We’ve encountered hundreds of people, selling human remains across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Etsy, and other online sites.
Tag: Social Media
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The Universal Allure of New York’s Bodega Cats
Since 2012, Rob Hitt has been documenting domesticated cats in bodegas across the city on social media.
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How to Tell a Scary Story on TikTok
Live TikToks featuring séances, “hauntings,” and other spooky things are becoming incredibly popular.
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Meme Artist Raised Over $1M for Planned Parenthood, Donated Ironically in Rush Limbaugh’s Memory
Tommy Marcus made the donation in the name of the ultra-conservative commentator, who lambasted the national nonprofit and accused it of “sexual perversion.”
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The Strange World of TikTok “Reality Shifters”
Popular video creators claim to have actually visited other universes (especially fictional ones) in their sleep. They have millions of dedicated believers.
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A Brief Guide on How to Get Your Creative Work Seen, Funded, and Supported
A guide that helps you navigate grants and fellowships, residencies, competitions, and social media.
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For Turkish Women Artists and Advocates, #challengeaccepted Is About More Than Just Selfies
As femicide rates continue to rise in the country, there’s more to consider than just the surface-level gesture of #womensupportingwomen.
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What Actually Happened When Trump Staged a Bible Photo Op
The Washington Post has created a video timeline of the police attack on protesters in Washington, D.C. on June 1.
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Major Actors and Directors Join Campaign to “Arrest the Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor”
Breonna Taylor would have turned 27 on June 5. Jordan Peele, Ava DuVernay, and others joined the thousands who are calling out for justice in Taylor’s case.
Posted inOpinion
The Bulldozing Effect of the Black Square
In the present, the black square says nothing about what is still needed to push things forward, and in the future, the black square will tell historians nothing about what we did.
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Black Squares Don’t Save Black Lives
If you consider yourself an ally to Black people, it shouldn’t just be about you or how you feel; it should be about how you can help.
Posted inArt
The ‘Dancing Pallbearers’ Meme Is a Danse Macabre for the Time of COVID
How a Ghanaian funerary service’s routine reinvented a trope as old as the Middle Ages