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Appalled by X and Meta? Try These Social Media Alternatives
Pushing back against tech oligarchs, many netizens are exploring new options including decentralized platforms that give them more control over personal data.
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Everyone Wants This Leopard Print Highlighter
There’s just one problem: It doesn’t exist.
Art
The Viral Performance Artist Who Takes the Form of Trash
Shoji Yamasaki imitates plastic bags and other detritus moving in the breeze in his entrancing choreography series Littered Mvmnts.
News
Artists Respond to TikTok’s Nebulous Future in the US
A bill that could result in a ban of the platform has moved to the Senate, prompting concerns from content creators who depend on the app.
Art
19th-Century “Reluctant Bride” Painting Spurs Flurry of TikTok Memes
Artist Auguste Toulmouche seems to have struck on a timeless theme: women being annoyed about the shit we have to put up with.
Art
What’s That Weird AI Bird Popping Up All Over TikTok?
The strange and ever-changing “Erosion Bird” meme taps into the uncanniness and inconsistency of artificial intelligence.
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The TikTok Creator Making Nostalgia Cool
Fungkiigrrl’s absurd, retrofuturist TikToks connect us to places and things we know we can never experience again.
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Museum Sold “Sad Beige” Merch Without Artist’s Permission
Hayley DeRoche, creator of the viral “Sad Beige Werner Herzog” project, said the Eye Filmmuseum did not contact her about selling shirts based on her work.
Art
Shein's Influencer Trip Backfires Online
A deluge of memes and TikToks poked fun at an influencer trip offered by Shein, which has faced multiple labor practice allegations.
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New York Thrifter Finds $8 Picassos at Salvation Army
Nancy Cavaliere, who resold the original Picasso ceramics at auction for $40K, now shares her tips for thrifting on TikTok.
Art
TikTok Goes Surrealist With “Exquisite Corpse” Videos
Users are stitching videos together in the style of the beloved “cadavre exquis” game.
Art
When Life Imitates a Wes Anderson Movie
Photographer Ava Williams’s TikTok video of an Anderson-style train ride unleashed a new cinematic subgenre on the platform.