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By the time the chorus hits, it's clear we're not in the LiveJournal era anymore: This is the kind of pastel-hued song that could soundtrack an awkward junior high slow dance in 1986.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=71&v=g_OboYfQ2x0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \"80s remix\" of \"Sugar, We're Goin Down\" is the creation of a musician from Norrköping, Sweden, named Johan Olsson. The 23-year-old multi-instrumentalist — he plays guitar, piano and bass and also sings — has his own band, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ms-mullins-185308245372377/\">ms. mullins\u003c/a>. (The group's debut EP was released June 29, and a lush, dream-pop single, \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/6qqdzgmNIAFN9FYwaAVFMv\">\"7 Years,\"\u003c/a> is streaming now). Olsson decided to create this remix after encountering a YouTube video of Stump's isolated vocal track.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I started trying out some chords, and it just evolved from there. REO Speedwagon was one of the main inspirations,\" he tells NPR Music. His Fall Out Boy experiment is his second viral hit this year, following a rework of Green Day's \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z2ZyBt2Qcs\">Boulevard of Broken Dreams\u003c/a>\" that exudes \u003cem>Miami Vice\u003c/em> intrigue rather than suburban ennui.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olsson is not the only musician dabbling in this era. Search the phrase \"80s remix\" or \"80s version\" on YouTube and you'll find thousands of synth-drenched takes on modern pop and rock songs. The trend began bubbling up in earnest in 2016, when a Canadian musician and software developer named \u003ca href=\"https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/rgpa94/justin-bieber-1985-jerry-shen-interview\">Jerry Shen\u003c/a>, who runs a YouTube channel under the name \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB3W9gT-mFMN1j12pydSNOw/videos\">TRONICBOX\u003c/a>, found \u003ca href=\"https://www.eonline.com/news/773664/can-you-handle-these-oddly-amazing-80s-remixes-of-ariana-grande-maroon-5-and-justin-bieber\">Internet fame\u003c/a> with two Justin Bieber remixes: \"What Do You Mean It's 1985?,\" a reimagining of the titular 2015 hit, and a sitcom-theme take on \"\u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/jerry-shen-403158940/justin-bieber-love-yourself-purpose-1985\">Love Yourself\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, TRONICBOX, whose catalog also includes a neon-hued \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/xXPRQHvn04s\">Ariana Grande's \"One Last Time\"\u003c/a> and an even more melodramatic \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV1N95xZ4es\">Gotye's \"Somebody That I Used To Know\u003c/a>,\" has amassed more than 27 million views with a catalog dozens of uploads deep. Popular peers \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/DUBSPILLAZ/videos\">DUBSPILLAZ\u003c/a> and the endearingly named \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykUFnyZDuY1RHzTYOgQ6sA/videos\">TotallyRad80sChannel\u003c/a> are even more prolific. Others are choosier: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UConBvvTX4NjA-ITx_xMa44g/videos\">GK Starwalker\u003c/a> has just two tracks, and only the pulsating \"1987 Version\" of Miley Cyrus' \"Wrecking Ball\" has any traction. (Consider this perhaps the digital equivalent of a one-hit wonder.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=82&v=ghWOn8eq1hw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remaking popular songs in incongruous styles is a practice as old as elevator music, and its standouts tend to trade on novelty. Consider \"Weird Al\" Yankovic's gleeful polka hits medleys, or the U.K. troupe Mike Flowers Pops, which does cheeky lounge versions of popular songs (notably Oasis' \"Wonderwall\"), or the long running \u003ca href=\"http://www.fearlessrecords.com/artists/punk-goes/\">\u003cem>Punk Goes...\u003c/em>\u003c/a> compilation series where young, loud bands tackle the pop canon. The digital mix-and-match of familiar sounds has an immediate ancestor in 2000s mashup culture: Think of the genre clashes of 2manydjs and The Hood Internet, or the revelatory hip-hop/Beatles conflation of Danger Mouse's \u003cem>The Grey Album\u003c/em>. Mashup superstar Girl Talk even sampled the \"Sugar, We're Goin Down\" drums in his own \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDDdpxEf9hM\">Smash Your Head\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet, '80s remix culture feels distinctly of its moment. Many of the videos extend their concept to the thumbnail art, where Photoshopped visions of Katy Perry in spandex workout wear, Rihanna with teased hair or Justin Bieber with a mullet are adorned with fake artist logos in neon colors and bubbly fonts — a cousin of the absurdist mock-ups that light up social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moreover, creators and listeners are in on the humor together: As with any good meme, appreciating these remixes involves a shared in-joke. \"Definitely my favorite singer from that decade,\" one listener deadpans in the comments section of a take on Ed Sheeran's \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eve7x59aXJg\">\"Shape Of You\"\u003c/a> that recalls snappy Minneapolis funk. \"What is he doing now? He kind of fell off the radar after 1994.