It’s a striking, if unverified, image. The cropped photo, shared by President Trump on Truth Social on Saturday, shows Nicolás Maduro, the deposed Venezuelan president,
Category: Social media
Rebel Nuns Can Live in Old Abbey, if They Give Up Social Media
When three octogenarian nuns escaped their senior center in September, their unlikely quest for freedom set off a bitter standoff with the abbot who leads
A Chinese Woman Builds a New Career in a Man’s World
This is Ray Hou. She’s a — — at Repair Sisters. Repair Sisters is an all-female home repair company in the city of Chengdu, the
The Chinese Influencer Who Made a Career of Lying Flat
This is Tom Jia. He’s a 28-year-old lifestyle influencer who calls himself a — Tangping, or “lying flat:” It’s a fast-growing lifestyle, rejecting social pressures
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Game 1 of this year’s N.B.A. finals had a spectacular finish, with the Indiana Pacers completing a 15-point comeback over the Oklahoma City Thunder to
In Hajj on Horseback Project, Pilgrims Ride All the Way From Spain
More than 1.5 million people traveled to Saudi Arabia this year for the hajj. Only three of them rode on horseback all the way from
TikTok Bots, MAGA Outrage and the Very Online Fight for Romania’s Future
Early last December, Adrian Thiess, a well-connected political fixer in Romania, sent an urgent text message to Brad Parscale, the digital media strategist who had
How Long Does It Take to Draw a Picture of Every Pub in London?
At 10:30 a.m. on a recent Wednesday in southeast London, the artist Lydia Wood stood next to a dumpster and set up her easel. She
Extremely Lifelike Dolls Cause a Frenzy in Brazil
A young woman posts a video that appears to show her holding her baby, Bento, and packing his bag for a trip to the hospital.
China’s Economic Slowdown Fuels Social Media Anger at Elites
What do a Chinese commencement speaker at Harvard, an actress posting selfies and a trainee doctor at a Beijing hospital have in common? Not much
