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Arts & Culture

When Online Fandom Goes Too Far

January 9, 2023January 11, 2023 - by Zarmminaa Rehman

K-pop got me through my teen years, but celebrity obsessions have a dark side

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Environment

Fast Fashion Is Everywhere on Social Media. How Can Teens Resist?

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 - by Ava Furfaro

The sheer volume of super cheap clothes being advertised to young people is alarming—and terrible for the environment

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December 2022 / Society

Cops on Substack: How Police Are Using PR to Combat Criticism

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 - by Julia-Simone Rutgers

New communication strategies by law enforcement reveal a crisis in public trust

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Society

Why Don’t Millennials Have Hobbies?

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 - by Alisha Sawhney

I sought the help of an algorithm to figure out how to spend my free time. It made me question my generation’s relationship with leisure

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Technology

Cancel Culture and the Pressures of Being a Teen Online

July 22, 2022January 24, 2023 - by Thivya Jeyapalan

Demanding accountability is important. But cancellations may lead to missing out on meaningful conversations

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Technology

Baby Pics, Life Lessons, and Obits: What Happened to LinkedIn?

June 20, 2022November 11, 2022 - by Josh Greenblatt

Why users are posting more personal content on a professional platform

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Health

Doctors on TikTok: The Dark Side of Medical Influencers

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 - by Miranda Schreiber

Medical data is supposed to be confidential. But social media is threatening the privacy and dignity of patients

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Politics

Why Is Politics Getting Nastier?

May 12, 2022May 30, 2022 - by Stephen Maher

With threats and harassment rising, running for office has become a dangerous job

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Society

TikTok Has Become a Recipe Box for Traditional Chinese Cooking

February 8, 2022May 11, 2022 - by Steph Wong Ken

The gap between cooks of colour and the mainstream is stubbornly large, but social media is ushering in a new era for Asian creators

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Business

Makeup and Money: The Persuasive Pull of Beauty Influencers

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 - by Daphné B

In the world of big cosmetics companies, authenticity has become a currency

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