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=31&v=eve7x59aXJg\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I get a lot of comments saying 'WHY DOES THIS WORK?' \" Johan Olsson says. \"Besides the '80s sound and fashion being pretty popular at the moment, I think it's mainly the fact that people like hearing songs from a whole new perspective.\" That said, not all remixes are created equal: There is an art to combining musical styles, and the most transcendent revamps demonstrate obvious artistic expertise and ingenuity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It helps if the source material can withstand manipulation and still maintain its emotional essence; SxAde's remix of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4xhldVpQc\">Lana Del Rey's \"Summertime Sadness\"\u003c/a> is Exhibit A. The element of surprise is a plus: It's not obvious that \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoZUjxstIZs\">Linkin Park's \"Numb\"\u003c/a> could successfully pair with glittering, Stock Aitken Waterman-esque production, but here we are. Clever visuals can help, too: \u003ca href=\"https://mashable.com/2017/01/09/rihanna-calvin-harris-80s/#2syFNC4Gkqqm\">Calvin Harris and Rihanna's \"This Is What You Came For\"\u003c/a> feels like a forbidden late-night cable access show thanks to the way YouTuber Saint-Laurent adds static and VHS degradation to the song's original clip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In TV shows such as \u003cem>Stranger Things \u003c/em>and\u003cem> GLOW\u003c/em>, the cult genre vaporwave and the steamrolling persistence of Toto's \"Africa,\" the 1980s are alive and well — but there is something exceptional in how YouTube remixers commit to the era's limitations. Synthesizers like the era-defining DX7 had a certain charming clunkiness, and a shared aesthetic of squiggly stabs, percussion rattles and bass slaps proliferated in '80s pop production. Although today's pop music certainly has its unique inventions (trap, for example, is having a mainstream moment right now), the trends tend to be more more ephemeral: It's harder to point to a focused, dominant sound that can vividly evoke the 2010s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For as faithfully as they recreate their namesake, YouTube's '80s remixes actually remind me of a more recent moment. The internet music culture of the late '90s and early 2000s was a period of rapid transformation, but even as illegal file sharing accelerated music discovery, the shortcomings of the technology kept things grounded. MP3 collections took up vast amounts of digital space and were playable only via certain programs. And, like record store crate-digging excursions, online hunts didn't always pan out: You might spend hours downloading a song, only to find out it had been mislabeled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=147&v=8uDQ0P9AWc8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These '80s remixes are also renegade efforts, albeit made with love, and too exist only within a limited framework. They're not for sale, and in most cases can only be streamed, not downloaded. Sifting through dozens of re-dos to find the true gems requires patience, and leaves room for the chance that a listener might stumble on something enchanting and different. Especially for listeners too young to have firsthand '80s nostalgia, the longing they provoke is for the early promise of music on the Internet: the pre-streaming, pre-algorithm days when throwing yourself into exploration yielded mind-expanding dividends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2018 NPR. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olsson is not the only musician dabbling in this era. Search the phrase \"80s remix\" or \"80s version\" on YouTube and you'll find thousands of synth-drenched takes on modern pop and rock songs. The trend began bubbling up in earnest in 2016, when a Canadian musician and software developer named \u003ca href=\"https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/rgpa94/justin-bieber-1985-jerry-shen-interview\">Jerry Shen\u003c/a>, who runs a YouTube channel under the name \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB3W9gT-mFMN1j12pydSNOw/videos\">TRONICBOX\u003c/a>, found \u003ca href=\"https://www.eonline.com/news/773664/can-you-handle-these-oddly-amazing-80s-remixes-of-ariana-grande-maroon-5-and-justin-bieber\">Internet fame\u003c/a> with two Justin Bieber remixes: \"What Do You Mean It's 1985?,\" a reimagining of the titular 2015 hit, and a sitcom-theme take on \"\u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/jerry-shen-403158940/justin-bieber-love-yourself-purpose-1985\">Love Yourself\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, TRONICBOX, whose catalog also includes a neon-hued \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/xXPRQHvn04s\">Ariana