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Life

It’s Deeper Than Daisies: Marxism, Cottagecore, and Aesthetic Resistance

Sunlight streaming through the treetops, fresh bread baking, baby animals frolicking in fields—these are just a few of the images that characterize cottagecore, an emerging internet subculture dedicated to a…

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Fashion & Beauty

TikTok and the Never-Ending Perpetuation of Thrifted Glam

Up until about three weeks ago, I was a staunch TikTok skeptic. I refused to download the app, citing it as a mega-waste of time and something that I didn’t…

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Activism, News, & Politics

“WitchTok” and the New Wave of Political Spirituality

TikTok has become the home of modern witchcraft, with more and more “baby witches” joining “WitchTok” every day. United by an interest in the occult, these self-proclaimed witches will post…

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Culture & Entertainment

Cottagecore, Sans Cottage: The Real Ethos Behind a Blooming Subculture

It’s a fine summer evening. The pastures are saturated with lupine and aster, lending their sweetness to the breeze that sweeps in from the open window, ruffling the gauzy curtains.…

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Culture & Entertainment

Mental Illness TikToks: Coping Mechanism, or Just Concerning?

I’ll admit it: like many others, I’ve wasted way too many hours of my life scrolling through TikTok. Gone are the days of similar platforms like Vine or Musical.ly, which…

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Culture & Entertainment

What Going Viral on TikTok Taught Me About Cultural Appropriation

On TikTok, copying someone is the highest form of flattery. To get even one person to imitate you—whether that’s by copying your dance, lip-syncing your sound, repeating your joke, or…

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Sex & Love

No, It’s Not Cool to Be a White Man’s Whore

On TikTok, it’s trendy to be a self-proclaimed “white man’s whore.” And no one’s calling it out for what it is: problematic, racist, and most of all, sad. The app…

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You Should Still Be Getting Tested for STIs Right Now

COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

My Father and I

All My Homies Hate Retail Therapy

What Going Viral on TikTok Taught Me About Cultural Appropriation

Trending posts

You Should Still Be Getting Tested for STIs Right Now

COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

My Father and I

All My Homies Hate Retail Therapy

No, It’s Not Cool to Be a White Man’s Whore

You Should Still Be Getting Tested for STIs Right Now

COVID-19 and the Prison Industrial Complex

My Father and I

All My Homies Hate Retail Therapy

Yes, We Said “Eat the Rich”

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