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Why Discourse on the Film App ‘Letterboxd’ Epitomizes the High Scrutiny All Social Media Users are Under

Emmy Pratt

‘The DiCaprio Effect’: Why Timothée Chalamet’s heartthrob status lost him the Oscar win

Lana DeGaetano

From Punching Cameras to Swinging Umbrellas: Why you should support celebrities defending their personal privacy

Lana DeGaetano

‘Attention spans [are] officially broken’: Netflix is dumbing down their content so you can keep scrolling

Jesse Kessenheimer

'This is how you age if you’re unproblematic’: How looking young became a sign of moral uprightness online

JR Atkinson

AITA?: How Reddit threads have become a morality compass, guiding society’s most complex queries through random strangers’ opinions

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘Are the glory days of fandom culture behind us?’: Why weekly releases of TV shows are crucial to fostering deeper fandom connections

Bar Mor Hazut

From the Perspective of a Superfan: Why 'The White Lotus' Deserves At Least 20 More Seasons

Ben Weiss

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

JR Atkinson

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

Emmy Pratt

Galentine's Day's Increasing Popularity Proves Female Friendship Is the Ultimate Goal for Ladies in 2025

Lana DeGaetano

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

Ally Perry

Satisfying ASMR ‘restock’ videos are overconsumption propaganda on steroids

Lana DeGaetano

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

Jesse Kessenheimer

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

JR Atkinson

Kids? In this economy?!: How dog parents achieve familial fulfillment despite being childfree, loving their furbabies as if they were human

Jesse Kessenheimer