Jonah Hill Asked Fans Not To Post Comments About His Body Because "It's Not Helpful And Doesn't Feel Good"
"Good or bad I want to politely let you know it's not helpful and doesn't feel good."
Ben Henry
Instagram's Outage Convinced Small Business Owners That They Need Their Own Websites
“I plan to have my own website soon so people can order off that,” said one jewelry designer. “I cannot control Instagram.”
Ade Onibada
Facebook, Instagram, And WhatsApp Are Back Online After A Long Outage
Facebook's apps were down for more than six hours.
Katie Notopoulos
The 2010s Have Broken Our Sense Of Time
The rhythms of American life changed in the 2010s. How everything from TV to Trump to Instagram messed with your head just enough that time feels like it melted.
Katherine Miller
Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram Is So Good
She embodies this surrealist thing of, like, “WHAT IF…you were elected to Congress? What would happen next? What would you do?”
Katherine Miller
Facebook Is “Pausing” Instagram For Kids
“We believe building 'Instagram Kids' is the right thing to do, but we're pausing the work,” Instagram’s head wrote on the company blog.
Katie Notopoulos
Billie Eilish Revealed She Lost 100,000 Followers "Because Of Her Boobs" After Posting A Picture In A Corset
"I lost 100,000 followers, just because of the boobs. People are scared of big boobs."
Ben Henry
Sarah Jessica Parker Broke Her Silence With A Moving Tribute To Her "Sex And The City" Costar Willie Garson
"Sometimes silence is a statement," Parker wrote in an Instagram post honoring Garson's life.
Nicole Fallert
Nicole Richie Accidentally Set Her Hair On Fire While Blowing Out Her Birthday Candles And The Video Is Terrifying
"So far 40 is..."
Ben Henry
Influencers' Mirror Pictures Might Not Be Mirror Pictures At All
A theory circulating on TikTok argues someone is just taking a picture of influencers holding up their phones.
Caroline Haskins
The Face Of QAnon Isn’t Just White Dudes With Guns, It’s Instagram #BoyMoms
Little Miss Patriot is amassing followers despite Instagram suspending her accounts for spreading disinformation. Why is her messaging so potent?
Stephanie McNeal
Instagram Sponsored The Met Gala, But Snubbed The Fashion Influencers Who Built Its Platform
In this week's newsletter: IG missed a big opportunity to mint its own creators on a worldwide stage, and imagining how Apple Fitness+ will learn from/come for Peloton.
Stephanie McNeal
The Mystery Of "Van Life" YouTuber Gabby Petito's Disappearance Has Deepened After Her Partner Was Named A Person Of Interest
Police said they tried to speak with Brian Laundrie about the sudden disappearance of his 22-year-old fiancé but were only given the name and phone number of his attorney.
Salvador Hernandez
Britney Spears Took Her Instagram Page Down After Posting About Waiting More Than 13 Years To Be Free
"Again ... team #FreeBritney you guys fucking kick ass 💪🏼 !!!!!" the 39-year-old pop star wrote in her last post.
Stephanie K. Baer
I Don’t Know What These Food Videos Are, But I Can't Stop Watching Them
When I die, turn me into one of Chefclub's horrible recipes. I beg of you.
Scaachi Koul
Maluma Is The Unapologetically Horny Pop Star The World Needs Now
The Colombian reggaeton star combines old-school Latinx lover charm with a contemporary knack for mobilizing online thirst.
Alessa Dominguez
Millennial Women Made LuLaRoe Billions. Then They Paid The Price.
Lawsuits, mountains of unsold leggings, and families drowning in debt: the tumultuous story behind a multilevel marketing brand that promised millennial women a pathway to financial freedom.
Stephanie McNeal
How The 2010s Killed The Celebrity Gossip Machine
In 2010, celebrities were beholden to swarms of paparazzi and the ever-present threat of TMZ. A decade later, they’re back in control.
Anne Helen Petersen
The Decade The Kardashians Took Over Everything
The story of how the Kardashians became A-list stars is more complicated than you remember and more surprising than you’d expect.
Zan Romanoff
Why Does Everyone Love "Chernobyl" So Much?
HBO's Chernobyl lets its viewers partake in the disaster without feeling like this kind of collective failure could ever happen here or now.
Alison Willmore
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
I couldn’t figure out why small, straightforward tasks on my to-do list felt so impossible. The answer is both more complex and far simpler than I expected.
Anne Helen Petersen
Find Out What It Takes To Make It As A College Football Photographer
Turns out it's not so easy to show up and get the money shot. Six college football photographers share their tips and tricks for shooting the games.
Kirsten Chilstrom
My Self-Care Routine Is Following Pugs On Instagram
When the world seems hopeless, I turn to the shining light of my dog’s Instagram feed.
Maris Kreizman
This Toddler Is The Cutest Thing On Instagram
No other toddler gives me as much unbridled joy as minor Instagram sensation Jayde Robinson, age 2 and a half.
Tomi Obaro
How The Internet Is Changing The Way Dogs Find Homes
In the age of the viral doggo, shelters and rescue organizations are recognizing the need to hop aboard the meme train — or risk getting left behind.
Gray Chapman
Is Virtual Instagram Star Lil Miquela Magic, Or Just Marketing?
This week we learned that digital influencer @lilmiquela and the pro-Trump troll who hacked her account are creations of the same startup. But is the narrative they’ve constructed anything more than manipulation? Is it “art”?
Adriana Widdoes
What Does It Cost To Be Big On Instagram?
In an increasingly crowded field, it takes more than luck to build a career as an influencer. These aspiring style icons opened up about the hours and dollars they’ve spent to establish themselves, and whether it’s all been worth it.
Jarry Lee
How Taylor Kitsch Is Fixing His Broken Movie Star Image
For years, the Friday Night Lights star watched as publicists tried — and failed — to sell him as a classic, bland, movie star dreamboat. With a new Instagram account, he’s taken matters into his own hands.
Anne Helen Petersen
Mindy Kaling Posted The First Picture Of Her Son To Celebrate His Birthday And Opened Up About His Relationship With Her Daughter Katherine
"Happy birthday, Spike!"
Ben Henry
Chrissy Teigen Marked Her "50 Day Sobriety Streak" With A Candid Instagram Post About Alcohol "No Longer Serves Her In Any Way"
"I still dunno if I'll never drink again, but I do know it no longer serves me in ANY way."
Ben Henry
