NEW by me and Samantha Chery -- JoJo Siwa is just being JoJo Siwa.

The reality star and internet darling has had a bumpy start rebranding. But is she just being herself?

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Haitian-Americans say they’ve grown increasingly terrified about friends and family members affected by the gang violence that has turned Haiti into a war zone. But they're divided over what should happen next.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04…

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“Summer’s over. Folayan says she’s gotten shin splints from having to run so much, and Bobbi LaNea just wants to run solely for exercise again.”

A whimsical profile of Flyana Boss, the running duo whose next pursuit is lasting fame.
by Samantha Chery
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Renaissance turns one today! Beyoncé read this story, so I think y'all should, too: washingtonpost.com/arts-entertain…

What SAG-AFTRA actors and AMPTP studios proposed during negotiations washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023…

my explainer on the NPC streaming trend and why they say “ice cream so good” so many times. i also spent some money on these streams for research.

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Colleen Ballinger, who rose to fame playing Miranda Sings, has cut her national tour amid accusations of racially offensive behavior and of inappropriate relationships with fans.
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A very useful read during record heat! washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/…

“A man of the family doesn’t want the wife & mother to his kids to showcase booty cheeks to please others,” tweeted Keke Palmer’s boyfriend and father to her son, provoked by video of Palmer wearing a bodysuit at a July 4 Usher concert. wapo.st/44dpT4p

ICYMI: Allison Mack, a former 'Smallville' actress, was released from prison early. She was sentenced to 3 years for her role in recruiting women for the cultlike group NXIVM.
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As Ron DeSantis pursues the presidency, his wife's role is limitless. Why does that inspire so much fear? Her rise in TV and insular marriage tell the story.

On the life and power of Casey DeSantis, in The Washington Post:
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“This pressure to post isn’t necessarily that you want to, but that you have to. You become addicted to that dopamine rush of ‘Did they like it? Did they not? Did I get it right this time?’ It becomes a game.”

My latest for Teen Vogue teenvogue.com/story/trying-t…

A former heiress turned fugitive — accused of enslaving a woman in the DC suburbs — became a celebrity in her native Brazil, where she lives freely.

What this shocking case says about the prevalence of modern-day slavery & Brazilian society —>
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