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Labubus, matcha and Dubai chocolate create community
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My room is a museum, littered with ancient items from the past and modern artifacts. In my closet sit my old Crocs and checkered Vans, and under my bed, my first-generation iPod is in a cracked pink case. But beyond this collection of mementos are physical reminders of the past. I refuse to believe…
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Senior Trends
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In 2005 and 2006, this year’s seniors came into a world full of skinny jeans, trucker hats and iconic T-shirts. And while there may still be 2000s trends walking through the school, the clothing we wear and the accessories we use have slowly evolved. Influenced by athletes, movie stars, models and even students, styles…
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Trend cycle encourages lack of individuality
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The trend cycle encouraged by social media, namely Tik Tok, is inescapable in its efforts to convince the viewer that they need to buy every product under the sun in order to have the perfect skin, perfect makeup routine, perfect body…but it’s impossible to achieve perfection in an ever-changing, over-consuming society set out to…
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TikTok exposes misogyny in trends
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Trends are a never ending cycle on the ever significant app of TikTok. More than once, self confidence has been a recurring concept in TikTok trends, especially videos that include showing off photos of yourself that you enjoy. It is hard to fathom how something so harmless could be turned into anything else. Although…