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This week on TikTok broken down: the Central Park blanket couple, the rise of unsexy products and guyliner fever

How much PDA is too much PDA?

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 How much PDA is too much PDA?

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This week on TikTok: the only couple style inspo you need, babysitting boyfriends and tips on how to save the day

Why am I suddenly so invested in Sabrina Carpenter?

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This week on TikTok was all about fig trees, the downfall of celeb brands and Coachella's conflicting future 

Should you bring your partner to our plans?

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The week on TikTok, broken down: bubble skirts, absconded husbands and mysterious girls

The ultimate summer bucket list is here

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In _The Age of Magical Overthinking_, the Sounds Like A Cult podcast host breaks down our obsession with celebrity, conspiracy theories and toxic relationships

Amanda Montell’s book on irrationality makes sense of your delulu thoughts

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From sauvy b to bubbles that won’t break the bank, the Gen Z sommelier gives us a breakdown of the best sips going

An un-elitist guide to wine, by author Hannah Crosbie

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Featuring Cara Delevingne in Cabaret, Charithra Chandran’s angsty solo show and Succession stars at a theatre near you  

These 7 stage productions star your fave celebrities

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These 7 stage shows star your fave celebrities

This week on TikTok: people hate tankinis, Cara Delevingne loves house music and idc if he changed for you

Why everyone’s saying “what’s up brother”

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Featuring AI-generated art, Buddhist deities and post-apocalyptic paintings


Stop Scrolling: Here’s 5 art shows to go to this April

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April's Top 5 Art Shows to Attend

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Hollie Hilton

What's trending on TikTok this week? Alix Earle's fanboy, girlies with super niche dating needs and fake fights 

Give me £3k for a Diet Coke fountain

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Dreaming of a Diet Coke Fountain?

Vampire Weekend, iPods and Motorola Razrs are back… and so is the recession!

Are we in 2008 again? An investigation

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Echoes of 2008: An Investigation

Becky Burgum

The social media platform has automatically limited political news on all profiles. This impacts young people’s ability to engage in informed dialogue 


Why you should care about Instagram restricting the political content you see

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People silenced on social media

A slew of infidelity scandals online have seen users playing amateur detective – here’s why this can easily go wrong

Watch out: TikTok could expose you as a cheater

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TikTok's Relationship Exposé

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Cake as art, an interactive bathroom, a workbook on reclaiming marginalised anger; this charity art exhibition is a must-see 


Hysterical Collective are subverting the idea of the ‘hysterical woman’

Hysterical Collective Rethinking Women's Stereotypes

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Fotómetro’s new series Proof of Existence is an ode to our bizarre differences and quirky oddities 

These photos want you to celebrate the weirdness inside you

Celebrate Your Weirdness

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This week on TikTok, we chat about brands lowballing creators, Olivia Rodrigo's unconventional pop sound and how junk food is back 

Don’t underpay TikTokers or else…

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Fair Pay for TikTokers

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The week on TikTok, broken down: featuring influencer trips, sleep gummies and loser art

No space to be a normie

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TikTok Trends Exile Girl

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Featuring indie sleaze photography, working class portraits and powerful protest art

Stop Scrolling: Here are 6 art shows to go to this March

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March's 6 Must-See Art Shows

We analyse the week on TikTok, featuring internet-breaking strawberries and no borax, no glue

‘Hey babe, I’m off to work on an oil rig’

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Life on an Oil Rig: A Partner's Tale

Amid mass layoffs and magazine closures, woo asked strategists, podcasters, Substackers and freelancers about how to survive independent journalism

5 media creators on their best advice for young journalists

Advice from Creators for Young Journalists

5 creators on their best advice for young journalists

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Hiya, chronically online scrollers! Welcome back to TikTok Decoder, woo’s weekly breakdown of trends, sounds and creators brought to you by senior writer Darshita Goyal <3 This week is all about romance: serendipity at museums, cheaters at airports, even cities are rose-tinted. Buckle in! 

## freshly viral: the museum date of your dreams
A very good looking man spots a very good looking woman at the museum and starts a conversation. They even dance together in the end but he forgets to get her number. All this goes on TikTok and [rakes in 10m views](https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFuKofad/https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFuKofad/), so of course she finds him! They hold hands at the movies, almost kiss on cobbled streets and gift each other tulips and raspberries. I’m not crying, you are! After [who tf did I marry?](https://planetwoo.itv.com/posts/tiktok-decoder-who-tf-did-i-marry) we deserve a rom-com level successor – nine parts and counting. 

## new slang: black cat, golden retriever
You’ve probably heard of the controversial ‘reachers and settlers’ theory in relationships, and the golden retriever and black cat is a close second – except it’s more gendered. The golden retriever boyfriend loves and obsesses over his femme fatale, black cat girlfriend who’s busy running the world. Who fits this trope? According to [the internet](https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFuEm5KB/), Zendaya and Tom Holland, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds all hit the mark. Like so many trends, it’s fun and games until it’s [manipulation](https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFuECS2D/) and it’s not…

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Latest on TikTok this week: cheaters everywhere, the museum date of your dreams and the end of the beginning 

Are you a black cat or a golden retriever?

freshly viral: the museum date of your dreams

new slang: black cat, golden retriever

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