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Kristina Malimon Was the Social Media-Savvy Future of Oregon Republicans. Then She Got a Little Too Famous.

Ursula K. Le Guin’s Fans Roasted a Clothing Company on Twitter After It Asked the Late Author to Model Its Leggings

Regardless of who sent the email, Le Guin’s heirs will not be using the novelist’s platform to sell leggins anytime soon.

Opinion: Your Artsy Wildfire Instagram Posts Are Trivializing a Tragedy—and Retraumatizing Evacuees

We’ve all seen them by now. The orange skies. The quirky captions. Maybe even a thoughtful pose. Wildfire photos have started to feel inescapable on Instagram. In this moment of extraordinary tragedy, amateur photographers are scrambling to take over hashtags and gain followers. And it pisses me off.

The Tiny Chef Is an Instagram Sensation, But According to His Producer, He’s Really a “Hot Mess”

In 2018, Adam Reid, along with former Laika animator Rachel Larsen and Ozlem Akturk, launched The Tiny Chef Show web series, whose star is a moss-colored fuzzball of unknown origin with a childlike sense of wonder about the world. He sings, plays the banjo and, most of all, cooks, whipping up thimble-sized pies, pizzas and pancakes—all of it veggie-friendly—from his home inside a tree stump.

Millennials on Social Media Are Driving a Nationwide Houseplant Boom

Naomi Painter wasn’t in a great place when she decided to buy her first houseplant.

Portlander Colin O’Brady Made History Crossing Antarctica Solo. A New Profile Examines the Feat as a Triumph in Marketing.

The feat of athleticism is impressive by itself. But a new profile by Outside Magazine shines a light on what is arguably the true catalyst of O’Brady’s launch to fame: successful marketing.

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Kristina Malimon Was the Social Media-Savvy Future of Oregon Republicans. Then She Got a Little Too Famous.

Ursula K. Le Guin’s Fans Roasted a Clothing Company on Twitter After It Asked the Late Author to Model Its Leggings

Opinion: Your Artsy Wildfire Instagram Posts Are Trivializing a Tragedy—and Retraumatizing Evacuees

The Tiny Chef Is an Instagram Sensation, But According to His Producer, He’s Really a “Hot Mess”

Millennials on Social Media Are Driving a Nationwide Houseplant Boom

Portlander Colin O’Brady Made History Crossing Antarctica Solo. A New Profile Examines the Feat as a Triumph in Marketing.

Instagram Removed a Portland Cartoonist’s Post About Antifa “Milkshakes” After Right-Wing Trolls Reported It

Want to See a Cute Dog Pose Next to Free Garbage? There’s an Instagram for That

Watch: New York Times Tech Writer Sarah Jeong Describes Covering the Trial of an Outrageous Dark Web Drug Bust

Lupe’s Grocery Store Mashes Up ’90s Cartoons, Graffiti Art and Luxury Fashion Brands

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