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ChatGPT can be used for everything – including getting pregnant. inside the lives of women who are turning to the chat bot for conception tips, ovulation timing, and psychic channeling of their future babies

my latest for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
ChatGPT Is Helping Women Get Pregnant
They’re changing their conception plans based on the AI's advice — despite some privacy concerns.
www.rollingstone.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I'm looking to speak to an expert who can speak to AI and privacy concerns. Please let me know if that's you or you have an idea of someone I should reach out to!
July 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online is officially available for pre-order!!! bit.ly/LikeFollowSu...

s/o to Gallery Books, Mina Hamedi, and everyone who got a frantic text while I wrote this. you're all the best. now go pre-order, plz! xoxo
June 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online is officially available for pre-order!!! bit.ly/LikeFollowSu...

s/o to Gallery Books, Mina Hamedi, and everyone who got a frantic text while I wrote this. you're all the best. now go pre-order, plz! xoxo
June 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
ICE raids in L.A. are driving immigrants – and citizens – underground as fear mounts

latest for Rolling Stone:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Los Angeles ICE Raids Are Driving Immigrants -- And Citizens -- Underground
As ICE officers and federal troops descend on the city, many immigrants are scared to go about their daily lives — regardless of their legal status.
www.rollingstone.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
if you're in LA changing your daily routine bc of possible ICE raids, let's talk for a story
June 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
mega-popular mom influencer Emilie Kiser blocks release of 3-year-old son's death records – for now

talked to a source close to the litigation for Rolling Stone:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Emilie Kiser Blocks Three-Year-Old's Death Records From Going Public -- For Now
Influencer Emilie Kiser sued several Arizona state agencies to prevent the release of details about the drowning death of her son, Trigg Kiser.
www.rollingstone.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
mom influencers are rethinking sharing their kids online after the intense parasocial response to the drowning of influencer emilie kiser's 3-year-old son

latest for Rolling Stone:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
A Momfluencer's Son Drowned. Now Other Parents Are Rethinking How Much They Share Online
Emilie Kiser's three-year-old, Trigg, died this weekend — and followers' parasocial feelings for the family quickly got out of control.
www.rollingstone.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: From Housewives to Sister Wives, the kids of reality tv stars take us inside their world, from the good to the bad, to the "definitely weird"

Read @hifortesa.bsky.social's latest for Teen Vogue here: www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-o...
For the Kids of Iconic Reality Stars, Growing Up Onscreen Was a Blessing — and a Curse: "This Is My Normal'
From Housewives to Sister Wives, the kids of reality tv stars take us inside their world.
www.teenvogue.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
in Hannah Gosselin’s memories of her childhood, the film crew was always there –

if you've ever wondered what it was like to grow up on reality TV, I found out for @teenvogue.com:
www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-o...
For the Kids of Iconic Reality Stars, Growing Up Onscreen Was a Blessing — and a Curse: "This Is My Normal'
From Housewives to Sister Wives, the kids of reality tv stars take us inside their world.
www.teenvogue.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I profiled Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Layla Taylor for Teen Vogue:
www.teenvogue.com/story/layla-...
Layla Taylor Joined the Mormon Church in Secret — Now She's Ready to Tell All
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star is ready to show viewers her second act.
www.teenvogue.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
wrote about parenthood, technology, & the anxiety behind tracking your baby's every feed, nap, and diaper change for The Cut:
www.thecut.com/article/baby...
What Are We Really Tracking Our Babies For?
There’s an app to log every nap, feeding, and poopy diaper of a child’s first months. But all that data tells us much more about the parents.
www.thecut.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
this is what writing a book feels like
May 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
youtube video breaking down my exclusive interview with Piper Rockelle for Rolling Stone > www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wjD...
Piper Rockelle Breaks Silence on Netflix’s ‘Bad Influence’
YouTube video by Fortesa Latifi
www.youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'm still looking for an expert on Mormon studies/the culture of Mormonism to talk to for my book – if this is you or you have any leads, please let me know!
April 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
on r/QAnonCasualties, users are losing hope that they can bring their family members back from the brink –

my latest for Rolling Stone:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Are Q-Pilled Family Members Lost for Good?
On r/QAnoncasualties, Redditors mourn family members lost to the conspiracy theory.
www.rollingstone.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
looking to speak to an expert on Mormonism – if that's you, let's chat!
April 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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If you watched the new Netflix doc "Bad Influence" about Piper Rockelle, this is a must-read. @hifortesa.bsky.social talked to Sophie Fergi about what she'd say to Piper now, if being a kid influencer is ever safe, and how it felt to revisit a dark time in her life
www.teenvogue.com/story/influe...
Influencer Sophie Fergi Knows What She Would Do If She Saw Piper Rockelle Now
Fergi talked to Teen Vogue about filming Netflix's “Bad Influence”
www.teenvogue.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
a source who I interviewed about surviving gun violence just texted me to tell me there's an active shooter on their college campus right now. this is America
April 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I talked to ex-Squad member Sophie Fergi about being a famous kid influencer, what she would say to Piper Rockelle if she saw her now, and how she feels about the lawsuit settlement –

for @teenvogue.com:
www.teenvogue.com/story/influe...
April 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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As Trump and Musk dismantle whole agencies + freeze federal hiring, college seniors have been terminated from government internships + had job offers rescinded.

"I am worried about losing an entire generation of people that will not want to serve in government."

www.teenvogue.com/story/elon-m...
Meet the College Seniors Who’ve Had Their Dreams Upended by Elon Musk
They dreamed of working in public service. Now some of the agencies they wanted to work for don’t exist.
www.teenvogue.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
can someone point me in the direction of an ethicist who focuses on questions related to the use of social media?
April 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM