Nintendo’s Profits Are Up 428% — That’s A Lot Of Bells
No one’s had a better financial year than Tom Nook, the proprietor who tasks you with building your own island village in Nintendo’s hit game Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Released on March 20th, the...
View ArticleThings Just Got A Lot Worse In The Battle Between Trump & TikTok
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican Congressional leaders and members of his cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020...
View ArticleDo UV-Sanitizing Devices Really Kill Germs? Here’s The Scoop
At the beginning of quarantine, stores couldn’t keep hand sanitizers and toilet paper in stock. Next thing we knew, everything from Clorox wipes to breathable Adidas’ face masks followed sold-out...
View ArticleTwitter Will Now Let You Choose Who Can Reply To Your Tweets
Only on Twitter can you Tweet about your weekend baking project and spiral into a debate with an unusually aggressive bot. Even its wittiest, most-entertaining users call it a “hell-hole” every once...
View ArticleWhat Is Skinny House & Why Did It Go Viral, In This Economy?
Never before — at least in our memory — has the word “house” carried so much meaning. At the dawn of the pandemic earlier in the year, we struggled to box in our lives and wondered if it was possible...
View ArticleMeet The New Social Media Stars Making A Hobby Of Dismantling Influencer Culture
Consider how much the events of this year have reprioritized your world: Are you thinking about injustices or societal problems you hadn’t considered before? Do you still spend money in the same way?...
View ArticleTikTok Hashtags That Can Actually Teach You Something
TikTok is not about who you follow, it's about who you see. The money is in the For You page, the part of the app that responds to all your needs and wants. You might already have an annoying friend...
View ArticleTrump Joins Triller As He Wages War Against TikTok
After laying virtually dormant since its creation in 2015, Triller remerged from relative obscurity when talks of a TikTok ban started making headlines. In late July, TikTok stars best-known for...
View ArticleSnapchat Is Turning Into TikTok Before Our Very Eyes With New Features
With all this talk of TikTok bans, Triller takeovers, Instagram Reels, and so many more, we’ve almost forgotten about Snapchat, the video-sharing platform that’s been consistently popular with Gen Z...
View ArticleUber & Lyft Legal Battle Exposes The Big Lie About Gig Work
Today, a California appeals court granted a last-minute extension on a court order that required Uber and Lyft to reclassify its drivers as employees by midnight tonight. Over the past week and a...
View ArticleMedieval TikTok Is The Perfect Antidote For These Trying Times
These have been — and will continue to be — trying times. Cottagecore was once a subculture and youth trend, but shelter in place orders made enthusiastic (or resentful) homebodies out of all of us,...
View ArticleTikTok Sues The Trump Administration Over Ban
TikTok is fighting back. Ever since TikTok’s Chinese origins became common knowledge, claims (both founded and unfounded) that the app is a vehicle for Chinese government surveillance haven’t taken a...
View ArticleA Message To TikTok Parents Who Use My Face To Make Their Kids Cry
“Oh, look,” I deadpan as I read the latest message from someone letting me know that they saw my photo on TikTok being shared in a hurtful way. “Surprise, surprise!” I joke because I’m definitely not...
View Article16 Labor Day Tech Deals You Can Score Today
Labor Day Weekend 2020 may not be as chocked full of backyard barbeques and day-to-night beach bonanzas as years past. But, fortunately, that doesn't mean we can't still harbor some excitement over...
View ArticleThe Creator Of #August27 Wants You To Know It’s Not That Serious
It’s the new order: Something confusing happens on TikTok, people ask questions, and then it all comes to a head on Twitter months later. Earlier this summer, TikTok user @stfusamantha went viral for...
View ArticleThis Fertility App Shared Data Without User Consent. Here’s How Senators Are...
Senators are urging the Federal Trade Commission to look into a fertility app that’s allegedly engaged in shady data sharing practices. Premom paints a rosy picture of trying to get pregnant. The...
View ArticleReal Students Share How They’re Staying Connected With Friends This Fall
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has prevented many students from returning to a physical campus this fall. That means no more sharing lunch tables, socializing in quads, or helping one another study...
View ArticleThis Is Why Bella Thorne Just Apologized To OnlyFans Creators
Bella Thorne has apologized to OnlyFans content creators after her highly lucrative debut on the platform sparked a backlash. Based in London, the content subscription service is a platform which...
View ArticleTwitter Takes Down Trump’s QAnon Retweet
Twitter is just one of many major social media platforms to take serious measures in recent months to curb the internet’s QAnon movement. QAnon is a conspiracy theory that spun into a loose movement...
View ArticleThe Biden Campaign Just Launched Animal Crossing Yard Signs
There is nothing you can’t create yourself on Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You can have anything you’ve seen on Instagram or in a magazine, even if you don’t have the skills to recreate it yourself,...
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