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Rebecca Jennings

Rebecca Jennings

Former Senior Correspondent

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    Staying safe this winter means a lot of time outside. Here’s how to stay warm.Staying safe this winter means a lot of time outside. Here’s how to stay warm.
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    Tips for braving the pandemic when it’s also very cold, from an arctic researcher.

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    This week in TikTok: The only election that matteredThis week in TikTok: The only election that mattered
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    The TikTok Room awards might be the future of celebrity fandom.

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    This week in TikTok: Why is everyone so mad at Charli D’Amelio?This week in TikTok: Why is everyone so mad at Charli D’Amelio?
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    TikTok’s most famous teen is facing a harsh backlash for dubious reasons.

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    When ordinary people go viral, where’s the line between comedy and cruelty?
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    An artist’s song went viral because everyone hated it. Welcome to Cringe TikTok.

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    A taxonomy of Gen Z selfie posesA taxonomy of Gen Z selfie poses
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    Teens on TikTok are creating a new visual language, one that involves nose scrunches, fish lips, and plenty of irony.

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    The incredibly bizarre Dean Browning and “Dan Purdy” Twitter drama, explainedThe incredibly bizarre Dean Browning and “Dan Purdy” Twitter drama, explained
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    A politician was accused of using a fake burner account for a gay Black Trump supporter. That’s when things got weird.

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    This week in TikTok: MAGA meltdowns and Gen Z revolutionsThis week in TikTok: MAGA meltdowns and Gen Z revolutions
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    Plus, will the internet go back to being normal now?

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    The 2020 election, explained by TikTokThe 2020 election, explained by TikTok
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    The only escape from the longest week in history was memes.

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    Why election uncertainty is so hard to process, according to a psychologistWhy election uncertainty is so hard to process, according to a psychologist
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    The news is likely making you feel like garbage. Here’s why.

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    Stop! This is a doomscrolling checkpoint.Stop! This is a doomscrolling checkpoint.
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    Maybe get up and drink some water.

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