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BeReal

When novelty fades.

on BeReal’s last-ditch effort at staying relevant. Daisy Alioto shares some thoughts on Bluesky.

BeRelevant

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The profile picture's evolution.

on the prevalence of faces on the social internet and the profile picture's future in Web3. This piece is also published in [issue 1 of Arkive Magazine](https://arkive.net/magazine/evolution-of-the-profile-picture).

The return of avatars

Jenny Holzer's New Corner (2011) at Kukje Gallery in Seoul. (Image by Collin LaFleche)

Jenny Holzer

The human remains the hallmark to emulate.

on reframing the conversation around ChatGPT and AI from threat to tool. The second part of this essay will be published next Friday.

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The AI writer

Narcissus

The struggle to recognize your own face online.

on the uncanny distance between the faces we encounter digitally and our own reflections.

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Losing face

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Breaking news in a screenshot. 

interviews the founders of Volv, a trending short-form news app. 

Volv

Nine-second news

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Will this be the return of the meet-cute? 

on MeetUp, The Breakfast, and the rise of community-forward social apps.

The new social

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Good luck banning the most popular app in the world.

on anti-TikTok legislation, the Barbie trailer, and some good links.

Hands off my TikTok

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The unbearable flatness of being online.

on the rise and fall of skeuomorphic design.

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Skeuomorphia

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