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Gass.hair’s radical buzzcuts
Meet Rachel Gasser: the serial dyer, colouring the hair of a sleepy Switzerland town one head a time.
How spelling names wrong became the ultimate dig
From Miki Minach to panoramic, the new rules of the internet dictate that if you chat shit (or, you know, halt life as we know it with a deadly virus), you get the typo treatment.
Are people ruining their relationships for online fame?
With the rise of prank videos that take it too far, influencers have figured out a fool-proof way to get likes: treat their partners like shit.
TikTok maestros weigh in on celebrity accounts
Lewis Capaldi, Cardi B, Will Smith and Ed Sheeran have all joined TikTok. We ask three pro-creators to review their viral dance challenges.
Dating a terrible texter? Here’s how to handle it
Waiting a while to text someone back is a well-known relationship power play that can induce genuine anxiety. Whether you should sack them off or simply get used to it is a delicate balancing act.
Erotic hypnosis: “It’s just tying someone up without rope”
Using hypnosis to intensify sexual experiences is a fairly niche and satisfying practice – when done safely and, of course, consensually. So why is it banned on so many porn sites?
Gia Coppola on family, filmmaking and the dark side of internet stardom
The Los Angeles-based director swipes up on her second feature, Mainstream, "a cautionary fairytale" about social media fame, delusion and excess.
Could you find your next job on TikTok?
Viral dances, cooking tips, makeup hacks and... your next job interview? The social media giant is reportedly rolling out a new tool for brands to recruit employees.
What Francis Bourgeois did next
Our favourite TikTok trainspotter has quit his job to pursue his passion full-time. From Warehouse Project raves to merch drops and loads of honks in between, we caught up with Bourgeois to find out his plans for the future.
The gentrification of Triller
Following a 90 day will-it, won’t-it speculation over Trump’s US TikTok ban, a rival app has welcomed an exodus of disenfranchised, renegade-dancing TikTokers. But how will this impact Triller’s hip-hop DNA that has traditionally elevated its Black creators?
How to become TikTok famous
Sick and tired of the 9-5? Thinking of packing it all in to become a social media star instead? Read Nectarine Girl's guide on how to rake in those views.
How mundane gossip took over the internet
From podcasts brimming with everyday scandals to entire investigative news stories, the banal and downright dreary has become the internet's favourite flavour of tea – always lukewarm, never piping hot.
Spilling the tea with the people behind the Love Island contestants’ Instagram accounts
The friends and family of Leanne Amaning, Paige Turley and Shaughna Phillips tell us who’s been hitting up their DMs (apart from us).
What @socks_house_meeting gets up to beyond the confines of his memes
My Media Diet: We sat down with Instagram’s patron saint of satirising trends and explored his favourite books, music and TV shows. He can’t take the piss out of us all the time... can he?
The case for online anonymity
In recent news, politicians and police are calling for users to hand over their passports before getting posting privileges to warn off online trolls. Almost everyone else, however, thinks this is a terrible idea. Here, THE FACE investigates the pros and cons.
The state of your plate debate
Volume 4 Issue 001: Cook Magnus Reid hosts a booze-fuelled round-table with London's foremost foodies.