The New Public Intellectuals Are All on TikTok
Once upon a time, mostly crusty white men who had ascended the academic ladder were considered acclaimed enough to be “experts.” On TikTok, a new generation of young, female, and non-white scholars-turned-creators is redefining who gets to take that mantle and for whom.
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The Parenting Influencers Who Won’t Stop Posting Their Children
The multibillion-dollar industry of family vlogging is awash in accusations of exploitation, but these creators insist that making content out of their kids is worth it. High-profile “sharenters” defend their decisions to Cosmo.
These Kids Made Their Influencer Parents Wealthy. Will They See a Dime of That Money?
In the unregulated world of vloggers, children are, for the most part, not entitled to a single cent they help earn. We spoke to creators—and the child of a mommy blogger—to understand how this unusual family business actually works.
What It Took for These Parenting Influencers to Pull Their Kids Offline
Millennial content creators built massive platforms—and fortunes—from splashing their children’s lives all over social media. But now some have had a change of heart. Here, we find out why.
Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart Got to Throw Real Molotov Cocktails in ‘Love Lies Bleeding’
Behind the scenes of the horniest movie of the year.