Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends

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The cult of performative hydration
On Stanleys, seltzer, reverse-osmosis, water additives and the regressive charms of luxury wellness
When gamification goes too far
Meet the unrepentant cheaters of Duolingo
How TikTok drives the pop music machine
Without the app, we might not have artists like Benson Boone and Shaboozey
The accidental poetry of Google search
Pull up your Google history and see what it tells you
#735: Ambiguous irony and Wiki woes
Plus an investigative tour de force on DOGE
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On the internet, nobody knows you’re pregnant
Why I -- and many expecting parents -- have done away with social media pregnancy announcements.
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#734: Instagram cringe and millennial redemption
Plus: What JD Vance memes tell us about political alienation
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Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends
Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends
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