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Moises Mendez II
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Culture Reporter for hire | He/Him | Words: The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, and more. Seeing what all the hype is about. Formerly at TIME.
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Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.

Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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For my first @spitfirenews.com piece, I investigated the tactics used to make stories and information disappear on social media platforms like Reddit. This piece is about Blake Lively, but it’s also about how to manipulate the masses about anything.
spitfirenews.com/p/the-blake-...
The Blake Lively story that isn't being told
It’s easy to manipulate what people see on social media—or don’t.
spitfirenews.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Me on the finesse of Kendrick's halftime show: slate.com/culture/2025...
Kendrick’s Super Bowl Performance Pulled Off a Double Whammy
Lamar gave us “Not Like Us,” but also a much-needed dose of something else.
slate.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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70,000 people in a stadium yelling "a minor." Christ
February 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Are there any editors looking for Marvel coverage? I’m going to see Captain America on Tuesday and am down to write about it if someone is looking! I’ve done a bunch of explainers for the past few Marvel releases at TIME because I’m a big Marvel nerd.
February 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Almost two weeks ago, I found out I was one of 40 people getting laid off from NBC News.

Those who know me know I’ve wanted to go independent for a long time. Later this month, I’m launching @spitfirenews.com. We need journalism that is louder than ever.
spitfirenews.com/p/an-introdu...
Spitfire News
A newsletter from Kat Tenbarge about internet culture, politics, and media.
spitfirenews.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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9 years ago today, Rihanna released ‘ANTI.’
January 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Re: legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act and how tech companies enforce policies around “protecting” kids, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social found out that Meta was blocking LGBTQ content in search results for teen accounts for months open.substack.com/pub/taylorlo...
Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months
Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content"
open.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about my writing after ~everything that happened in August~ but getting back to it and making my @teenvogue.bsky.social debut! 🩵 I wrote about the biggest and best viral moments of the year!
www.teenvogue.com/story/most-v...
The Most Viral Internet Moments of 2024
An election year, a modern day Robin Hood, Moo Deng, and more.
www.teenvogue.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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New from me: Two influencers make very similar content promoting Amazon products. They dress the same. They buy the same stuff. They even have a similar tattoo.

Now one is suing the other, claiming her rival won't stop copying her. But who influenced whom? www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/2...
The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry
Behind the scenes of a court battle for the “clean girl” look.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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internet culture played a huge role in the election and will continue to influence our political system!!!

so here's an internet culture reporting & analysis starter pack

(if i missed someone, PLS lmk. there were some folks i couldn't find here yet!!)
go.bsky.app/85gWWhh
November 21, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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My employer @washingtonpost.com is rapidly approaching me in followers. Please tell everyone u know to follow me ASAP so I can maintain the appropriate power dynamic with my bosses.
May 19, 2023 at 6:52 AM
Guess we’re a world that skeets now…
May 12, 2023 at 5:25 PM