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Becoming Human Again: A Reading List for the Extremely Offline

by Lisa Bubert March 9, 2022October 19, 2022

Think it’s time to get off social media? Then this is the reading list for you.

Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Mormon Mommy Bloggers of Instagram

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 23, 2020October 19, 2022

Alexandra Tanner spent this weird year following Mormon mommy bloggers on Instagram.

Posted inEditor's Pick

My Mommies and Me

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 18, 2020October 19, 2022

Alexandra Tanner’s essay is a hilarious and dark look into the lives of Mormon mommy bloggers on Instagram.

Posted inFeatured, Highlight, Reading List, Technology

A Reading List on Travel Influencers and the Politics of a Place

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 17, 2020October 19, 2022

A reading list on travel influencers and the implications of Instagram on tourism and politics.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Travel Influencers, Meet Authoritarian Regimes

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 21, 2020October 19, 2022

“The influencer industry has grown to be cozy with some unsavory governments, but its clout might not be as effective as it once was.”

Posted inCulture, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘I Saw It on Instagram, I Had to Come’: The Desire to Document Ourselves in Nature

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 6, 2020October 19, 2022

Are Instagrammers and selfie culture destroying the outdoors? At Outside, Lisa Chase sets off to find out.

Posted inEditor's Pick

What I Learned at the Most Instagrammed Outdoor Places

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 6, 2020October 19, 2022

Visiting tourist hotspots like the Grand Canyon and Horseshoe Bend, Lisa Chase explores “the human desire to lose ourselves in the wild and also to extract, despoil, and package it.”

Posted inQuotes

Risking Your Life For a Selfie

by Carolyn Wells May 28, 2020October 17, 2022

“With the right hashtag, anyone can view thousands of potential destinations — and choose which to visit based on aesthetics alone.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Stewed Awakening

by benhuberman May 21, 2020October 19, 2022

On Alison Roman, social media, and the conundrum of formerly “exotic” foods finding mainstream success.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story, Technology

Performance Art: On Sharing Culture

by Soraya Roberts March 30, 2020December 16, 2022

With physical distancing the order of the day as COVID-19 spreads, cultural locales — sites for communal experiences, like museums and theaters — are emptying out. What are we sharing if we’re not sharing these spaces? And were we really sharing them to begin with?

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