How TikTok Makes Fast Fashion Faster
Early this spring, fueled by the riches of a recent paycheck and the exhilaration (fear) of finals week, I purchased the dress. No, I’m not talking about that dress, although…
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Confessions of a Neurotic Mind: Inside Bo Burnham’s Sobering “Inside”
Bo Burnham always seems to have a way with words. Since the beginning of his impressively illustrious career, the 30-year-old YouTube star-slash-comedian-slash-filmmaker has made a name for himself as one…
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Western Journalism Failed Palestine—Social Media Didn’t
In unprecedented numbers, people around the world are standing in support of Palestine. Thousands in cities across America, Germany, and the U.K. are taking to the streets to protest Israel’s…
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Dissecting Gen-Z’s Shoegaze Obsession
Shoegaze is a genre you either firmly love or firmly hate. Someone’s trash is another’s treasure—or in this case, someone’s vacuum cleaner-esque noise is another’s dreamy distortion rock. Three years…
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“Ziwe” Brings Extremely Online Humor to TV
In the third episode of Ziwe, entitled “Wealth Hoarders,” the eponymous host, exasperated, asks her guests, “Can’t a Black woman compliment two people?! Gosh.” The pair sitting across from her,…
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TikTok, Tumblr, and What It Means to Be a Modern-Day Queer
Since the dawn of Tumblr theory and ideology, the question of what goes into being queer has plagued the internet. Growing up on the blogging site placed many ideas in…
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Author Kayleen Schaefer Writes Her Friendships Like Love Stories
I keep a box of love letters I’ve written and never sent on a shelf in my bedroom. The oldest ones date back to middle school, dedicated to crushes. The…
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Notes from a Romance Abolitionist: How to Reimagine Romantic Love
At age eleven, I read Distant Waves, a book about a single mother who pretends to be a medium. One day, her family meets Nikola Tesla (please, suspend your disbelief),…
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Why Is Being Loved by Straight Men So Draining?
Inside Frances’ mind was a to-do list. On it was a small pile of laundry, an almost-due lab worksheet, and an internship deck still missing its final touches. Also a…
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Is Reclaiming Bimboism the Ultimate Feminist Statement?
“Welcome to Glitter Island—home of the girls, gays, theys, and non-binary babies,” narrates TikTok user @chrissychlapecka as she lounges on an inflatable flamingo in a hot pink bikini, satin platform…
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