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An illustration of a cell phone showcasing on the screen a Tik Tok app video, with a sign that reads “Shein Haul”. Under this, a girl with brown hair and a yellow sweater holding 5 plastic packages.

Slow down and resist fast fashion

TikTok keeps telling me to buy more clothes. The planet is begging me to stop.
Mika Chipana, Contributing Writer March 3, 2022

As an infrequent user of social media, I dedicate one evening a week to a guilty pleasure: mindlessly scrolling through TikTok. Recently, a video claiming to predict spring and...

Locket, which debuted on Dec. 30 of last year, is an app exclusively for iOS users that has since been well received. (Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela)

Turning your home screen into your feed with the Locket app

With pictures that show up directly on the home screen from your nearest and dearest, Locket redefines intimacy and privacy.
Saige Gipson, Contributing Writer February 17, 2022

Locket, the app that went viral on TikTok in the beginning of January, now ranks among the top free apps on the Apple app store. It works by using the iOS widget feature — by...

Participating in some of Tiktok’s viral trends can be one way to spend the quarantine time. After a few DIY activities, there are also a few regrets. (Photo courtesy of Anna Cuciurean-Zapan)

Viral Quarantine Activities I’ve Done and Why I Hate Them

DIY at your own risk.
Anna Cuciurean-Zapan, Contributing Writer April 28, 2020

Like all of us, I’ve been super bored in quarantine, so I tried a few viral DIY trends, but my experiences with them have been less than ideal. With every social media platform...

On October 29, NYU Strength and Conditioning posted a video of a student doing high velocity contractions on Instagram that garnered 57k views and went viral on other platforms as well. (via Instagram @nyu_strength)

‘Man, I’m Going to Be a Meme’: The Story Behind the NYU Swimmer That Went Viral for His Workout

After NYU Strength and Conditioning posted a video of NYU swimmer Nathan Huot doing an odd-looking exercise, it was picked up and made viral by popular Instagram accounts like Complex and Barstool Sports.
Bela Kirpalani, Sports Editor November 15, 2019

NYU swimmer Nathan Huot can now consider himself internet famous. The CAS sophomore was featured in an Instagram video, participating in an uncommon exercise in which he lays horizontal...

Behind the Scenes of Viral Content

Behind the Scenes of Viral Content

Emma Hernando, Staff Writer November 13, 2017

How much thought did you put into the last thing you retweeted, shared or direct messaged? Odds are that in the split second between seeing content and sharing it, you didn’t...

Videos of pimple popping has always been an extreme interest or turn-off since some people find them fun to watch while some think they are disgusting and disturbing.

To Pop or Not to Pop?

Caroline Zemsky, Staff Writer October 24, 2017
Engrossing or just plain gross, pimple popping videos have garnered a large viral following.
The Women in Science hosted their fall lecture, discussing and tracking viral outbreaks.

Biologists talk pathogens at Women in Science lecture

Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer November 6, 2015
The NYU Women in Science talked about viral outbreaks at their fall lecture and Q&A on Thursday night.

Presidential policies deserve more discussion

WSN Editorial Board February 17, 2015

In an effort to promote signing up for health care under the Affordable Care Act, BuzzFeed released a lighthearted video called “Things Everybody Does But Doesn’t Talk About,...