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Rebecca Jennings

Rebecca Jennings

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rebecca Jennings

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    This week in TikTok: What if Wes Anderson directed a quarantine film?This week in TikTok: What if Wes Anderson directed a quarantine film?
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    Plus, how roller skating became the official sport of quarantine.

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    The Great ScoldeningThe Great Scoldening
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    I asked an ethicist whether public shaming serves a social good during the pandemic. She (basically) said no.

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    This week in TikTok: These kids got “quarantine famous”This week in TikTok: These kids got “quarantine famous”
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    Plus, pandecorating!

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    Have the urge to redecorate your home? You’re not alone.Have the urge to redecorate your home? You’re not alone.
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    Hardware stores, peel-and-stick wallpaper, and windowsill gardens are all having a moment. No wonder.

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    Why people online are nostalgic for the early 2010s
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    Millennials and Gen Z are revisiting indie pop, grunge fashion, and the 2014 Tumblr aesthetic

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    This week in TikTok: Pancake cereal, the newest viral foodThis week in TikTok: Pancake cereal, the newest viral food
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    Plus, people are finding new ways to be thirsty for Timothée Chalamet.

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    This week in TikTok: The racism scandal among the app’s top creatorsThis week in TikTok: The racism scandal among the app’s top creators
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    Plus, how high schoolers are turning to TikTok in lieu of prom.

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    My quarantine cat hates meMy quarantine cat hates me
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    Pet fosters and adoptions are way up. My new cat, Hubert, was one of them.

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    Why does everyone but me have a sunburst mirror?Why does everyone but me have a sunburst mirror?
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    The story of the world’s most omnipresent wall decor.

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    This week in TikTok: When doctors and nurses go viralThis week in TikTok: When doctors and nurses go viral
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    Health care workers are learning TikTok dances, too.

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