Visits: 35 Mike Nouveau has attracted hundreds of thousands of followers with his “Watch Spotting” videos. Dimes Square, an area in the Lower East Side bordered by Chinatown in Manhattan, has been called the hippest neighborhood on earth — a …
TikTok’s Finest Lobsterman
Visits: 44 It was another busy day for the crew of the Rest-Ashoar, a lobster fishing boat that works the waters off the rocky coast of Winter Harbor, Maine. The captain, Jacob Knowles, had gotten up at 3 a.m. on …
Gen Z Beatles Fans Come Together on TikTok
Visits: 31 “Can’t believe it’s 2023 and I get the joy of hearing a new Beatles song for the first time ever,” a 23-year-old says in a video post. Eloise Smith, 23, posted a reaction video on TikTok immediately after …
Is Having Too Many Followers a Turnoff?
Visits: 43 Some women with jobs that require a high degree of visibility online say they have faced romantic rejection over the high number of their social media followers. A few years ago, Sara Zeljkovic, a 25-year-old living in Toronto, …
Can Complimenting Strangers Change the World? This Cafe Thinks So.
Visits: 37 More Than Likes is a series about social media personalities who are trying to do positive things for their communities. Hazel Villareal looked out the car window, spotted her target and pressed the megaphone to her lips. “Excuse …
According to TikTok, Americans Are Very, Very Thirsty
Visits: 35 Drinking water is impossible to come by in Europe — or so goes a complaint on social media. Well-hydrated Europeans have responded with eye rolls from every corner of the continent. Ashley Warren had been in Albania for …
‘Attenzione, Pickpocket!’ A TikTok Star Watches Out for Tourists in Italy
Visits: 32 Monica Poli has spent years patrolling the streets of Venice. Now she’s famous on social media. Well, at least her voice is. You probably don’t know Monica Poli’s face, but you might recognize her voice. Deep, booming and …
Making Them Laugh, and Swoon
Visits: 18 The one-nighters were starting to blur together. After 11 years in comedy clubs, Matt Rife was selling around 70 tickets per show, sometimes clearing as little as $150 a night. He wasn’t a big enough name last summer …
Is It a Meal? A Snack? No, It’s ‘Girl Dinner.’
Visits: 29 Women across TikTok are showing off their suppers — snack plates made by one person, for the consumption and enjoyment of one person. It’s 90 degrees outside, and you’re too hot and exhausted from a long day of …
The TikTok Search for the Titanic Sub
Visits: 31 Tragedies can be good business on social media. @ahrenfn This week, like much of the world, I have been fixated on the submersible Titan, which disappeared on a trip to the wreck of the Titanic with five people …