Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

Luxury brands have triggered their own death spiral by selling overpriced, overexposed and lower-quality products.

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The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a deadline to sell or be shut down.

The agency recommended that the maker of Librela update its label to reflect the possibility of more serious adverse reactions.

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Dean Withers argues online with right-wing stars like Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro. His goal? To reach their young, male followers.

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Men with meticulously curated homes are going viral on TikTok, changing the way people think about male living habits.

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Blink and you might have missed these viral but fleeting moments.

Luxury brands have triggered their own death spiral by selling overpriced, overexposed and lower-quality products.

The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be shut down.

The movie’s marketing push, involving 400 brand tie-ins, shows how our culture has become littered with formulaic and meaningless collaborations.

The shooting of Brian Thompson marks a new era of rage for this country.

Big corporations turned video games from an engaging artistic medium into something addictive and gambling-adjacent.

The company is requesting a pause on a law that requires the app to be sold or face a ban in the United States by mid-January, aiming to buy time for the Supreme Court or the incoming Trump administration to rescue it.

The First Amendment should not be used to cut Americans’ access to TikTok, and the Supreme Court should step in.

Two preteen girls promote fashion and beauty products to thousands of online fans from their rural Alabama home.

Two preteen girls market fashion and beauty products to thousands of online fans from their Alabama home.

“Nightbitch” seems like a horror film about the transformations demanded by motherhood, but its underlying message is much more radical than that.

The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it to a non-Chinese company.

Users are looking for a more curated experience on a platform that is not constantly trying to get them to interact with brands.

The liberal world order, remixed.

It echoes another era of extreme inequality and extreme violence.

When asked about whether President-elect Donald Trump would prevent a TikTok ban in the United States, a spokeswoman told The New York Times: “He will deliver.”

The order, which will allow people to still use the app, cited concerns about TikTok’s owner, the Chinese tech giant ByteDance.

When the government effectively forced TikTok to shut down its Shop feature, the company quickly struck an unusual deal with a local company to bring it back.

Last year, the Shanghai government said Halloween celebrations were a sign of “cultural tolerance.” This year, the police rounded up people in costume.

Eight years after Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, foreign influence with American voters has grown more sophisticated. That could have outsize consequences in the 2024 race.

A torrent of falsehoods, from home and abroad, have undermined what was once a shared faith in the honesty of America’s democracy.

Angry at what they view as China’s state-led xenophobia, taught in schools and prevalent online, some people are taking action, even at personal risk.