The Olympians using TikTok to highlight the secrets of the village

The Olympians using TikTok to highlight the secrets of the village

Songs,pins and testing the cardboard beds:athletes are having a lot of fun behind the scenes in Paris.

  • byMeg Watson

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This comedian once thought she’d been kidnapped. She’s now a viral hit.

This comedian once thought she’d been kidnapped. She’s now a viral hit.

Atsuko Okatsuka is one of the fastest rising names in comedy – thanks to her grandma and the Drop Challenge.

  • byLenny Ann Low
How these Australian women became a global target of online misogyny

How these Australian women became a global target of online misogyny

A light-hearted TikTok video was viewed tens of millions of times before attracting the ire of online misogynists,including Andrew Tate.

  • byMeg Watson
If cutting out alcohol completely is unrealistic,raise a glass to ‘damp’ drinking

If cutting out alcohol completely is unrealistic,raise a glass to ‘damp’ drinking

Conscious,mindful or damp – whatever you call it,drinking in moderation,or not at all,has never been more appetising.

  • byKatie Spain
How TikTok revolutionised Andy Warhol’s 15-minute fame cycle

How TikTok revolutionised Andy Warhol’s 15-minute fame cycle

From Baz Luhrmann on the streets of Sydney to a nobody going viral after a provocative TikTok vox pop,street interviews are hijacking social media with mixed results.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Perth family’s trauma shows how social media has polluted our society

Perth family’s trauma shows how social media has polluted our society

Financial crime,sexual exploitation,mental abuse,narcissism,intimidation and misinformation is flooding these platforms,and we need to make it stop now.

  • byGary Adshead
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Jamal Mohammad brings the fashion to his court dispute with Mick Gatto
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Jamal Mohammad brings the fashion to his court dispute with Mick Gatto

It is unclear if Melbourne restaurateur Jamal Mohammad will triumph in his legal battle with Mick Gatto,but he is winning in the fashion stakes.

  • byStephen Brook andKishor Napier-Raman
Chebbo’s launches ‘burger empire’ to rival In-N-Out with first outlet in Marrickville

Chebbo’s launches ‘burger empire’ to rival In-N-Out with first outlet in Marrickville

Ali Chebbani has gone from McDonald’s burger flipper to social media smashburger sensation and beyond.

  • byBianca Hrovat
PM slams ‘arrogant’ social media giants over child safety

PM slams ‘arrogant’ social media giants over child safety

Meta representatives told a parliamentary hearing on Friday that social media provides “tremendous benefits” to children.

  • byMike Foley
Renowned for their stench,teen boys are now experts on designer fragrances
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Renowned for their stench,teen boys are now experts on designer fragrances

It used to be that the pungent and distinct waft of a teen’s body odour would be covered by overly generous sprays of Lynx. Now,tween boys are turning to Dior to mask their B.O.

  • byShona Hendley
Hot chips with Chinese food? The unexpected fast-food phenomenon sweeping Sydney

Hot chips with Chinese food? The unexpected fast-food phenomenon sweeping Sydney

Irish Chinese food might make Aussies “a wee bit angry” but it hasn’t stopped them lining up for hours. (Plus:Colin Fassnidge’s pick of the bunch).

  • byBianca Hrovat