When the ultrafast-fashion retailer Shein invited Kenya Freeman on a free two-week trip to China, she was thrilled. It has become a status symbol for Instagram and TikTok creators to be…
Once, long ago, in the now-shuttered offices of LA Weekly on Sunset Boulevard, I was assigned to profile a young, hip writer named Thomas Beller. The year was 2000.Things did not go so…
The social media consensus is in: Don’t come for Drew. Drew Barrymore and transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney had a vulnerable moment on TV when talking about dealing with online hate. In…
SUTTER CREEK, Calif. — The stadium lights blazed onto the brand new turf and the varsity football players braced themselves for the struggles and triumphs of the game ahead.Then, just…
The nightmare continuesTo my surprise, the final steps were the most infuriating. When we powered on the phone again, a warning message said the battery and screen had been replaced with…
Michelle Wilde bought a piece of sand art during a visit to Jerome, Ariz., earlier this month. Rather than carry it home, she had the shopkeeper ship the $145 frame to her.Instead of…