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How Social Media is Ruining the Outdoors as Influencers Expose Once-Secluded Wonders of Nature for the Sake of Clicks

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Grocery hauls are the new status symbol: ‘Being able to afford rent n' groceries is being romanticized by Gen Z'

JR Atkinson

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Why Charli D’Amelio’s Casting in the Chorus of ‘& Juliet’ is a Brilliant Moment in Stunt Casting History

Emmy Ward

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The Re-Release of The Sims and The Sims 2 Proves That Life Simulators Don't Need More Realism, But Satire

Ally Perry

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Satisfying ASMR ‘restock’ videos are overconsumption propaganda on steroids

Lana DeGaetano

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'With Arms Wide Open': How Memes Resurrect Long-Lost Lore Through Nostalgification and Elevate Old Trends That Deserve an Encore

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘The kids yearn for 2014 Tumblr’: Algorithms ruined the original intention of social media and left us uninspired

JR Atkinson

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'I don't want to stoop to their level': How the social hierarchy of X allowed a menswear expert and a scholar to create a new kind of Twitter celebrity

Ally Perry

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Why Doomscrolling is a Necessary “Evil,” Providing the Backbone for Informed Adults Navigating an Increasingly Murky World of Excess Information

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘They’re addicted to the convenience': Debating the ethics of using food delivery apps satiates the internet’s appetites more than delivered food ever will

Emmy Ward

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The tease of a potential TikTok ban is bringing people all over the world together as people reminisce on the downfall of MySpace, Tumblr, and Vine: ‘I’ve played these games before!’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘He's running for Gen Z president': Timothée Chalamet’s expert understanding of the internet has cemented him as Gen Z’s quintessential movie star

JR Atkinson

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How ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Hypnotizes Audiences by Toeing the Line Between Dystopia and a Plausible Modern Reality

Jesse Kessenheimer

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"Mukbang" YouTuber Nikocado Avocado, the king of method Youtubing: 'Four months ago, fans, haters, and the blissfully ignorant were gifted the conclusion to a narrative arc nearly a decade in the making...'

Ally Perry

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‘Addison Rae won over a side of the internet that had once despised her’: How the former TikTok star broke the curse of her mainstream origins and became cool

JR Atkinson

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‘[They] don’t know better’: Overworked parents and their kids are being shamelessly victimized by corner-cutting YouTube celebs endorsing the barely-edible food kits ‘Lunchly’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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