No One Is an Influencer If Everyone Is an Influencer
Over the weekend, a Twitter thread created by journalist Kayleigh Donaldson followed Instagram influencer Caroline…
This Egg Is More Popular Than Kylie Jenner's Baby
A picture of egg has done what mere mortals can only dream of achieving: it beat Kylie Jenner at social media.
Could You Survive on Anne Hathaway's Social Media Diet?
I like to use social media as little as possible, although I have recently begun to realize that my own sense of that…
Where Were You During the Great Instagram Catastrophe of 2018?
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day should ideally be one that gently eases us into the existential horror of…
Getting Through 2018 One Group Chat at a Time
2018 was the year that “gossip” became serious news.
Pete Davidson Makes a Brief Appearance on SNL After a Concerning Instagram Post
On December 15, Pete Davidson appeared on Saturday Night Live just hours after a troubling Instagram post prompted NYPD…
If Twitter Loses the Like Button You Might Have to Develop an Actual Sense of Self Worth
Twitter, the digital petri dish inhabited by screaming Nazis, racists, and misogynists who should be banned much faster…
Let's Take a Moment to Look at Princess Eugenie's Pinterest
Due to the upswing in royal family media coverage (thanks, Meghan!) suddenly peripheral members of the crew are now…
Why We Didn't Report
After holding in an asteroid-sized shit for over a week, Donald Trump finally expelled his bowels onto Twitter Friday…
Assassination Nation Has Reportedly Had Trouble Advertising Its Violent Content
Neon, the distributor behind Assassination Nation, an upcoming thriller starring Suki Waterhouse and Hari Nef, has…
Trump Memorialized John McCain on Instagram in the Most Trump Way Possible
Whether or not you think John McCain leaves behind a more complicated legacy than the one of a war hero and maverick…
Ask a Publicist: Should Celebrities Purge Their Offensive Tweets?
Bad tweets happen to the best of us. Perhaps you’ve shot off an angry response to a troll telling them to buzz off or…
I Drove Myself Nuts Trying to Unravel the Mystery of Seemingly Unparented 9-Year-Old Instagram Shit-Talker Lil Tay
Social media stardom is a brutal Darwinistic competition, a craven and utterly shameless battle for space on our…
Why Is a White Man Telling a White Woman When to Use Brown Emoji Hands?
The New York Times’s social questions column has provided a definitive answer to a burning social media question I know…
Michigan State University Paid PR Firm More Than $500,000 to Monitor Women Abused by Larry Nassar
On Wednesday, the Lansing State Journal reported that a public relations firm sent Michigan State University the bill…
Snapchat Apologizes for Running Awful Rihanna Domestic Abuse Ad
Snapchat has removed an ad that ran on the app asking users if they would rather “slap Rihanna” or “punch Chris Brown.”
Chaos Weary
About a year ago, in early 2017, I briefly joined a stress-management program that functioned sort of like a support…
The Jury In the Comments Section
In 2009, Ashley Jordan went to a party at her friend Thomas Oliver’s house in Portland, Oregon. The two had met a few…
Treasury Inspector Is Reviewing Use of Government Plane After Louise Linton's Braggy Instagram
A week after Louise Linton’s l’affaire Instagram, the Treasury’s Office of Inspector General said that they are…