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Rebecca Jennings

Rebecca Jennings

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rebecca Jennings

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    How air travel and health care got great for the wealthy and worse for everyone elseHow air travel and health care got great for the wealthy and worse for everyone else
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    A new book explains how everything — from theme parks to higher ed — became so much better for the rich and so much worse for the rest of us.

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    What happens when TikTok fame fades?What happens when TikTok fame fades?
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    A social media app has never turned kids into celebrities — or has-beens — faster.

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    This week in TikTok: How a dance goes viralThis week in TikTok: How a dance goes viral
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    Jalaiah Harmon’s the Renegade shows how dancers can get credit for their work on TikTok.

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    How the brow lift went mainstreamHow the brow lift went mainstream
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    Once you notice it, you won’t be able to stop.

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    The gossip accounts telling you which TikTok star is dating which YouTuber
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    They just might be the future of media.

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    On TikTok, who owns a viral dance?On TikTok, who owns a viral dance?
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    “Renegade” and the thorny ethics of the world’s most popular dance memes.

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    Mr. Peanut’s death and Baby Peanut’s birth, explainedMr. Peanut’s death and Baby Peanut’s birth, explained
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    Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe is dead at 104. But now there’s a Baby Nut.

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    In an intensely political year, Super Bowl ads went escapistIn an intensely political year, Super Bowl ads went escapist
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    Facebook, Hummer, and Snickers relied on celeb cameos and absurd comedy instead of taking a stand.

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    Who are the #HotGirlsForBernie?Who are the #HotGirlsForBernie?
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    The grassroots campaign is a pushback against the “Bernie Bro” stereotype.

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    TikTok never wanted to be political. Too late.
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    As the world burns — impeachment! natural disaster! World War III? — teens turn to TikTok.

    By Rebecca Jennings