(Sub)Culture Features
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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"
- Side Effects
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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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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
- L.A. FIRES
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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
- Welcome In
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Muhammad Ali: Remembering the Greatest of All Time
In our 2016 cover story, we remember the legendary boxer who changed the country
- From the Archives
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Family Vlogging Is a Lucrative Industry. This Max Docuseries Asks If It Should Be
An Update on Our Family explores the rise and fall of vlogging family the Stauffers and the ethical questions surrounding the online industry
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You Have a Neil Gaiman Tattoo. Now What?
Body art has long been a part of fandom — but your heroes are rarely the people you want them to be
- Under the Skin
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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
- Hasta La Vista
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