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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We Don’t Need Threads. We Need a Break
It’s the fastest-growing app in history. Its success proves we’re addicted to something we know is bad for us
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Lululemon Tried to Become a Tech Company. It Didn’t Work Out
With the spectacular failure of its futuristic workout device, the apparel giant proved that some business stretches go too far
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Zellers Is Back. Is Nostalgia to Blame?
Companies have tapped into a longing for the past as a powerful marketing tool. Are Canadians buying in?
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When Online Fandom Goes Too Far
K-pop got me through my teen years, but celebrity obsessions have a dark side
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