Grande's \"One Last Time\"\u003c/a> and an even more melodramatic \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV1N95xZ4es\">Gotye's \"Somebody That I Used To Know\u003c/a>,\" has amassed more than 27 million views with a catalog dozens of uploads deep. Popular peers \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/DUBSPILLAZ/videos\">DUBSPILLAZ\u003c/a> and the endearingly named \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykUFnyZDuY1RHzTYOgQ6sA/videos\">TotallyRad80sChannel\u003c/a> are even more prolific. Others are choosier: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UConBvvTX4NjA-ITx_xMa44g/videos\">GK Starwalker\u003c/a> has just two tracks, and only the pulsating \"1987 Version\" of Miley Cyrus' \"Wrecking Ball\" has any traction. (Consider this perhaps the digital equivalent of a one-hit wonder.)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ghWOn8eq1hw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ghWOn8eq1hw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Remaking popular songs in incongruous styles is a practice as old as elevator music, and its standouts tend to trade on novelty. Consider \"Weird Al\" Yankovic's gleeful polka hits medleys, or the U.K. troupe Mike Flowers Pops, which does cheeky lounge versions of popular songs (notably Oasis' \"Wonderwall\"), or the long running \u003ca href=\"http://www.fearlessrecords.com/artists/punk-goes/\">\u003cem>Punk Goes...\u003c/em>\u003c/a> compilation series where young, loud bands tackle the pop canon. The digital mix-and-match of familiar sounds has an immediate ancestor in 2000s mashup culture: Think of the genre clashes of 2manydjs and The Hood Internet, or the revelatory hip-hop/Beatles conflation of Danger Mouse's \u003cem>The Grey Album\u003c/em>. Mashup superstar Girl Talk even sampled the \"Sugar, We're Goin Down\" drums in his own \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDDdpxEf9hM\">Smash Your Head\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet, '80s remix culture feels distinctly of its moment. Many of the videos extend their concept to the thumbnail art, where Photoshopped visions of Katy Perry in spandex workout wear, Rihanna with teased hair or Justin Bieber with a mullet are adorned with fake artist logos in neon colors and bubbly fonts — a cousin of the absurdist mock-ups that light up social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moreover, creators and listeners are in on the humor together: As with any good meme, appreciating these remixes involves a shared in-joke. \"Definitely my favorite singer from that decade,\" one listener deadpans in the comments section of a take on Ed Sheeran's \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eve7x59aXJg\">\"Shape Of You\"\u003c/a> that recalls snappy Minneapolis funk. \"What is he doing now? He kind of fell off the radar after 1994.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/eve7x59aXJg'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/eve7x59aXJg'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\"I get a lot of comments saying 'WHY DOES THIS WORK?' \" Johan Olsson says. \"Besides the '80s sound and fashion being pretty popular at the moment, I think it's mainly the fact that people like hearing songs from a whole new perspective.\" That said, not all remixes are created equal: There is an art to combining musical styles, and the most transcendent revamps demonstrate obvious artistic expertise and ingenuity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It helps if the source material can withstand manipulation and still maintain its emotional essence; SxAde's remix of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4xhldVpQc\">Lana Del Rey's \"Summertime Sadness\"\u003c/a> is Exhibit A. 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Synthesizers like the era-defining DX7 had a certain charming clunkiness, and a shared aesthetic of squiggly stabs, percussion rattles and bass slaps proliferated in '80s pop production. Although today's pop music certainly has its unique inventions (trap, for example, is having a mainstream moment right now), the trends tend to be more more ephemeral: It's harder to point to a focused, dominant sound that can vividly evoke the 2010s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For as faithfully as they recreate their namesake, YouTube's '80s remixes actually remind me of a more recent moment. The internet music culture of the late '90s and early 2000s was a period of rapid transformation, but even as illegal file sharing accelerated music discovery, the shortcomings of the technology kept things grounded. MP3 collections took up vast amounts of digital space and were playable only via certain programs. 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"content": "\u003cp>A couple of months ago, I was hanging out with my friend's three children (11-year-old Bruno, 9-year-old twins Zita and Lucas) when they told me quite firmly, \"You should write about \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em>. Everyone at school is obsessed with it.\" What I gathered from them was that this was a video game causing a fervor not seen since the \u003ca href=\"https://www.pokemongo.