The new era of TikTok gossip: The lip reading trend that reveals private conversations between celebrities
Videos deciphering intimate exchanges between the famous have grown popular on the social network, despite ethical dilemmas
The cultural history of piercing: From stigma to high fashion and everything in between
Piercing different body parts is an ancient practice in many cultures; in the West, the countercultural movements of the 1960s and 1970s also incorporated it. Today, piercings are widely accepted; any political significance they once had has been watered down, and their decorative function now reigns supreme
Abanderado: The unlikely history of a t-shirt men wore because women told them to
The nondescript brand first emerged in the 1960s but became a best-selling garment thanks to ads encouraging wives to buy it for their husbands and kids