Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

Latest From Aarushi Bhandari, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Davidson College

Arts

Chef Bill Granger dies and leaves behind an inadvertent legacy – the avocado toast meme

Granger, who died in December 2023, is credited with making avocado toast fashionable. Little did he know that his lasting legacy would inspire a meme that symbolized generational tension.

January 17, 2024
Chef Bill Granger dies and leaves behind an inadvertent legacy – the avocado toast meme
Arts

Taylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narratives

What does it say about the online media ecosystem when the end of a 146-day strike is buried under headlines and posts about Swift’s budding romance with NFL star Travis Kelce?

September 28, 2023
Taylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narratives
Arts

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is a potent reminder that the internet is not real life

Media outlets increasingly construct narratives about collective reality based on what’s happening on social media.

August 04, 2023

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