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Everything You Need to Know About the TikTok Ban
As of now, the wildly popular social media app is going to be removed from app stores in the U.S. starting Jan. 19
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Hasta La Vista
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How Social Media Platforms Are Courting the TikTok Crowd
With a shutdown looming, some social media platforms have turned the charm up to woo a potential influx of new users
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I Argued With David Lynch About Meditation. He Was Right
My experience in the Transcendental Meditation Movement in the 1980s soured me on the practice — but a tense conversation with the famed director and artist eventually brought enlightenment
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These Iconic — and Exclusive — Hollywood Institutions Opened Their Doors to Fire Victims
As Los Angeles deals with the devastation from recent wildfires, Magic Castle, Chateau Marmont, and Whisky a Go Go are dropping their velvet ropes to help
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Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called the science-fiction author a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel Parable of the Sower, but her fans see a deeper meaning
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RedNote Is the U.S.-China Peace Talks We Need
An American influx to the social media app has shown people in both countries what every day life is like. As one person in China put it, “We were united together as more similar than different"
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Musk Confesses to Letting Other Gamers Boost His Stats
The billionaire had faced criticism for fumbling his way through RPG livestreams with suspiciously leveled-up characters
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These Influencers Helped Get Trump Elected. Now They’re Ready to Party
TikTok sponsored an inauguration-eve bash for content creators, proving that the stigma around being MAGA on social media is gone
- Inauguration 2024
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These Iconic — and Exclusive — Hollywood Institutions Opened Their Doors to Fire Victims
As Los Angeles deals with the devastation from recent wildfires, Magic Castle, Chateau Marmont, and Whisky a Go Go are dropping their velvet ropes to help
- Helping Hands
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5 Things We Want to See In Nintendo Switch 2
The new hybrid console looks familiar, but there's plenty of ways for it to break new ground
- RS Gaming
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How Los Angeles Sent Nearly 10 Million People a False Fire Alert
Untangling the “serious breach of public trust” that sparked panic during L.A.’s deadly week of wildfires
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I Argued With David Lynch About Meditation. He Was Right
My experience in the Transcendental Meditation Movement in the 1980s soured me on the practice — but a tense conversation with the famed director and artist eventually brought enlightenment
- The Great Beyond
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How Social Media Platforms Are Courting the TikTok Crowd
With a shutdown looming, some social media platforms have turned the charm up to woo a potential influx of new users
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How ‘Dynasty Warriors’ Created the One of Gaming’s Best Action Subgenres
Dynasty Warriors: Origins modernizes a cult slice of hack-and-slash games, but their history goes back decades
- RS Gaming
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Insurance Companies Will Try to Exploit the L.A. Fires. We Can’t Let Them
They say they need deregulation to help deal with disasters like the wildfires. It won’t help homeowners
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