The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The California music festival has become the “influencer Olympics.”
Category: TikTok (ByteDance)
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Why Am I Watching People Get Their Medical Results?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
What was once discussed with a doctor is now frequently encountered first as decontextualized data on a screen.
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Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
From our jokes and slang to the White House’s policy messaging, internet “brain rot” has escaped our phones to take over … well, everything.
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Caro Claire Burke Wades Into the Tradwife Conversation With ‘Yesteryear’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
“Yesteryear,” a debut novel about an influencer who is transported to the early 19th century, lands the author Caro Claire Burke in the middle of the culture wars.
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The Plus Size Park Hoppers Are Kind of Famous at Disney World
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.
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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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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.