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If You're Reading This It's Too Cake: Drake Lyrics in Frosting
Most first world problems can be solved with one of two things: listening to a large dose of Drake, or burying your face in food. Preferably cake. This Instagram account of a New Orleans baker combines...
View ArticleTaste of Streep Is the Instagram Account You Didn't Know You Needed
The best mashups are simple, unexpected, and greater than the sum of their parts. Like tasteofstreep, the Instagram account that combines photos of Meryl Streep with assorted food items. It's a simple...
View ArticleZone Out with these Meditative Calligraphy Videos
In high school, I spent a lot of time listening to angsty music while staring at the hypnotic music visualizer on my laptop (I know, I was super cool). These videos of Instagram calligrapher King...
View ArticleEpisode 23: The Birth of Instagram, and Tunisia’s Jihadis
This week: Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger talks about how Instagram took over the world; the New Yorker’s cartoon editor, Bob Mankoff, shares his three favorite jokes; and George Packer reports from...
View ArticleHow Instagram Took Over the World
When Facebook paid a billion dollars to acquire Instagram, in 2012, it seemed ridiculous; now it seems natural. The photo-sharing site has grown into a truly global social network, with four hundred...
View ArticleSix Instapets You Need to Follow
Instagram cats and dogs like Lil Bub and Marnie the Dog have blinded the internet with cuteness and launched their own multimediabrands — just check out these sweet cattoos. But there are some other,...
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Teens on being tethered to their phones and social media
Watch VideoHARI SREENIVASAN: Next: to another in our Brief But Spectacular series. This week, we asked a handful of eighth-graders from a public school in Los Angeles about technology, what they use,...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Q2 Music Instagram Takeovers
How do artists refresh their creative lives? This summer, we're inviting some of your favorite composers and performers to take over our Instagram account, giving you a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Christopher Rountree
How do artists refresh their creative lives? Every week, one of our favorite artists will take over our Instagram account to reveal their favorite forms of downtime. On Monday, Q2 Music compiles their...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Nina C. Young
How do artists refresh their creative lives? Every week, one of our favorite artists will take over our Instagram account to reveal their favorite forms of downtime. On Monday, Q2 Music compiles their...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Christopher Cerrone
How do artists refresh their creative lives? Every week, one of our favorite artists will take over our Instagram to reveal his or her favorite forms of down-time. On Monday, Q2 Music compiles the...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Caroline Shaw
How do artists refresh their creative lives? Every week, one of our favorite artists will take over our Instagram to reveal his or her favorite forms of down-time. On Monday, Q2 Music compiles the...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Nick Zammuto
How do artists refresh their creative lives? Every week, one of our favorite artists will take over our Instagram to reveal his or her favorite forms of down-time. Soon after, Q2 Music compiles the...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Paola Prestini
How do artists refresh their creative lives? Every week, one of our favorite artists will take over our Instagram to reveal his or her favorite forms of down-time. Soon after, Q2 Music compiles the...
View ArticleBite-Sized Bytes: Composing in 15 Seconds
What would you do with 15 seconds? For composer Ray Lustig, it's the perfect amount of time to set up a low-stakes creative lab and ongoing audio-visual experiment. He explains below the inspiration...
View ArticleShould We Post Pictures of Our Children Online?
According to the internet security company AVG, 92% of children in the U.S. have a digital presence by the time they turn two. But a University of Michigan poll from March 2015 found that three-fourths...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Composer and Multi-Instrumentalist Jherek Bischoff
How do artists refresh their creative lives? Every week, one of our favorite artists will take over our Instagram to reveal his or her favorite forms of down-time. On Monday, Q2 Music compiles the...
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Students who use social media score lower in math, reading and science
New research shows frequent social media use is linked to lower math, reading and science scores among students. Yet those who play video games tend to score higher. (Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg...
View ArticleThe Thing About Texts From Your Ex
"You go, 'Damn, just it’s not my crazy person... it’s everyone’s crazy person!'"– Elan Gale, creator of Texts From Your Ex, Tinder Nightmares, Unspirational and moreIf you're not one of Text From Your...
View ArticleA Day in the Life: Tanya Tagaq
How do artists refresh their creative lives? Every week, one of our favorite artists will take over our Instagram to reveal his or her favorite forms of down-time. On Monday, Q2 Music compiles the...
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