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Are Teenage Boys the New Looksmaxxing Fangirls?

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 Dustin Garcia Dustin Garcia, Looksmaxxing, Social media, Societal Norms, Teenage men, TikTok

Looksmaxxing it’s been all over the place since 2021 but more importantly, its continuous prominence on TikTok. What draws young

Clocking the TikTok Tea

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 Emily King Blake High School, Emily King, Instagram, Slang, TikTok

Let’s be real. If you’re conversing with a friend or classmate, you’ll hear a mix of TikTok slang, Instagram catchphrases,

Social Media Focus: The Rise of Parasocial Relationships

October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 Kimberley Trang Allyson Murphy, Celebrities, Kimberley Trang, Parasocial relationships, Social media, TikTok, Trends

Photo made by AI, directed by Dustin Garcia

From Tik Tok Trends to Starbucks Runs: Social Media and Teen Overconsumption

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 Emily King Emily King, Instagram, Overconsumption, Social media, Starbucks, Teens, TikTok, Trends

Recently, TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest have shaped how high schoolers consume products to feed into the emerging culture of overconsumption.

The Democrats of TikTok

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 Former Staff Member Anusha Kumar, Democratic Party, Election, Joe Biden, Kimberley Trang, Politics, Social media, TikTok

As the 2024 Presidential Election approaches, political parties have been trying to get support from their bases. The Democratic Party,

Modern Manifestation and the Art of Romanticizing Delusion

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Taylor Lindsley Delusion, History, Manifestation, Religon, Self Affirmations, Social media, Subliminals, TikTok

Delusion is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects

For the Love of God, Stop Creating Beauty Trends

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Reese Schenkel 0 Comments Clothes, color pallete, dark academia, Fashion, Glossier, makeup, Review, shein, TikTok

Beauty trends are no new thing, they were around when James Charles was collabing with the Dolan twins and Emma

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The Little Mermaid Trailer was Good, You Guys are Just Racist

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Former Staff Member 0 Comments d23, Disney, grownish, halle bailey, mr. hicks, Racism, the little mermaid, TikTok

Two weeks ago Disney had their biennial D23 Expo: a convention where new releases are announced, teasers for upcoming media

All the Good Things: 2020 Wrapped

December 17, 2020January 7, 2021 Former Staff Member 2020, 2020 Election, Apple, COVID- 19, MCPS, NBA, TikTok

We all know 2020 has seen plenty of unfortunate events. Media and news outlets have been flooded with election, COVID-19,