Reflections on Coachella weekend one!
Some of the accounts I follow to stay on top of trends and understand the world around me.
Round-Up
Maybe I fixated on the wrong thing in "The Drama," but I am an internet reporter, after all.
Movies
Annike Tan, known as ubeboobey on TikTok, has influenced millions to try building their own.
Trends
Would you trust AI-assisted journalism?
I chatted to the female hosts of podcasts "Good Noticings" and the "HAHA Podcast."
Influencers
"Shy Girl" by Mia Ballard was pulled from shelves following an AI controversy.
Discourse
The best of Yap Year's first year
Announcements
This is why Jake Paul was at Donald Trump's rally last week
News
Donald Trump endorsed Jake Paul for whatever political office he may want to run for.
Do NOT buy spicy egg bowls off of Facebook!
How about a look at the whimsical internet?
Polymarket users traded hundreds of millions of dollars on the bombings in Iran
The manosphere is no longer fringe, but ingrained in the culture.
The f*ck it we ball generation
There's an off-Broadway play that explores the moral dilemmas of Silicon Valley
AI
I have not been able to escape Clavicular online
From the Winter Olympics to the Super Bowl and back again
Plus Kamala HQ's rebrand
Music
Plus an anti-Valentine's Day playlist </3
Plus MAGA Minaj and young hos
Plus growing TikTok US skepticism
Plus they invented a practice app for concert ticket buying
Fan Culture
Plus JLo's very bad week online and the "Stateside" MV
Plus a Harry Styles comeback
2010s
