Let the rain fall down, people on TikTok are coming clean: they lack rhythm, at least when it comes to Hilary Duff‘s “Come Clean.” The 2003 single, which was released on Duff’s album Metamorphosis, has been making the rounds on TikTok in a new trend where users try to clap …
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“This was my dream job and it’s just being taken away by an administration who doesn’t care about science,” cried a scientist we’ll call Alexis, in a video viewed over 1.2 million times, her voice breaking and tears running down her face. “They don’t care about our species that we’re …
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On July 2, 2021, 22-year-old Gabby Petito and her 23-year-old boyfriend Brian Laundrie set out from Long Island, New York on a two-month road trip through the country’s vast National Parks. Petito intended for the trip to launch her “van life” YouTube page, where she would share vlogs of their …
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When Brynne Weaver first released her novel Butcher & Blackbird, she was on a fact finding mission in the self-publishing world. The author had started with fantasy, then moved into paranormal, and then contemporary dark romance— all with the express purpose of laying the groundwork for her eventual big hit. …
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Addison Rae has more pop gems on the way. In a teaser for “High Fashion,” released Monday, Rae flaunts a feather boa in a walk-in closet, whips her bleached hair in a rainy forest, and wipes white powder from under her nose as the words “I don’t need your drugs, …
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“Cute winter boots.” “Where to find cute winter boots.” “Have you seen my cute winter boots?” In the weeks following Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the phrase has dominated many For You pages on TikTok. But the expression isn’t about creators shopping for lace-up or nonslip footwear options …
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TikTok users are claiming censorship and a right-wing takeover of the social media app after noticing their accounts seem to be automatically unfollowing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.) —and that when they try to refollow, it just happens again. But according to TikTok, what users see as a conspiracy is simply …
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In the four days since President Donald Trump was sworn in to his second term, he’s signed dozens of executive actions targeting birthright citizenship, the TikTok ban, and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in government. It’s a tidal wave of information — one online communities have been struggling to digest, …
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TikTok went dark in the United States last weekend for all of 14 hours before the app restored service. For some of the app’s 170 active members in the U.S. who kept the app on their phones, they were greeted with a celebratory message after President Donald Trump’s Inauguration and …
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The U.S. TikTok ban, brought on by government concern over the company’s Chinese ownership, has been a messy whirlwind of updates for the app’s users. The company circled through announcements that it will be banned, it might not be banned, the Supreme Court might stop the ban, the Supreme Court …
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