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TikTok helps adoptees find a new community to explore joy, family, and belonging
The online platform makes space for the complex narratives of those who have been adopted.
The 10 best tweets of the week, including a burnt tongue, Richard Nixon, and a piano BBQ
Just some good tweets to send you into the weekend.
By Tim Marcin
Taylor Swift does not know who Grimace is, apparently
Trust Taylor Swift to humiliate her ex and a McDonalds' mascot on the same day.
Why YouTubers are using vintage camcorders to feel something
On YouTube, nostalgia is about connection.
It's time to imagine a world without Facebook
People are considering logging off for good. Should they?
What is the metaverse? A (kind of) simple explainer
Confused about the metaverse?
By Michelle Santiago Cortés
TikTok is where you go to bare your scars
A digital TikTok community for keloid support is right at your fingertips.
Pets have no idea it's daylight savings time, and it's going to be a rough week
Dogs and cats do not care that it's daylight savings time.
Big Bird got vaxxed and people are thrilled, confused, and of course, outraged
If a bird can get his Covid vaccine, anyone can.
What to do when your fav becomes cringe
Double down and love them even more, give up and join the public consensus, or love them quietly.
Social media fills with footage from Astroworld tragedy. Some of it helps.
Camera phones caught videos we really don't need to see. They also documented an event out of control.
By Tim Marcin
Remember the immortal snail meme? It's on TikTok now.
What do the immortal snail, "Rocc Climbing," and irony have in common? They're all on TikTok.
TikTok users are holding their university accounts hostage
Your move, universities.
TikTok creators are living healthy lifestyles ironically — and it's working
Going on walks, but in a camp way.
Watch this spectacularly awkward Ed Sheeran interview and try not to cringe
"That's out of tune."
By Sam Haysom
BTS' parent company is making NFTs, and fans are furious
The K-pop group has been outspoken on environmental issues in the past.
By Amanda Yeo
Connor Franta, YouTube's resident LGBTQ advocate and poet, talks about sharing your story online
"Giving yourself to the world should be a joy, not a fear."
How to make sure you're seeing the 'most recent' tweets in your Twitter timeline
Three steps. Really, only like two, because one of them is "Open your Twitter."
By Andy Moser
TikTok's version of the photo dump finds beauty in the mundane
POV: you take pictures of everything because you find everything aesthetic
Raisins have the internet divided, thanks to a viral TikTok video
People feel very strongly about their mac and cheese ingredients, apparently.
