The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
FX’s “Love Story” has former employees waxing nostalgic about calla lilies (always white), paper clips (always black) and desk lunches (generally discouraged).
Category: Social Media
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Labiahead, All-Woman Radiohead Cover Band, Is More Than a Side Hustle for Its Members
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
For Lena Hall, a musical actress, and Charlene Kaye, a “musician comedian,” Labiahead is more than a side hustle. It offers a space for female rockers to connect.
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The Soundtrack of the Doomscroll Generation? It’s Phonk.
The New York Times – Music:
YouTube Shorts and TikToks are often set to electronic dance music with rap roots that’s become the unconscious hum of vertical video while making its creators rich.
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Need an Outfit? Pickle Clothing Rental App Helps Users Stay on Trend.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Pickle, a new peer-to-peer apparel-rental app, helps users stay on trend without having to go into debt or rely on climate-unfriendly fast fashion.
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Good News, Millennials: The Side Part Has Returned
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After Gen Z’s embrace of the center part, hair appears to be migrating sideways once again.
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Jet2 Flight Diverted Following Midair Brawl
The New York Times – Travel:
The fight, captured on videos shared to social media, involved multiple passengers crowding into the aisle of the plane.
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Looks Aren’t Everything? Clavicular Begs to Differ.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, has emerged as a beacon for a group of narcissistic, status-obsessed young men. He wants to take his fixation with “looksmaxxing” mainstream.
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In His Second Act, James Van Der Beek Starred Online as a Proud Dad and Family Man
The New York Times – Film:
The actor, who died on Wednesday, was most famous for “Dawson’s Creek,” but as he got older, he let fans into his real life as a father of six.
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Why Are People ‘Becoming Chinese’ on Social Media?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Think of the meme as an absurdist joke, a wellness goal or an ironic expression of protest — or all of the above. Your ethnicity is beside the point.