Theara Coleman, The Week US
Theara Coleman has worked as a staff writer at The Week since September 2022. She frequently writes about technology, education, literature and general news. She was previously a contributing writer and assistant editor at Honeysuckle Magazine, where she covered racial politics and the cannabis industry. Theara is also a former high school teacher. She earned a bachelor's in English literature from Howard University in 2013 and a master's in the same from New York University in 2022.
A lifelong book lover, Theara is based in New York, where she spends her spare time reading and playing video games.
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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
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Magnesium supplements are trending, but do we really need them?The Explainer Social media is buzzing about this mineral
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Generative AI is reshaping gaming, but not everyone approvesIn the Spotlight AI is reshaping gaming, but not everyone approves
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How to make friends as an adultThe Week Recommends Finding new friendships in adulthood is hard, but not impossible
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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
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Why are people nostalgic for 2016?In the Spotlight If you ask social media, 2026 is the new 2016
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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?
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How to navigate dating apps to find ‘the one’The Week Recommends Put an end to endless swiping and make real romantic connections
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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
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Claude Code: the viral AI coding app making a splash in techThe Explainer Engineers and noncoders alike are helping the app go viral
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Is a social media ban for teens the answer?Talking Point Australia is leading the charge in banning social media for people under 16 — but there is lingering doubt as to the efficacy of such laws
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How to rekindle a reading habitThe Week Recommends Fall in love with reading again, or start a brand new relationship with it
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Separating the real from the fake: tips for spotting AI slopThe Week Recommends Advanced AI may have made slop videos harder to spot, but experts say it’s still possible to detect them
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Stopping GLP-1s raises complicated questions for pregnancyThe Explainer Stopping the medication could be risky during pregnancy, but there is more to the story to be uncovered
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Inside a Black community’s fight against Elon Musk’s supercomputerUnder the radar Pollution from Colossal looms over a small Southern town, potentially exacerbating health concerns
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26 of America's most unexpectedly banned booksIn Depth From 'Harriet the Spy' to 'Little Red Riding Hood,' these books have all fallen afoul of censors
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Every MCU movie since 'Avengers: Endgame,' rankedThe Week Recommends How did the recent 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' stack up?
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Orthorexia nervosa: When clean eating goes too farThe Explainer Being healthy is fine, but obsessing over it is dangerous
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5 tips for maintaining your gut microbiome's healthThe Week Recommends A healthy gut is all the rage in wellness circles
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Musk's latest Grok AI controversy and what it reveals about chatbotsIn the Spotlight The spread of misinformation is a reminder of how imperfect chatbots really are
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Secret AI experiment on Reddit accused of ethical violationsIn the Spotlight Critics say the researchers flouted experimental ethics
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5 'slow TV' shows for overstimulated kidsThe Week Recommends In an era of fast-paced content and short attention spans, the slow TV movement can be a boon to parents
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South Korean commission exposes history of fraud and abuse in overseas adoptionsThe Explainer The largest exporter of international adoptees allowed fraud to flourish, as the government pushed the adoption agenda
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OpenAI's new model is 'really good' at creative writingUnder the Radar CEO Sam Altman says he is impressed. But is this merely an attempt to sell more subscriptions?
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