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What’s going on with the VMAs this year?

It feels...underwhelming

Sep 27

Ed Sheeran Should Get a Phone

Celebrities left social media because they couldn’t handle audience feedback. They’re still getting it the hard way.

Sep 18

Deep Dive: The Rise & Fall of Taylor Frankie Paul

From online spectacle to national scandal -- a story of self sabotage

Jul 3

What Bravo Learned from Scandoval & How It Created a Jaded Fandom

And How Kyle Cooke and Lindsay Hubbard are Paying For It

Jun 15

Kanye West and the Myth of American Cancel Culture

Little more than a year ago, Kanye West’s latest excursion on his insatiable quest for any crumb of attention included proclaiming himself a Nazi on X…

Apr 8

Corporate Greed and the Mormon Wives

The cost of willful ignorance

Mar 21

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