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A message received by TikTok users on Jan. 19 at midnight.

The TikTok ban and what happened after

Editorial Board February 10, 2025

The TikTok ban lasted less than 24 hours, yet it caused a ripple effect across users who relied upon the social media app, from a variety of protests, shifts in social media culture and an uncanny change...

Editorial — Banning TikTok?

Editorial — Banning TikTok?

North Wind Editorial Board March 22, 2024

On March 13, the House of Representatives experienced some of the quickest agreement they’ve had in years: the vote to ban TikTok in the U.S. unless ByteDance, the parent company of the app, sells their...

Opinion — The Hunger Games renaissance we needed

Opinion — The Hunger Games renaissance we needed

Jackie Phillips March 31, 2023

The odds have in fact been in my favor with “The Hunger Games” series entering a renaissance era recently. The fact that the series is trending again makes me so incredibly happy.  Various trends...

FIRST TIME AIR FRYING — After compulsively buying an air fryer one evening, the first thing I decided to make was this air fryer orange tofu. It exceeded all my expectations and gained my friend's approval as well.

Cooking with Kata — Air fryer orange tofu and broccoli

Katarina Rothhorn October 21, 2022

After going down a rabbit hole of air fryer TikTok recipes, I had a moment of weakness at 9 p.m. one evening and bought the cheapest air fryer I could find. It arrived four days later and the first thing...

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