The Rise of the $10 Million Disc Golf Celebrity
How much can athletes really make in niche sports? A whole lot more than you might think.
How much can athletes really make in niche sports? A whole lot more than you might think.
David Gardner The Ringer Jun 2021 25min Permalink
Increasingly, what we’re after on social media is not narrative or personality but moments of audiovisual eloquence.
Kyle Chayka New Yorker Apr 2021 Permalink
How social media stars like Addison Rae gave the cosmetics industry a makeover.
Vanessa Grigoriadis New York Times Magazine Mar 2021 30min Permalink
Will the literature of the suburbs be written on TikTok?
Daisy Alioto Dirt Mar 2021 20min Permalink
How a 16-year-old from suburban Connecticut became the most famous teen in America.
Rachel Monroe The Atlantic Nov 2020 20min Permalink
On the app, users drape themselves in the trappings of Black culture—and steal the viral spotlight. It’s exploitation at its most refined and disturbing.
Jason Parham Wired Aug 2020 30min Permalink
Haley downloaded the app for fun. Now millions of people watch her videos.
Rebecca Jennings Vox Oct 2019 25min Permalink
“I found it both freeing and disturbing to spend time on a platform that didn’t ask me to pretend that I was on the Internet for a good reason.”
Jia Tolentino New Yorker Sep 2019 Permalink