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Uncontacted Indigenous Tribes Are at Risk Thanks to Clout Goblin Influencers

In the race for online fame, creators are mistaking human beings for content.

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By Ashley Fike
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12.18.19

By Annie Lord
Pulse

What does it take to make a living on social media?

11.24.17

By Ashley Renders
Identity

Death by Blogging: How the Rise of Social Media Killed ‘Gossip Girl’

02.23.16

By Nathan Ma

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Music

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Music

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Music

Can’t Make it to Coachella 2026? Watch the 4k Livestream on YouTube Instead

A lot less walking, a lot fewer choices to be made, a lot more catnaps: that’s it—we’re watching Coachella at home this weekend.

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Harder Culture

Tech Bros, Edgelords, and E-girls Threw a ‘Will Trump Nuke Iran?’ Party in NYC

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By Nick Dove
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Via

Haunted by Dead Guitar Strings? String Thing Lifts the Curse

Wrap your old guitar strings around FRET12’s collectible mummy figurine—and turn your trash into treasure worthy of Tut’s tomb.

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By Nick Stockton