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Anjie Zheng
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about
Anjie Zheng is writer, editor, and content strategist based in Brooklyn who enjoys taking the time to formulate ideas through words and garments through textiles. Previously, she was the senior manager of global content at WeWork and a journalist for The Wall Street Journal. Her writing about business, politics and culture from Asia, Europe, and NYC has been featured in Fast Company, Lithub, and Quartz, among others.
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10 years after its inception, Miranda July’s project encourages us to visit our archives and rediscover ourselves
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Why are we drawn to these defining markers of internet subcultures—and how exactly are they different?
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With QuickVid, founder Daniel Habib wants to help creators produce endless content that’s also endlessly engaging
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Vigilante justice may be easier to dole out from behind a screen, but it doesn’t make it more righteous
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With AI getting smarter by the day and verification badges up for sale, the line between authentic and fake is all but invisible
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With platforms subject to politics and pivots, creators are seeking other means to own their fan relationships
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People have been fictionalizing stories about real people for generations—so why does it feel so personal and intrusive right now?
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Moving past antiquated, patriarchal definitions allows room for everyone to grow, flourish, and create
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Chris Whalen, CPA, has helped thousands of creators on the contentious website with their tax returns
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Are these videos genuine feel-good moments, or are they marketing ploys based on the idea that pity sells?
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Creativity was once reserved for the gods. Now it seems to be the domain of the powerful. How did we get here?
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Ethical conundrums abound as creators wrestle with concerns about false advertising, AI-generated sexual content, and performative acts of kindness
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As creators, we must search for reasons to create outside of the social response our art might generate
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Plus the end of a creator era, British anonymity laws, and the strange case of an un-dead romance novelist
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The ethics around crafting content from other people’s lives are murky at best. Where should creators draw the line?
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Despite the app’s failure to serve as a viable Twitter alternative, it still has dedicated users, six years on
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