Elizabeth de Luna
Culture
The business of being Victoria Paris (Mashable)
How Liza Koshy got her groove back (MTV News)
The bitter, banal, and bizarre YouTube circus of Depp v. Heard (Mashable)
The joy and rage of being Black in fandom right now (Refinery29)
In Casey Neistat’s documentary, David Dobrik’s act unravels (Mashable)
The Black creatives and fans holding K-pop accountable (The Guardian)
Wonka bars and ghost kitchens: How food became the next frontier for YouTubers (Mashable)
Tech
The inside story of how Tumblr lost its way (Mashable)
From Tumblr girl to engineer: How the platform inspired a generation of women to code (Mashable)
The inevitable death of YouTube Rewind (Mashable)
Music
Review: Blackpink’s Born Pink hits all their signature notes. The only thing missing is evolution (TIME)
Review: Anthology album Proof tells us where BTS has been but leaves their future uncertain (TIME)
Jay B is switching it up from his K-pop idol past (DAZED)
The best K-Pop b-sides of 2021 (MTV News)
The best K-Pop b-sides of 2020 (MTV News)
Why are K-Pop groups so big? A data visualization (The Pudding)
Everyone relax: K-pop superfans say BTS hiatus is NBD (The Guardian)
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