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Trauma Rebranded as Content: The Post-2000s Celebrity Crashout
essay Lauren O'Neill 24/07/2025 essay Lauren O'Neill 24/07/2025

Trauma Rebranded as Content: The Post-2000s Celebrity Crashout

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A Sex Worker on the Impact of the Online Safety Act
essay Zakkiya Kazzuz 17/07/2025 essay Zakkiya Kazzuz 17/07/2025

A Sex Worker on the Impact of the Online Safety Act

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Stripper News’ Diney on Shadowbans, Social Media and Sex Workers Telling Their Own Stories
editorial, interview Lauren O'Neill 30/06/2025 editorial, interview Lauren O'Neill 30/06/2025

Stripper News’ Diney on Shadowbans, Social Media and Sex Workers Telling Their Own Stories

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All Angels are Trans, Girl of Swords and How Queer Artists are Reclaiming Their Theological Ancestries
essay Sihaam Naik 20/02/2025 essay Sihaam Naik 20/02/2025

All Angels are Trans, Girl of Swords and How Queer Artists are Reclaiming Their Theological Ancestries

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Feeling Seen: The Social Currency of the Comment Section
essay Charlotte Landrum 13/02/2025 essay Charlotte Landrum 13/02/2025

Feeling Seen: The Social Currency of the Comment Section

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Why Are Age Gap Romances Gen Z’s Biggest Taboo?
essay Sihaam Naik 23/01/2025 essay Sihaam Naik 23/01/2025

Why Are Age Gap Romances Gen Z’s Biggest Taboo?

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Inside the Parasocial Politics of Close Friends Stories 
essay ione gamble 16/01/2025 essay ione gamble 16/01/2025

Inside the Parasocial Politics of Close Friends Stories 

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From Cottagecore to Tradwife: How Retrofuturism in Fashion Predicts Fascism
essay Sihaam Naik 17/12/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 17/12/2024

From Cottagecore to Tradwife: How Retrofuturism in Fashion Predicts Fascism

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Is OnlyFans Being Taken Over by a New Brand of Pimp?
essay Sihaam Naik 21/11/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 21/11/2024

Is OnlyFans Being Taken Over by a New Brand of Pimp?

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TikTok Tarot Readers, Spiritual Psychosis and How Magic Lost Its Spark
essay Sihaam Naik 19/11/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 19/11/2024

TikTok Tarot Readers, Spiritual Psychosis and How Magic Lost Its Spark

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Charley Marlowe on I Kissed A Girl, British Camp, and Her Dream Brunch Programming
editorial, interview Sihaam Naik 16/10/2024 editorial, interview Sihaam Naik 16/10/2024

Charley Marlowe on I Kissed A Girl, British Camp, and Her Dream Brunch Programming

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On Digital Voyeurism, Relationship Breakups and the Lost Art of Goodbye
essay Sihaam Naik 10/10/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 10/10/2024

On Digital Voyeurism, Relationship Breakups and the Lost Art of Goodbye

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How Jemima Kirke Became The Oracle For Chronically Online Girlies
essay Sihaam Naik 01/10/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 01/10/2024

How Jemima Kirke Became The Oracle For Chronically Online Girlies

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Aoife Cullen is the Internet’s Favourite Makeup Artist
interview Sihaam Naik 26/09/2024 interview Sihaam Naik 26/09/2024

Aoife Cullen is the Internet’s Favourite Makeup Artist

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The Appeal of Nonsense: The Rise of Slop Content in a Toxic Online Landscape
essay Sihaam Naik 10/09/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 10/09/2024

The Appeal of Nonsense: The Rise of Slop Content in a Toxic Online Landscape

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Where are All the Fat Social Media Chefs?
essay Lauren O'Neill 08/08/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 08/08/2024

Where are All the Fat Social Media Chefs?

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Cyber Evangelism: Navigating the Cringe Nature of Religious Social Media Content
essay Sihaam Naik 30/07/2024 essay Sihaam Naik 30/07/2024

Cyber Evangelism: Navigating the Cringe Nature of Religious Social Media Content

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From Substackers to Stylists: How Microcelebrity Culture Took Over The Internet
essay Lauren O'Neill 21/05/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 21/05/2024

From Substackers to Stylists: How Microcelebrity Culture Took Over The Internet

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Guillotine Them All: The Violence & Context of Internet Slang
essay Lauren O'Neill 07/05/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 07/05/2024

Guillotine Them All: The Violence & Context of Internet Slang

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Narcissus Online: The Echo-Chamber of Endless Reflection
essay Lauren O'Neill 25/04/2024 essay Lauren O'Neill 25/04/2024

Narcissus Online: The Echo-Chamber of Endless Reflection

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