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How Charlie Kirk Memes Are Radicalizing Gen Z
+ Holiday hauls, digital homesteading, charm robots, a Netflix for Wikipedia, Ozempic Santa in sad beige SKIMS, Temu Amazon dupeception, IRL Hallmark…
 • Taylor Lorenz
Congress Is About to Break the Internet
+ Chinamaxxing, vibe interviewing, a JoJo Siwa cruise, Disney x OpenAI, Operation Bluebird, Santa bones, Alan’s Universe, Próspera's implosion, and…
 • Taylor Lorenz
A prediction market for shortform content
+ TikTok's onion lady, total darkness retreats, an Apple bloodbath, looksmaxxer fraudmaxxing, Jake Paul's startup accelerator, Certified Bangers goes…
 • Taylor Lorenz
Join our AMA on how 'online safety laws' like age verification censor abortion info and sex ed!
+ Millennial optimism, Pentagon TikTokers, tabloids to Tumblr, Nick Fuentes clone army, Diaper Diplomacy, Somali trolling, and an incredible 445 page…
 • Taylor Lorenz
None Of This is About Online Safety
+ The Nepo Baby Met Gala, OpenAi's code red, Wiggles cancellation, Sabrina Carpenter vs Trump, face scans, AI holiday decor, Kimsmas, rage bait, and why…
 • Taylor Lorenz
The Platform Where Thousands of College Kids Can Livestream Their Dates
+ Bird Game, slop evader, war prediction markets, Gen Z's Black Friday faves, Socialism AI, Luigi's day in court, horny lit girl winter, Zohran vs Dimes…
 • Taylor Lorenz
An Algorithm-Free Feed for $1,999/month
+ Rizbulla, News Daddy, 9/11 for MAGA accounts, Phonk aesthetics, William Banks' latest stunt, a baguette recession, brand apologies, DOGE death…
 • Taylor Lorenz
The Brands Propping Up Right Wing YouTube
+ TheoBros, nation wide quarter zip meetups, family logos, advent calendar mania, Cluely's Carrie era, natsec moms, MS Now face, and a slop tax
 • Taylor Lorenz
The MAGA Internet Meltdown Down Over Epstein w/ Brace Belden
+ The Quarter Zip lifestyle, Nathan Fielder on Raya, MrBeast's theme park, Dasha Nekrasova's downfall, Labubu stocks, ChatGPT group chats, and the…
 • Taylor Lorenz
The Anti-AI Grift + College Football Surveillance
+ The great Kirkification Pop the Balloon dating, AI childbirth, apocalypse capitalism, Costco singles night, Vine 2.0, Trump Clinton shippers, flipping…
 • Taylor Lorenz
How Sydney Sweeney Lost The Culture War
+ Certified Bangers, the Great Yassification, Nike’s non-binary furry, UES mama meltdown, the forehead kiss of doom and despair, human safari hunting…
 • Taylor Lorenz
Right-wing influencers earn higher fees for sponsored posts than left-wing counterparts
Sora strangulations, Slurmcore, Bearista breakdowns, a skincare line for 3 yr olds, fitness influencers' hotness problem, MrBeast + Dealbook…
 • Taylor Lorenz
User Mag
User Mag
A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring original reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture.
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