Katherine Williams Archives - Lithium Magazine

5 min

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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7 min

Culture & Entertainment

Playboy Is Only As Woke As Its Readers

It’s a classic coming-of-age scene: a young teenage boy, on the cusp of puberty, jacking off to a centerfold of Farrah Fawcett. Maybe his mom walks in and he rushes…

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6 min

Fashion & Beauty

In Conversation with Susan Korn, Instagram’s Whimsical Fashion Queen

Gone are the days of brown leather handbags and shopping in the Macy’s bag department. Enter: Susan Alexandra. From snakes to rainbows, pretzels to flowers, blushing faces to neon patterns,…

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8 min

Life

The Micro-Trends of Quarantine, Ranked

With nowhere to be but inside, social distancing has turned us all into pseudo-cyborgs, scrolling through TikTok with screen times of seven or eight hours, existing to others only in…

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5 min

Life

Gazing at Myself

In the Notes app on my phone, there is a list entitled “books of high school.” I made it at the end of my freshman year with the intention of…

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4 min

Life

Spreadsheets, Paris, and My Type A Personality

Looking down at the French streets outside my hotel window, I almost started crying. It was 9:30 AM, an hour and a half after I wanted to start our day,…

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4 min

Life

When Self-Care Isn’t Corporate

For several years in my mid-adolescent existence, I felt an overwhelming presentiment of instability, of anxiety and sadness and general emptiness. I felt wrapped up in the demands and desires…

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3 min

Activism, News, & Politics

Social Media Activism: Protesting for Clout?

Amidst the intersection of social media and politics has emerged a new kind of online brand: activist influencer. From sponsored posts to paid vacations, these social media celebrities have built…

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4 min

Life

Having the Wrong Eating Disorder

Watching To the Bone felt horrible. My body felt cold, my stomach felt a bit nauseous, and I constantly felt the need to touch my arms, the area of skin…

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Playboy Is Only As Woke As Its Readers

In Conversation with Susan Korn, Instagram’s Whimsical Fashion Queen

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“I May Destroy You” Is the New Benchmark for Great TV

When You’re Too Self-Conscious for FaceTime Sex

A Celebratory Mourning of Fashion (As We Know It)

Chloe x Halle’s “Ungodly Hour” Is a Gift From Heaven

The Micro-Trends of Quarantine, Ranked

Gazing at Myself

Trending posts

“I May Destroy You” Is the New Benchmark for Great TV

When You’re Too Self-Conscious for FaceTime Sex

A Celebratory Mourning of Fashion (As We Know It)

Chloe x Halle’s “Ungodly Hour” Is a Gift From Heaven

Spreadsheets, Paris, and My Type A Personality

When Self-Care Isn’t Corporate

Trending posts

“I May Destroy You” Is the New Benchmark for Great TV

When You’re Too Self-Conscious for FaceTime Sex

A Celebratory Mourning of Fashion (As We Know It)

Chloe x Halle’s “Ungodly Hour” Is a Gift From Heaven

Having the Wrong Eating Disorder

“I May Destroy You” Is the New Benchmark for Great TV

When You’re Too Self-Conscious for FaceTime Sex

A Celebratory Mourning of Fashion (As We Know It)

Chloe x Halle’s “Ungodly Hour” Is a Gift From Heaven

Reverse Dating in Lockdown

The Politics of Queer Skate Culture

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