After convincing people that mold exposure or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) were to blame for their fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, and headaches, TikTok’s latest mass diagnosis is facial swelling and puffiness known as “moon face,” caused by high levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Along with the popular awareness-raising …
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Starting this week, close to 3 million people will descend on Paris for the 2024 Olympic games. But when some elite athletes step off the field — or lane, or pool, or field — and into the village, they won’t just be experiencing a monumental life experience. They’ll be clocking …
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TikTok has become one of the young artist’s most reliable vehicles to music stardom in recent years, but it could soon be a relic of the past. The platform that helps artists reach over 150 million American users each month is in danger of being banned in the United States, …
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Author Sable Yong has a bone to pick with the beauty business. A former beauty editor and journalist, Yong has spent the past 12 years covering the trends, culture, and 400 billion-plus industry behind the beauty economy. But following the Covid-19 pandemic, she noticed something was changing about how people …
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If being a great rapper were only about swagger, Chris Conde would be all set: he carries himself with a supreme confidence, typically in nothing more than a leather harness. But the Brooklyn MC’s flow is also mesmerizing, and his bars are scandalously entertaining — check recent tracks “Notorious F.A.G.” …
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The evolution of social media over the past two decades highlights a dramatic shift in its role and influence in our lives. It all began in earnest with the first at-scale app, MySpace, launched in 2003. This pioneering platform offered users a new way to connect with friends, share personal …
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On Jan. 29, 2022, Massachusetts woman Karen Read went to a bar with her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, dropping him off at the home of a fellow police officer Brian Albert just after midnight. Six hours later, O’Keefe’s body was found outside in the snow, kickstarting what has …
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It’s said that nobody likes a tattletale. So why does it seem as if many of us are eager to catch a random individual behaving suspiciously in public, record video of whatever they’re doing, and blow them up on the internet? This week, TikTok was consumed with a domestic drama …
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When Reece Feldman posted the TikTok that changed his entire career, he knew he was breaking almost every single rule imaginable. A Queens native, Feldman had spent the months after graduating from college floating from production assistant gig to production assistant gig in New York. On advice from a few …
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Over the past few days, social media has been set ablaze thanks to a viral on-the-street interview with a young woman with a particular favorite sex move. The initial video, posted by creator duo Tim and Dee TV on June 11, captures a young woman, named Haliey, being asked what …
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