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Choosing Between Tinder and Arranged Marriage in India
Writer Mithila Phadke told us what it was like to be pulled between family tradition and modern dating.
How Video Game Avatars Helped Me Transition
On today's episode, Broadly's Diana Tourjee talks about how online avatars gave her a glimpse of the body she identified with as a child.
Finding Ourselves Online, Offline, and the Spaces in Between
Editors from VICE Magazine and Broadly explain why this year's annual photo issue—in collaboration with Broadly—explores the theme of Privacy and Perception.
When I Made a Sex Work Pseudonym, I Didn't Know I'd Be Her Forever
I didn’t realize at the time, that my new name would both protect and endanger me—and that my youthful attempt to rewrite my story would actually help form the person I would become.
Photos of Young Brazilians Capturing Themselves on Social Media
Photographer Larissa Zaidan took portraits of men and woman on Instagram and off
Photographer Re-Discovers Her Mexican American Heritage
Photographer Cristina Bartley unpacks the layers of her identity on this photo series exploring Latin American rituals, womanhood, and performativity
The Stages of My Life in Usernames
"Who knows what people are doing in real life so long as they present their purest front online? What is the opposite of catfishing?"
Photos That Show The Secret Side of Being an Influencer
Artist and "influencer" Glenda Lisette likes to play with self-portraiture and offers a critical view of how it's used in social media and branding
As My Family Tried to Arrange My Marriage, I Was Secretly Swiping on Tinder
My parents, unaware that I already had a dating profile of my own, signed me up for an online matchmaking service—similar, in a sense, to Tinder, but with far different expectations.
Photos that Challenge How We Use Clothing as Markers of Identity
Lagos based artist Noma Osula uses wigs to make his models anonymous and challenge how we perceive them
Photos That Show The Secret Side of Being an Influencer
Artist and "influencer" Glenda Lisette likes to play with self-portraiture and offers a critical view of how it's used in social media and branding
The Stages of My Life in Usernames
"Who knows what people are doing in real life so long as they present their purest front online? What is the opposite of catfishing?"