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Chinamaxxing: the American trend co-opting and romanticizing Chinese cultureIn the Spotlight The line between appreciation and appropriation in this viral TikTok trend is very thin
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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‘Boy kibble’ is the new toxic internet food trendUnder the radar A masculine way to eat unhealthily
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘Alpine divorce’ has daters in fear of being abandoned in the wildernessIn the Spotlight Hiking dates take a dark turn with this worrying trend
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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The end of the infinite scroll?In The Spotlight European Commission has taken aim at TikTok’s ‘addictive’ design
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Microdramas are boomingUnder the radar Scroll to watch a whole movie
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘Zero trimester’ influencers believe a healthy pregnancy is a choiceThe Explainer Is prepping during the preconception period the answer for hopeful couples?
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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TikTok: New owners, same risksFeature What are Larry Ellison’s plans for TikTok US?
By The Week US Published
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‘Admin night’: the TikTok trend turning paperwork into a partyThe Explainer Grab your friends and make a night of tackling the most boring tasks
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Political cartoons for January 26Cartoons Monday's political cartoons include an ICE storm, the TikTok takeover, and Iranian-style reform
By The Week US Published
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The best dark romance books to gingerly embrace right nowThe Week Recommends Steamy romances with a dark twist are gaining popularity with readers
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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TikTok finalizes deal creating US versionSpeed Read The deal comes after tense back-and-forth negotiations
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is social media over?Today’s Big Question We may look back on 2025 as the moment social media jumped the shark
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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TikTok secures deal to remain in USSpeed Read ByteDance will form a US version of the popular video-sharing platform
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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A TikTok trend has Gen Z men leaving streetwear behind for more preppy attireThe Explainer More than a zipper: Young Black men embrace the ‘quarter-zip movement‘
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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