After a year of stepping back from beauty rituals, Halima Jibril explores what it means to reject looks-based expectations – and why opting out can be uncomfortable, but necessary
Nov 24, 2025
Brick, a new app-blocking device, promises the chance to take back control of your smartphone use and ‘reclaim your time’ through the power of a small grey square
Nov 18, 2025
Tyrell Hampton’s Reunion, an exhibition cast entirely through DMs, is an ode to the beauty of new connections
Nov 14, 2025
From Hedi Boys and King Kylie to Margiela Futures and #swag, fashion is stuck in an endless remix of bygone eras – but can we ever escape the loop?
Nov 13, 2025
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The winners of Instagram’s first-ever creator awards, Rings, share the moment they knew that enjoying food could be more than just a hobby
Oct 31, 2025
The winners of Instagram’s latest creator award, Rings, share how they keep it real on the internet
Oct 22, 2025
Last week, the app launched Rings, a new award for 25 creators who will receive an exclusive gold ring around their profile
Oct 21, 2025
Instagram’s first-ever Rings award celebrates the bold new faces of creativity – the innovators, risk-takers and storytellers shaping culture
Oct 16, 2025
The chronically online best friends (and secret account admins) on sincere posting, the politics of Instagram Close Friends, and why the ‘ultimate freedom’ is an anonymous meme account
Oct 15, 2025
Bodies caught mid-gesture, mid-bite, mid-embrace: we’ve gathered together a selection of our favourite seductive accounts
Sep 04, 2025
As social media increasingly feels like a draining, addictive performance, users are turning away from curation culture – embracing casual spam posts and nostalgic, sepia-toned filters instead
Aug 04, 2025
From therapists and life coaches to online courses about how to make someone obsessed with you, there is a whole cottage industry centred around romantic texting. But if someone’s not interested, can you really trick them into changing their mind?
Jun 05, 2025
These tattoo artists are pushing the digital frontier with their controversial, cyborgian designs. Get to know them here
May 13, 2025
Everyone is on social media, and yet these apps are less and less about socialising. Is it time to rethink how and why we’re online?
Apr 30, 2025
From Kendrick Lamar’s @jojoruski to Omar Apollo’s Diana Vosh, both artists and fans alike seem to be obsessed with a more raw approach to social media. Where does this appeal come from?
Feb 27, 2025