The New York Times – Travel:
Five influencer friends have amassed half a million online followers with videos that help larger people find comfy chairs, ride roller coasters and feel confident.
Category: Social Media
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These Nuns Podcast, Pray and Play Ultimate Frisbee, and Viewers Can’t Get Enough
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
They pray, they play Ultimate Frisbee and they have unwittingly become a meme.
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How ‘Love Story’ Gave Viewers a History Lesson on the Kennedys and ’90s NYC
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The FX show, which dramatizes the relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, has inspired a legion of younger viewers to dig into the couple’s past and 1990s New York City.
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What Is the ‘Gen Z Pout’?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Their lips are pursed. Their eyes gaze into the middle distance. Is this a real thing?
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Leon Radvinsky, 43, Dies; Built the Adult-Entertainment Giant OnlyFans
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
By leveraging social media and the influencer economy, he turned his website into a byword for online pornography in the 21st century.
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Daphne Selfe, World’s Oldest Professional Model, Dies at 97
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Starting in 1949, she had an on-and-off career that lasted for 75 years. But her biggest success came late in life, modeling for labels like Dolce & Gabbana.
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A.I. Slop Videos of Adulterous Fruit Are Taking Over TikTok
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A new slop trend on TikTok has taken an analog turn, with fans recreating nonsensical A.I. videos IRL.
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Influencers Caught in ‘Bachelorette’ Fallout After ABC Pulls New Season
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
When ABC abruptly pulled a planned season of “The Bachelorette,” some whose livelihoods are wrapped up in the series were thrown for a loop.
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Chuck Norris Punched This Article Into the Sun
The New York Times – Film:
Norris, best known as the butt-kicking star of action films, became an unwitting if good-natured pioneer of the internet meme.