Social Media Is Warping History
#History is huge on TikTok, where counterintuitive takes flatter users into thinking they know the “real” story
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Editor’s Letter: Why We Can’t Unfriend Big Tech
The Online News Act has us re-evaluating our relationships with major platforms
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The Rise and Fall of MuchMusic
Former staffers reveal what made the channel so special—and why MuchMusic has failed to reclaim its former glory despite a relaunch
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As the Israel–Hamas War Escalates, Misinformation Surges
The spread of false claims on social media makes it hard to sort fact from fiction
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My Guilty Pleasure: The All-Consuming, Shimmering World of Skinfluencers
I felt giddy whenever I burned my face with a cultish acid
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Goodreads Is Terrible for Books. Why Can’t We All Quit It?
It’s not entirely clear who it’s for and what its function should be in a rapidly changing literary ecosystem
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Of Course We’re Interested in the Trudeau Split
Politicians campaign on their personal lives, and Justin Trudeau is one of the best at it
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The Inescapable Rise of Moral Superiority
Why does every online discussion terminate in ethical grandstanding?
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TikTok Is Becoming a Publisher. Will It Ruin the Book Industry?
BookTok is beloved as a guerrilla democratizing force, but the platform’s pivot risks killing the thing that makes it great
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