Even without official New Year’s resolutions, it’s fair to say that most of us enter January with the urge to improve and take control of our lives. Maybe that’s why, on the eve of 2023, we were so enamored of a Waffle House cook who stood tall in a melee …
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Ahh, the holidays — a time for gathering with friends, families, and loved ones… and absolutely torturing them with fake news reports of celebrity deaths. With folks having ostensibly grown tired of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at Thanksgiving, the trend that took off on TikTok this Christmas weekend found …
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Saint Levant joins our Zoom call from Amman, Jordan. It’s 7 p.m. there, and he has plans to record vocals after this interview. The day before, he released his single, “I Guess,” but the 22-year-old rising star has no idea how well it’s performing online. “I still haven’t checked social …
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Right now, one of the biggest hubs in the book world isn’t a city, or a Manhattan high-rise, or even one particular publishing house — it’s TikTok. BookTok, a TikTok community of readers, reviewers, and authors, has redefined publishing’s relationship with book content creators. Since its rise in popularity in …
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A year ago, Chris Olsen was rising through TikTok, attracting thousands of followers with ultra-personal videos he started posting during the pandemic. His following became even larger when he began sharing updates with his ex-boyfriend Ian Paget, becoming popular in TikTok’s “couple niche.” Pretty soon, Olsen was such a ubiquitous …
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You know that face you get when you taste something sour, or you suck on a lemon, or you’re Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent and are minutes away from turning into a dragon with incredible cheekbones? That puckered, sharp face is desired end result from the internet’s current viral plastic surgery procedure: …
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On Wednesday, a Black student at HBCU Winston-Salem State University was arrested in class, as her classmates looked on in apparent horror. The student, whose name was not released by the school, had an in-class confrontation with a teacher that ended with the student in handcuffs — and hundreds of …
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Kanye West still considers himself a prophet, even as the disgraced rapper’s disciples have dwindled from a rapt crowd to a few sparse holdouts. But perhaps no person is more determined to be the last one standing by Ye’s side than one of his biggest internet stans: Kanyewestlover911. “Ppl see …
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) have introduced legislation aimed at banning social media company TikTok from operating in the United States. The proposed bill — dubbed the Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by …
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It’s been more than a month since North Carolina braider Shanquella Robinson died under mysterious circumstances while on a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Her family says they’re still waiting for justice— and won’t be quiet until they get it. On Saturday, Dec. 10 family members and friends of …
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