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How It Feels to Lose a Utopia

Nicole Acheampong

January 13, 2023

Small insects silhouetted against a white background

Tumblr Gets the Last Laugh

Kaitlyn Tiffany

November 18, 2022

An illustration of an old computer displaying Tumblr's homepage

The GIF Is on Its Deathbed

Kaitlyn Tiffany

October 7, 2022

An animated GIF showing the stylized words "the_end.gif" animated over a background evoking the Looney Tunes title

The Personal Brand Is Dead

Kaitlyn Tiffany

June 17, 2022

A pixilated image of a mask on a color-gradient background

What Do Female Incels Really Want?

Kaitlyn Tiffany

May 12, 2022

A pixelated woman's face, in a pink and blue gradient.

How the Snowflakes Won

Kaitlyn Tiffany

February 1, 2022

A collage illustration of a museum exhibit of Tumblr and Tumblr-inspired elements

Cottagecore Was Just the Beginning

Kaitlyn Tiffany

February 5, 2021

A collage of a city made up of different aesthetics and their names: cottagecore, kidcore, honeycore, weirdcore, bloomcore, academia, and scene

Dressed for the Plague. No, Not This One.

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 14, 2020

A person dressed in a 17th-century plague-doctor costume, with cartoon hearts over the eyes.

The World Where The Bachelor Will Never Stop Airing

Kaitlyn Tiffany

April 19, 2020

Two young women embrace in the computer game The Sims.

The Misogynistic Joke That Became a Goth-Meme Fairy Tale

Kaitlyn Tiffany

February 3, 2020

A black choker necklace on a pink background

Tumblr’s First Year Without Porn

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 3, 2019