I Made an AI Chatbot Despise Me
The Louis I’m talking to is Louis Tomlinson—former member of British boyband One Direction. But my Louis Tomlinson isn’t the real Louis Tomlinson. He’s a chatbot on a site called Character AI.
A Recent History of Fangirls
Today, the golden era of fan culture seems to be behind us. Twitter has been taken over and renamed by billionaire Elon Musk and his MAGA crew; Tumblr is now a desolate wasteland of forgotten memes and fanfiction blurbs.
A Voter's Message Passed Through Sticky Notes
“I think we forget a lot that voting is about voting with your conscience, and that’s something a lot of women get taken from them in relationships.”
Candy Shop: What Makes a Cover Band Great
Tonight, as Alex talks to me from her apartment in Brooklyn, she’s mentally preparing for a Candy Shop gig at Red Lion in a couple hours.
The Swift Karma: ‘TayVoodoo’
Tayvoodoo isn’t just about others downfalls. It’s the little coincidences that seem too perfect. It’s how on a random day in 2017 she made her online comeback post-Kanye, and on the same day six years later Scooter Braun lost his top clients.
When a Kid Becomes an Internet Star
The cycle continues as new entertainment and social media platforms emerge
Did Madame Web Ever Have Potential?
Dakota Johnson is bored, Sydney Sweeney is confused, and Sony is desperate.
Jason Kelce Drank 40 Beers… and Met Taylor Swift
The Chiefs vs. Bills game could go down as the greatest moment in history of the NFL: Taylor Swift and Jason Kelce finally met.
Yes, She Knows How to Influence You
She grew up alongside Instagram and Tumblr, when they were freshly new companies still figuring out what the term "social media" truly meant.
Every Animal Goes to Heaven. Even the Turtles.
Rosencrantz, the twenty-one-year-old turtle from New Jersey, loves classical music.
NYFW: TRESemmé is Heading Back to the Basics
Being a normal, non-famous person in New York City is strange enough. During fashion week, it's almost embarrassing.