TikTok's Take on Love
Since its launch in 2016, TikTok has latched onto the lives of a wide variety of users worldwide, from professionals to influencers, meaning that nearly every aspect of popular culture is reflected in the app.
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Since its launch in 2016, TikTok has latched onto the lives of a wide variety of users worldwide, from professionals to influencers, meaning that nearly every aspect of popular culture is reflected in the app.
The cult mentality of American football is like no other. Shockwaves rippled through the sports world recently when Philadelphia Eagles player Lane Johnson opened up about his struggles with depression and anxiety—but this is just one instance in a larger trend of mental health struggles faced by professional athletes.
In the past year, the Philadelphia International Airport has transformed into a key resettlement site for Afghan refugees, with Philadelphia becoming one of the few selected cities in the United States to accept 50,000 Afghan refugees fleeing poverty, warfare, and violence.
It's been a weird first year.
More than sports, coffee, or even TikTok, Americans share one collective obsession: pets. In 2020 alone, about 68 percent of American households owned at least one pet. Pets bring so much joy to households that they have even been used as a form of emotional support and therapy for mood disorders.
On March 13, 2020, everyone’s lives were suddenly put on pause. One day we were grabbing morning coffee, speed–walking out the door, and gearing our sleep–deprived minds to focus; the next, we were sullenly placed in front of a computer screen attempting to replace authentic interaction. Though everyone had different experiences during the height of the pandemic, we can all relate to the general fogginess of days that seemed to melt into one another.
Fashion has been an agent of social change for centuries. Jesters wore stripes as a symbol against Christian morality in the 12th century, Cuban political revolutionaries wore berets as a symbol against the Batista government, and civil rights activists wore denim as a symbol of the Black freedom struggle in the 1960s. But the COVID–19 pandemic’s introduction of mask–wearing did more than protect the population—it cemented the latest form of protest fashion.
Content warning: This article describes non consensual medical procedures performed on individuals and contains descriptions of depression and suicidal ideation.
When thousands of Haitian migrants are pictured trekking across the shallow waters of the Rio Grande, only one description comes to mind: chilling. But what’s more disturbing is the Biden’s administration's insistence on deporting these refugees.
On Sept. 14, The Washington Post uncovered “The Facebook Files”: hidden internal studies conducted by Facebook about the toxic mental health effects of Instagram on its users, specifically regarding teenage girls’ body image and eating disorders. The studies, which surveyed tens of thousands of people, have provoked national outrage—not only did Instagram keep these findings hidden from the public, it maintained key features that promoted body negativity and disordered eating.
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