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Rebecca Jennings

Rebecca Jennings

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rebecca Jennings

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    The nontoxic social media app that tells you your toxic traitsThe nontoxic social media app that tells you your toxic traits
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    Personality tests are mostly bogus. Dimensional is fun anyway.

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    Labor exploitation, explained by MinionsLabor exploitation, explained by Minions
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    We can understand the entire history of the capitalist labor market through the Despicable Me franchise.

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    How Catholicism became a memeHow Catholicism became a meme
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    One of the world’s most powerful religions is now an alt status symbol.

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    One Direction fangirls created the internet as we know itOne Direction fangirls created the internet as we know it
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    Why mainstream culture is so quick to dismiss teenage fandoms, and why they shouldn’t.

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    Staring down 30 at the Taylor Swift dance partyStaring down 30 at the Taylor Swift dance party
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    On finding enjoyment, and cringe, in the world’s biggest pop star.

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    How the internet gets people to plagiarize each otherHow the internet gets people to plagiarize each other
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    Are you “hopping on a trend” or are you plagiarizing?

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    Twitter trolling with Chapo Trap House’s Felix BiedermanTwitter trolling with Chapo Trap House’s Felix Biederman
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    How “the pied piper of the dirtbag left” spends his day online.

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    The YouTubers are not okayThe YouTubers are not okay
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    Prominent YouTubers keep quitting the platform and then coming back. Call it the result of YouTube brain.

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    Just admit that you loooove TwitterJust admit that you loooove Twitter
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    Twitter is for writers, and writers are annoying. None of us can look away.

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    A day in the life of a professional Twitter flirtA day in the life of a professional Twitter flirt
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    How Fanhouse founder Rosie Nguyen, better known as @jasminericegirl, spends her 24 hours online.

    By Rebecca Jennings