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Culture & Entertainment

Redefining Celebrity as Distance Disappears

In 2017, a 16-year-old girl named Emma Chamberlain uploaded her first YouTube video. The city-inspired lookbook, filled with a mid-2010s array of Brandy Melville and Pacsun, has now amassed almost…

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Culture & Entertainment

The Viral Instagram Page Diving Into the Depths of Wikipedia

My quarantine consisted of a lot of wallowing and a little reading. 21-year-old Annie Rauwerda, a junior at the University of Michigan, was slightly more productive. Annie saw quarantine as…

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Activism, News, & Politics

Unpacking the Instagram Infographic Industrial Complex

Here’s what’s happening in Lebanon. Here’s a list of legal funds. Here’s a list of petitions to sign. Here’s how to be a good ally. If you’ve been on Instagram…

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Life

AI Models Are Instagram’s Dystopian Endgame

At first glance, you might think she’s real. Her street-style aesthetic, 20-something face, and millions of followers indicate influence and beauty. You might guess that she’s a YouTuber or model…

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Sex & Love

I Used to Think My Instagram Would Get Guys to Fall in Love With Me

There’s a parking garage about half a mile from my home—it fringes the outskirts of my town, marking the point where the gentle lull of quaint suburbia meets the hustle…

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Fashion & Beauty

Startups, Starter Packs, and the Limits of Instagram Fashion

Though the starter pack meme has mostly faded from trendiness, we all recognize its basic structure. Whether you’re a VSCO girl or an indie e-boy, you can definitely find one…

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6 min

Life

What My Finsta Means to Me

For four years I’ve had a finsta, or a “fake Instagram”—a revered second Instagram account for those lucky enough to be part of my inner circle. What began as the…

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Life

The Pressures of Pandemic-Era Instagram

In June 1883, the magazine The Chautauquan first posed the question, “If a tree were to fall on an island where there were no human beings, would there be any…

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Catholic Guilt Is Complicated

Why Do Leftist Men Still Hate Women?

High School Friends Are Better

A Reading (and Misreading) of the “Twilight” Renaissance

Trending posts

Catholic Guilt Is Complicated

Why Do Leftist Men Still Hate Women?

High School Friends Are Better

A Reading (and Misreading) of the “Twilight” Renaissance

What My Finsta Means to Me

Trending posts

Catholic Guilt Is Complicated

Why Do Leftist Men Still Hate Women?

High School Friends Are Better

A Reading (and Misreading) of the “Twilight” Renaissance

Catholic Guilt Is Complicated

Why Do Leftist Men Still Hate Women?

High School Friends Are Better

A Reading (and Misreading) of the “Twilight” Renaissance

We Need to Talk About the “Good for Her” Genre

I’m (Not) Sorry for Ghosting You

Swift’s Secret Lovers: Intention, Perception, and Artistic Interpretation

A Beginner’s Guide to Trying Edibles

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