TikTok TikTok's ‘Derm Doctor' Explains Why You Should Avoid Tanning Beds Dermatologist Dr. Muneeb Shah is known as the “Derm Doctor” on TikTok, where he shares tips to safely care for your skin and prevent cancers. After getting skin cancer himself, Shah urges others to avoid tanning beds. “I went to the tanning bed hundreds of times,” says Shah.” Now that I know what I know today, I obviously wouldn’t do...
TikTok This Viral TikTok Hand Signal Can Save a Life A hand signal meant to show that someone is in danger became national news this month after a teen used it to signal for help to drivers on a Kentucky interstate, leading to the arrest of a child abduction suspect. The gesture was introduced by the Canadian Women’s Foundation last year and went viral on TikTok. Andrea Gunraj joined LX...
gen z Gen Z Prefers TikTok and Thinks Facebook is For Boomers The Facebook rebrand to Meta featured many TikTok stars who don’t really have a presence on Meta-owned platforms, says Insider reporter Palmer Haasch. That’s likely no accident, as data shows Gen Z is using Facebook less and sees the platform as one for Boomers.
dance Beyoncé's Choreographer JaQuel Knight Talks ‘Single Ladies,' TikTok and Creative Control for Black Artists “It’s just the starting steps of creating a system where choreographers and creative directors can be free and know that they have protection.”
dance Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion's Choreographer Wants To Help You Own Your Dance Moves “Single Ladies” creator JaQuel Knight is the first commercial choreographer to copyright his iconic moves, and his business venture is also shaking up the dance industry in another way — by asking the question, in an age of social media and viral dances, what does it mean for Black creators to own their work? NBCLX Storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo talked to...
TikTok TikTok Stars Charli and Dixie D'Amelio Make the Leap to TV After getting millions of followers on the social media platform TikTok, Charli and Dixie D’Amelio are breaking into traditional media. Dixie’s working on a recording career and the whole family is on “The D’Amelio Show,” a reality show now on Hulu. The whole family sat down with NBCLX’s Tabitha Lipkin to talk about what viewers can...
disability rights Meet the Disability Activists Schooling Their TikTok Followers About Ableism Isabel Mavrides-Calderon and Britt Dorton are young disability activists who want to make the world a more accessible place. They’re using TikTok to show their followers what life is like through their eyes and why disability isn’t “the end of a person’s world.”
TikTok These STEM Influencers Are Proving Anyone Can Be a ‘Math Person' NBCLX caught up with two women who've developed a rabid following on social media by removing the obstacles to subjects like math and science that many find intimidating.
TikTok How Caitlin Reilly Comes Up With Characters Like ‘WASP Mom' Comedian Caitlin Reilly has grown a large following on TikTok and Instagram for comedy videos with her characters like “WASP mom,” who’s often seen talking down to someone or seeking special treatment. At a very young age, Reilly thought everyone’s dad was on TV – because her dad, the actor John Reilly, was frequently appearing on the long-running soap opera...
TikTok TikTok's Viral Foster Mom Talks About Welcoming Teens Into Her Home Brittany Burcham has fostered more than 30 children in need of emergency or short-term placements, and welcomes them to her home with a basket of necessities like a blanket, fuzzy socks and a toothbrush. This Foster Care Awareness Month, she explains why she became a foster parent and why it’s important to provide a safe space for teenagers in particular.
