TikTok
6 Artists Who Could Be Bigger Than TikTok This Year
TikTok is an incubator of talent that catapults singles into full-blown careers. Here's who we think will go from the For You Page to the mainstream.
People Are So, So Mad at GameStop Investors and FinTok Influencers
Social media influencers are giving bad financial advice within a bad financial system. Traditional investment advisors are asking people to be rational in a market that isn't.
TikTok Is Watching You – Even If You Don't Have an Account
I submitted a request under the GDPR, and was shocked to see what data the platform had been recording.
I Spent Two Days and a Lot of Beers Trying to Recreate This Viral TikTok
Effortlessness is the hallmark of a good TikTok, but it takes a lot of work to make it look so easy.
Dixie D’Amelio Is a Republican, Not (Necessarily) a Trump Supporter
TikTok’s most famous sister insists that she didn’t vote for Donald Trump—and her voter registration doesn’t contradict that story.
Why Is My Feed Full of Gross Cooking 'Hacks'?
It's as if culinary atrocities like the "Spaghetti-O Pie" and the overcooked, Olive Garden-inspired shrimp are created to make us cringe.
Frog Cakes Are the Best Thing Online Right Now
Chicago-based Oracle Bakery has helped turn chubby, cartoon-like frosting frogs into an internet obsession.
People Are Singing Sea Shanties to Keep Their Heads Above Water
Depressing labor conditions are the reason why work songs like "Wellerman" exist, but right now we can't sing them together.
Andrew Yang Wants LA's TikTok Influencer Mansions in New York City
Yang's mayoral platform is full of Silicon Valley favorites like co-living, an unambitious "basic income," and yes, TikTok hype houses.
Is Using Dove Bar Soap on Your Face Actually Good? An Investigation
TikTok would have everyone simplify their routines to one single product, despite significant evidence that it...does not work.
Mums and Dads Were the Real Stars of TikTok in 2020
From wine mums to Italian-American dads, the most entertaining people on the platform are now fully grown adults.
Explaining the UK's 'TikTok Fuccbois'
A portrait of the internet's favourite lip-licking, curly haired vessels of non-threatening masculinity.