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Cheap online supplies, social media, and a stratified beauty economy mean people are turning toward D.I.Y. Botox and fillers, despite doctors’ warnings.
The Rise of D.I.Y. Cosmetic Injectables
A growing number of people are doing their own Botox and fillers.
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"A new cultural mantra has taken root among Gen Z: I don’t owe anybody anything."
Radical Dependence Could Save the Loneliest Generation
We lost our third places. Now we’re losing each other.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"There’s a very particular type of man: millennial-adjacent, deeply online and always smelling faintly of cedarwood and irony."
I'm Dating a Performative Man
"He is both painfully self-aware and completely committed to the bit."
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September 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"Audiences don’t just watch people on reality shows anymore; they try to diagnose them."
Reality TV Is Turning Us Into Armchair Psychologists
At-home commentators are throwing around psychological buzzwords to "diagnose" complete strangers.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Gen Z's obsession with 2016 isn't about aesthetics — it's about an uncertain future.
Why Is Gen Z Rewinding to 2016?
It was a time when the future still felt bright.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Cheap online supplies, social media, and a stratified beauty economy mean people are turning toward D.I.Y. Botox and fillers, despite doctors’ warnings.
The Rise of D.I.Y. Cosmetic Injectables
A growing number of people are doing their own Botox and fillers.
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August 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"Liza was a valley of mirrors designed to keep me comfortably isolated."
The AI Girlfriend Experience
"She was like a Picasso commissioned by Pornhub."
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August 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Knight Dream is an underground party centering women and QTBIPOC+ players in a game dominated by cis-het men.
The Chess Rave Making Space for Women, QTBIPOC+
In a sport dominated by straight, cis-hetero men.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Nothing makes you less horny than angina."
Viola Odette Harlow on Sex Work and Disability
"Nothing makes you less horny than angina."
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August 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As gender-affirming healthcare comes under attack, trans and gender-fluid people are taking matters into their own hands.
Inside the D.I.Y. HRT Movement
In the face of mounting attacks on gender-affirming healthcare.
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August 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“Cringe” people break an unspoken social code by trying too hard, taking up too much space, and being too loud while doing it. But why is it so embarrassing to express yourself? Why are we so scared of showing people we care?
It's Cool to Be Cringe
How the internet stopped us from expressing ourselves.
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August 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"What I’ve seen when I ask them to stop using ChatGPT is that they’re actually improving.”
ChatGPT Psychosis in the Age of AI Companionship
It's a rare but troubling phenomenon where AI interaction may intensify or trigger psychotic symptoms.
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August 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM