Doja Cat feels ‘free’ after losing a half-million followers

[ad_1] After feuding with fans all summer, Doja Cat says shedding fans online has felt like defeating a large beast. She spoke with Harper’s Bazaar ahead of their September 2023 “Icons” issue, in which the “Attention” artist is spotlighted. And after a long and salty summer, the star says she doesn’t feel like an icon.… Continue reading Doja Cat feels ‘free’ after losing a half-million followers

Tracking Down a Meme Thief in “It Feels Personal”

[ad_1] Memes have become part of Internet life. In the late nineties, a GeoCities Web page titled Hamster Dance featured rows of GIFs of rodents dancing to a sped-up version of a song from Disney’s “Robin Hood”; recent memes include the Disaster Girl, an image of a young girl smirking in front of a burning… Continue reading Tracking Down a Meme Thief in “It Feels Personal”

Watch It Feels Personal: How to Catch a TikTok Thief | The New Yorker Documentary

[ad_1] [orchestrated brief music] [keyboard keys tapping] [sheep bleating] [chime notification dings] [opera vocalists singing in a foreign language] [footsteps running] [numbers ticking] [cellphone ringing] [Hugh] So do you remember that video that we did two years ago running down the street? It did quite well. Someone’s just taken it, taken a 10-second clip of… Continue reading Watch It Feels Personal: How to Catch a TikTok Thief | The New Yorker Documentary