Instagram wants Gen Z. What does Gen
The writer is a reporter for the Styles desk at The New York TimesInstagram is the third most widely used social media site among teenagers, behind YouTube and TikTok, according to a 2024 report from...
AI action figures flood social media
This week, actress Brooke Shields posted an image of an action-figure version of herself that came with a needlepoint kit and a pet terrier. Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga, imagined her own figurine...
Images of watermelons signal support for Palestinians
On and off social media, watermelons are being used as a symbol to communicate solidarity with Palestinians in the deadly war between Israel and Hamas.The fruit is painted on semicircles of cardboard...
Are men obsessed with the Roman empire? Yes, say men
The Roman Empire began in 27 B.C. and fell in A.D. 476.And in A.D. 2023, it went viral on TikTok.In posts shared on social media, women have been asking the men in their lives how often they think...