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i can't believe that ketanji brown jackson would do this to her &juliet co-star charli d'amelio

If you work in marketing or advertising and your immediate reaction to the TikTok ban is “well there are 2 or 3 other platforms where everyone can go, so no big deal,” you’re outing yourself as clueless at a time when nuance and understanding is required. People will remember.

Who knows what’s going on with TikTok but it’s really wild to reflect on the past six years. The app changed my life - connections, friendships, identity, artistry, audience, career. So much. I’m so thankful for the role its played in both my life and culture It also suffocated

I'm a 40-year-old small business owner, the primary breadwinner in my household, and I consult on TikTok with writers, publishers, and nonprofits. I'm not a "kid." If you think the only people losing income are 19-year-old girls in crop tops, happy to show you my underye bags.

We banned teenagers and young adults from going to the prom and parties and graduation and college classes during the pandemic and so they went on TikTok and now we're banning TikTok and shaming them for not being more socially mature. Great job, everybody. A+

the tiktok ban will be bad for the entire social media ecosystem, even the platforms we think will “benefit” from its disappearance. its discovery-focused algorithm acts as a feeder of followers, creators, and culture. other social media platforms rely on it more than we think.

also nonfic book publishing, from BE A GIRLBOSS to DON’T BE A GIRLBOSS and back again

💥In Israel, where TikTok is still available, the local channels are covering the hostage handover via Gazan Tik Tok users' feeds.

Idgaf what anyone says. I love George Bush and his 10-year-old-Christmas-concert-spirit. #Inauguration2025

NYC: Come out next Thur, 3/20 for a live taping of the reason Interview with Leigh Stein & Julius Taranto abt satire in the age of Biden, Trump, Elon Musk, et al. In 1961(!), Philip Roth declaimed that reality had become too unreal for novelists to capture! What can artists

“What if this is actually the best possible time to be a writer?” — Leigh Stein on the Creator Spotlight 🔴 pod today. ✍️ Writing vs. content 🧾 Destigmatizing elf-publishing 📚 BookTook in the context of the TikTok ban 👋 How to get people to share what you publish Full 🔗 below

March 20, in NYC, Nick Gillespie Leigh Stein and I will decide, once and for all time, when laughing at a book is (a) acceptable or (b) mandatory. Attend if you want to stay on the right side of the law. eventbrite.com/e/reason-speak…

Sam feels pride over his invention's invention, but no matter how sophisticated these models get, they'll never replace the pride that comes from inventing worlds and having those worlds live inside strangers' imaginations. I love writing novels BECAUSE it's hard.

I have distilled the formula for your spring look: pick 2 pieces your mother would have told you “do not go.” Add 1 piece that “does not suit your figure.” Voila, fashion

good news from the February 1997 issue of Cosmo

I had a lot of fun talking to Nick and Julius about writing satire in an era of clowns

what can I say I’m an oracle

love to talk Sheryl Sandberg with Phoebe Maltz Bovy

for my mystery novel I was on Reddit searching “does dried blood smell” and then realized I could just text Kat the murder queen and she would give me the answer

I boarded the D train while listening to the Chess soundtrack and encountered a group of young adults passing around a blunt and thought wow I’ve consistently been the same kind of square nerd my whole life—never lose your heart use your head nobody’s on nobody’s side