Culture
Is Ghosting Inevitable?
Any new technology created for the purpose of human connection also creates an opportunity for novel forms of missed connection: the…
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Social media
Culture
How to Survive Your Song Going Viral on TikTok
If you’ve heard the 2019 hit song “Tek It,” by the New York City-based band Cafuné, there’s a good chance it’s not the version that the…
Lifestyle
Inside the Burgeoning Business of Twitch
It’s time for the streamers. If the 2010s marked the onset of the influencer era, the 2020s are poised to become similarly synonymous with…
Culture
The Creator of “Subway Takes” One Hundred Per Cent Disagrees
“Subway Takes” is the TikTok version of the “Tonight Show”: wholesome, relatable comedy, even if some episodes do acknowledge the…
Beauty
Gen Z Is Searching for Dream Thrift Finds, Caffeine Clothing, Art Deco Revival and Salmon DNA Skin Care
Thrifting is making a big impact. In Pinterest‘s fall 2025 trend report, thrifting is a primary focus for consumers heading into the fall…
Business
Dada Goldberg and Social Media Agency Palasse Merge
Dada Goldberg, founded in 2012 by Defne Aydintasbas and Rebecca Goldberg Brodsky, is joining forces with Palasse, a social media agency…
Culture
The Revenge of Millennial Cringe
In the summer of 2009, a shambolic Los Angeles band called Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros released a single titled “Home.” A…
News
The One Race That Eric Adams Is Winning
By all appearances, the New York City mayoral race has narrowed to two viable contenders: Zohran Mamdani, a thirty-three-year-old…
Business
Crocs’ CEO Eyes ‘Bold Decisions’ for Sustainable Growth and Cash Flow
Some consumers have become super cautious, but that’s not stopping Crocs Inc. CEO from taking some bold steps to ensure sustainable growth…
Culture
The Banal Provocation of Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans
Two American blondes have recently hawked denim. Beyoncé, an ambassador for Levi’s, dressed in outlaw drag, arrives at a semi-deserted…
Lifestyle
Kristin Juszczyk and Drew Brees Partner With Verizon on Mentoring Small Businesses
Off Season founder Kristin Juszczyk and former NFL star turned entrepreneur Drew Brees have teamed with Verizon for its “Small Business…
Culture
Coldplaygate Is a Reminder That There’s No Escaping Going Viral
It doesn’t take a surreptitious phone camera to get caught in a viral video. Smartphones have cast a decentralized web of surveillance…
Beauty
The Top 10 Beauty Brands by Organic Growth in TikTok Hype
On TikTok, two things can always be true at once. In this particular instance, late hairstylist Umberto Giannini’s 27-year-old eponymous…
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Lifestyle
Gentle Parenting My Smartphone Addiction
On a recent weekday, I sent an Instagram message to a friend of mine, an art adviser in New York named Stephen Truax, to gossip about an…
Business
Are You Experiencing Posting Ennui?
The breakfast photo is the ur-text of the narcissistic internet, a bit of content that no one else is necessarily interested in but which…
Fashion
Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Debut Yielded More Than a Billion Views
TRAFFIC PATTERNS: The curiosity about Jonathan Anderson’s Dior debut was real. According to the fashion house, more than a million people…
Beauty
How Fragrance Became a Burgeoning Subculture
It’s Friday night at New York niche fragrance boutique Stéle, and a crowd of 30-plus “frag heads” are in their natural state of smelling,…
News
Midea Recalls AC Units Over Mold Risk, Leaving Customers Frustrated
Last Thursday, Clare Conroy turned on her window air-conditioner for its inaugural run of the season. A few hours later, she learned that…
News
ABC Says Terry Moran, Suspended for Social Media Posts, Will Not Return
ABC News is cutting ties with the correspondent Terry Moran after he wrote derisive comments on social media that attacked President Trump…
Culture
Warped Ways of Seeing “P.O.V.”
You open your short-form online video platform of choice and see: A woman dancing in pointe shoes with London’s Tower Bridge in the…
Lifestyle
Pinterest Predicts a Digital Detox, Martha Stewart-filled Summer
This summer, everyone go touch grass — literally. Pinterest has unveiled its latest 2025 Summer Trend Report, where digital detoxing will…
Celebrity
Kanye Gave Twitter an Exclusive Hit Single
One of the year’s most talked-about new songs, from one of the planet’s most influential musicians, is not available on Spotify, or Apple…
News
TikTok, Facing a U.S. Ban, Tells Advertisers: We’re Here and Confident
“TikTok is here — we are here,” Khartoon Weiss, the company’s vice president of global business solutions, told a packed warehouse of…
Beauty
The 30 Fragrance, Skin and Makeup Brands That Won Social Media During the First Quarter
Beauty‘s first-quarter social media report cards are in. According to CreatorIQ, which uses earned media value to measure the value and…