success Story in Right-Wing Social MediaWhile Truth Social and Parler and Gettr have all become punchlines, Rumble has built the beginnings of a real business. How?
    By John Herrman
  25. goodbyes
    RIP, Stripper WebFor 20 years, the forum was a haven for new dancers seeking community.
    By Marla Cruz
  26. screen time
    Why Does It Feel Like Amazon Is Making Itself Worse?The “everything store” has gotten junkier and more chaotic. But, for the company, it’s only good business.
    By John Herrman
  27. extremely online
    The Internet’s Most Hellish YearWe spent 2022 giving our online souls over to dark forces. Maybe next year we’ll get ’em back.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  28. the internet
    Kanye to Buy Parler, Keep Posting Dark Twisted Social-Media RantsAfter his suspension from other sites for antisemitism, Ye said he’s buying Parler to ensure conservatives can “freely express ourselves.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. extremely online
    Posting for the QueenBrands such as Domino’s, McDonald’s, and Playmobil scrambled to issue dignified statements about the monarch’s death, but why?
    By Rachel Connolly
  30. too online
    Queen Elizabeth’s Death Was an Incredible Day on the InternetThe queen is dead.
    By Choire Sicha
  31. love and war
    Why Was I Banned From Tinder?A frustratingly unsolved mystery.
    By Olivia Luppino
  32. the internet
    The Beginning of the End of Millennial DiscourseNo one is talking about what they think they’re talking about.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  33. a long talk
    ‘Geminis Create Change’Steve Lacy used to be afraid of rock stardom. His new album helped fix that.
    By Craig Jenkins
  34. the internet
    Can a PDF Really Tell You If You’re Queer?Unpacking the complicated legacy — and history — of The Lesbian Masterdoc.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  35. the internet
    The Mainstream Media Lost the Depp-Heard TrialAnd the lifestyle influencers turned court correspondents won.
    By Choire Sicha
  36. the internet
    The Anti-Instagram App Promising to Make Us Feel GoodBeReal wants to capitalize on our desire for authenticity on social media.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  37. the internet
    The Best Moments in Twitter HistoryWhat makes Twitter great? Chaos, madness, hilarity.
  38. album review
    Syd’s New Love StoryThe singer-producer’s latest album, Broken Hearts Club, sheds the hedonistic visions of her earlier work.
    By Tirhakah Love
  39. encounter
    A Broken Heart Put Syd in a Better PlaceIn Broken Hearts Club, the R&B artist opens up about a terrible breakup. It all works out in the end, though.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  40. the internet
    The World War III Memes Are Not HelpingI mean, do you feel better?
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  41. the internet
    Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Has a Groping ProblemThe virtual-reality platform has implemented a four-foot personal barrier between avatars because of the behavior of some obnoxious users.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. the internet
    Is Trump’s Truth Social Trying to Trick Influencers Into Joining?Curiously, the former president’s name was totally absent from a recent email invitation to join his forthcoming Twitter rival.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. extremely online
    New ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ Just DroppedSorry to Billy Joel.
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  44. the future
    Lessons in Tending Your MetaverseWhat Facebook could learn from Reddit.
    By Choire Sicha
  45. facebook
    The Next Facebook Will Be an Endless Prison for Humanity. I Can’t Wait.Building the future one headset and wallet at a time.
    By Choire Sicha
  46. liveblog
    Confused Nation Keeps Refreshing As Facebook, Instagram Disappear: UpdatesThe mysterious outage appears to be ending.
    By Chas Danner
  47. halloween
    Nick Lutsko: The Sweaty, Deranged Hero of HalloweenTalking with Twitter’s low-key comedy-music mastermind.
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  48. capitol riot
    ‘The Internet’ Wanted an Insurrection, So Trump Gave It OneIf you define “the American people” as your own noisy base, then the lies they spew online represent a mandate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the internet
    Internet Outage Hits Major Websites WorldwideSites including Amazon, CNN, the New York Times, Reddit, and the U.K. government went dark on Tuesday morning, and are still coming back online.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. the internet
    Yes, Jack Black’s Mom Really Did Help Save Apollo 13Sometimes the internet speaks the truth.
    By Bethy Squires
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