Summer is shaping up to feel 10 times more normal than last year, which means treating ourselves to trendy new bikinis is a must. The particular trend I want to talk through today is one I originally spotted on both swimwear and clothing. I defined the trend as "any article of clothing that slinkily ties and wraps around a bare midriff," but as I did more research, I realized this isn't just a clothing micro-trend. It's a major bikini trend as well. For the sake of journalism, I'm naming the...

TikTok is full of trends that run the gamut from outrageous to downright dangerous. The latest fad circulating on the platform is "dry scooping," eating a scoop of pre-workout powder dry, instead of diluting it with water as instructed.One TikTok user, 20-year-old Briatney Portillo, is warning viewers against partaking in the risky trend. "Taking a dry pre-workout scoop because I saw it trending on TikTok," one of her videos begins, only to continue with a dark conclusion: "Ending up in the hos...

Interior design has always been a passion of mine, but it wasn't until this year—with a lot of time on my hands and a cross-country move in the works—that I became a full-fledged member of the Instagram home décor community. And let me tell you. It's a wonderful place to be. The social media platform is literally full to the brim of A1 interior inspiration, whether it's brilliant young artisans sharing snaps of one-of-a-kind pieces they recently produced or interior designers posting s...

In a brave act of defiance, Paxton Smith, the valedictorian of her class at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, scrapped a speech approved by her school's administration to protest Texas' new abortion law, one of the most restrictive in the country. Going off-script, Smith delivered a powerful address on the bill, which bans abortions -- even in instances of rape and incest -- after six weeks."Under light of recent events, it feels wrong to talk about anything but what is currently affecting m...