Hey, Leftists! STFU and Meme for Once!
There’s a moment in the history of Hasan Piker, Twitch streamer and himbo leftist extraordinaire, that subtly exposes a fatal flaw in how humor works on the left. A video…
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A Deep Dive Into Gen-Z Disability Humor
This past March, after years of agonizing, unexplainable pain, I was finally diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis—an autoimmune disease in which the body misreads healthy cells as foreign bacteria and attacks…
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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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Dissecting the Prophetic Value of Co-Star and We’re Not Really Strangers
Sometimes the most loving thing is letting go. Find a way to neutralize people who have power over you. Stop expecting, start communicating. It’s never too late to mend things.…
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A Deep Dive Into Teenage Girls’ Cyberstalking Abilities
The modern teenage girl is a patriarchy-smashing, caramel-oat-milk-latte-swilling, pyramid-scheme-avoiding baddie with a skill set unlike any other. In recent years, our technological expertise has advanced far beyond curating the perfect…
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What Does It Take to Live a Private Life?
Clubhouse, the invitation-based audio chat app, was launched less than a year ago, but it already boasts 10 million users and a $10 billion valuation. Opening the app is like…
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Getting Cancelled? Take a Page Out of @Glamdemon2004’s Book
Serena Shahidi, also known as @Glamdemon2004, has become one of the most recent victims of TikTok teens’ fervent cancellation of influencers. She’s since deleted the culprit TikTok, in which she…
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Deux Moi, Amanda Bynes, and the Ethics of Paparazzi
Curled in bed, watching a viral YouTube documentary about the life of Amanda Bynes, I was horrified. Horrified by the entertainment industry’s unreachable standards, by the money-grabbing attitude of her…
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The Danger (and Deliciousness) of Instagram Food Accounts
I thought it was a universally acknowledged truth: it’s not nice to comment on other people’s food. Growing up, remarking on people’s portions or diets was frowned upon. I was…
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TikTok’s Chrissy Chlapecka Is Redefining the Bimbo for Gen Z
While she’s ostensibly the most popular creator on BimboTok, Chrissy Chlapecka didn’t refer to herself as a bimbo until her TikTok followers did. To be fair, commenters weren’t shaming her;…
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