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6 min

Life

Foucault, Data, and Human Intimacy in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism

What is really mine anymore? On any given day, I’m letting little bits and pieces of my personal life become available to someone—or something—else. I don’t read the terms and…

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3 min

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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4 min

Life

Sorry, Can’t Talk Right Now—FaceTime Isn’t Fun

“Can We Ft tonight I miss U” You would think these six words would be comforting, but that’s not always the case—at least not for me. Taming the beast that…

Culture & Entertainment

AI, Isolation, and Body Autonomy in “Ex Machina”

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4 min

Life

Are Blue-Light Glasses the Opioid of the Digital World?

America has a complicated relationship with prescription drugs—especially thanks to the overprescription of opioids like OxyContin and Vicodin. This relationship falls under constant scrutiny for many reasons, two most universally…

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5 min

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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4 min

Life

Online Learning Was Therapeutic For Me. Here’s Why.

The benefits and frustrations of distance learning have fully imbued college culture over the last two months. From students making TikToks about crying during Zoom lectures to posting about wearing…

Sex & Love

Being the Quarantine Cutie

Life

What Does It Mean to Be a Sell-Out in 2020?

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10 min

Culture & Entertainment

Double Lives: Or, the Anatomy of the Secret Stan Account

Anyone who says they can’t remember their first Twitter username is either traumatized to the point of repression or a liar. I, former Twitter user @tweetme_harry, remember it all clearly:…

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technology

Sorry, Can’t Talk Right Now—FaceTime Isn’t Fun

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Marlowe Granados’s “Happy Hour” Is An Anti-Capitalist Fairy Tale

Dear Gen Z, We Have to Stop Stanning Progressive Politicians

A Beginner’s Guide to UBI

24/7 Sylvia Plath: Capitalism and the Emotional White Woman

AI, Isolation, and Body Autonomy in “Ex Machina”

Are Blue-Light Glasses the Opioid of the Digital World?

Trending posts

Marlowe Granados’s “Happy Hour” Is An Anti-Capitalist Fairy Tale

Dear Gen Z, We Have to Stop Stanning Progressive Politicians

A Beginner’s Guide to UBI

24/7 Sylvia Plath: Capitalism and the Emotional White Woman

Online Learning Was Therapeutic For Me. Here’s Why.

Being the Quarantine Cutie

Trending posts

Marlowe Granados’s “Happy Hour” Is An Anti-Capitalist Fairy Tale

Dear Gen Z, We Have to Stop Stanning Progressive Politicians

A Beginner’s Guide to UBI

24/7 Sylvia Plath: Capitalism and the Emotional White Woman

Marlowe Granados’s “Happy Hour” Is An Anti-Capitalist Fairy Tale

Dear Gen Z, We Have to Stop Stanning Progressive Politicians

A Beginner’s Guide to UBI

24/7 Sylvia Plath: Capitalism and the Emotional White Woman

Outgrowing Brandy Melville

The Language Gaps in Non-Binary Acceptance and Representation

Actor and Journalist Reed Alexander on the Symmetry of Storytelling

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