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Rebecca Jennings

Rebecca Jennings

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rebecca Jennings

    Culture
    What’s behind the power of tiny eyeglasses?What’s behind the power of tiny eyeglasses?
    Culture

    You can find the hottest accessory of the season at CVS.

    By Rebecca Jennings
    Culture
    Tiktok is full of tryhard slangTiktok is full of tryhard slang
    Culture

    The platform has seen a bizarre (and annoying) explosion of language as creators rush to coin terms.

    By Rebecca Jennings
    Everybody has to self-promote now. Nobody wants to.
    Culture

    So you want to be an artist. Do you have to start a TikTok?

    By Rebecca Jennings
    Culture
    The nine-month cruise that took over TikTokThe nine-month cruise that took over TikTok
    Culture

    On the high seas, it’s content creators versus the other passengers.

    By Rebecca Jennings
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    4 winners and 3 losers from this year’s Oscar nominations4 winners and 3 losers from this year’s Oscar nominations
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    The patriarchy is riding high for the 2024 Oscars — but not Charles Melton or the boys of Saltburn.

    By Kyndall Cunningham, Constance Grady and 2 more
    Culture
    There’s something icky about performative cleanlinessThere’s something icky about performative cleanliness
    Culture

    TikTok is full of millennial gray, competitive hygiene, and bleach. It stinks!

    By Rebecca Jennings
    Culture
    TikTok isn’t creating false support for Palestine. It’s just reflecting what’s already there.TikTok isn’t creating false support for Palestine. It’s just reflecting what’s already there.
    Culture

    The Israel-Hamas war changed the way we engage online, maybe forever.

    By Rebecca Jennings
    Culture
    Why is dating advice on TikTok so sexist — and so bleak?Why is dating advice on TikTok so sexist — and so bleak?
    Culture

    Self-described “dating experts” on TikTok are pushing advice that’s both regressive and depressing.

    By Rebecca Jennings
    The lie of “deinfluencing”
    You should probably buy less stuff

    Influencers will never influence us to buy less stuff. It’s antithetical to the job.

    By Rebecca Jennings
    Culture
    Let Britney Spears be weirdLet Britney Spears be weird
    Culture

    She spent her life at the mercy of toxic media narratives. Her new memoir, The Woman in Me, clears the air.

    By Rebecca Jennings