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Pokémon GO\u003c/em>\u003c/a> craze of summer 2016—only this was significantly less cute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's really out of hand,\" Bruno said. \"Parents don't let their kids play \u003cem>Call of Duty\u003c/em> or \u003cem>Assassin's Creed\u003c/em>, but \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em> is more allowed because it looks so animated and you don't blow up when you get shot.\" Zita audibly sighed: \"A lot of people in school play it because they think they're cool when they do.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, last week, I heard from my sister, who lives in Australia with her two young daughters. \"Have you heard of this \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em> game?\" she asked. \"The school just sent us a letter about it and they've never done that about a video game before.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She forwarded me the letter, which offered a detailed description of play: \"Much like \u003cem>The Hunger Games\u003c/em>, 100 players are dropped into a world (that's 100 strangers) and work to collect resources to eliminate other players using weapons they've collected. The game takes on a cartoon-like narrative and does not have any graphic depictions of blood and guts.\" The letter closed with a suggestion that, if children wanted to play, parents should do it with them and monitor them closely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the UK, recent newspaper reports about \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em> have been far less measured. According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/primary-schools-urge-parents-keep-12686365?utm_campaign=mirror_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1528790696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Daily Mirror:\u003c/em>\u003c/a> “Primary school heads across Britain have urged their pupils to stay away from 'highly-addictive' video game \u003cem>Fortnite... \u003c/em>Teachers say the violent game is behind an increase in poor behavior by students and is distracting pupils from their work… A nine-year-old girl was forced into rehab after she became so addicted she refused to leave the screen to go to the toilet, according to one report.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gUtfBmw86Y\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given the pervasiveness of \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em> on a now-global level, KQED Pop decided to talk to both parents and kids to find out what impact the game is having on them. The kids have a wide variety of reasons for loving the game, while parents, across the board, expressed a combination of frustration and despair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elizabeth Boucher, a mother of two boys, aged 9 and 12, says that \"the game has been a massive pain in our family.\" She agreed to allow her oldest son to start playing six months ago, after he complained that “it’s all everyone talks about in school. I can’t join in with conversations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Boucher has found it hard to get him away from the game. \"As an example of how it affects family dynamics,\" she says, \"we’ve offered to take them to their favorite Italian restaurant tonight, but they would rather just [stay in] to increase their game time. I spoke to them last night about whether they felt the house had been happier without the game and they both agreed it had. They thought we were all less angry. It doesn’t matter how long they play for, it's never enough. There's nearly always an argument when they are asked to come off.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andy Fyfe, father to Junior, 11, and Nell, 9, echoes Boucher's thoughts. \"It's a constant source of conflict,\" he says. \"Because it’s so addictive, we ration it very strictly. When he’s told to stop playing, Junior’s often extremely combative and pissed off, and it takes a few minutes to get his head out of attack mode, which I guess testifies to \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em>'s immersive nature. He’s getting better at modifying that behavior and, when he does snap out of it, he’s incredibly apologetic—almost ashamed sometimes. But it's never enough game time, and the constant 'When can I go back on?' wheedling is a huge source of friction. Nell wasn’t bothered about the game until she realized that demanding \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em> time wound Junior up, so she started playing it out of spite. Now she’s hooked as well!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Junior explains why: \"The variety of the gameplay is really exciting. Each battle is different and created in a random way, so you never know what you’re going to have to deal with. The reason I like playing with my friends is the 2x2 matches, where you team up with a friend and there’s a ton of other pairs. You’re fighting 49 other teams for the victory. You can build places to hide, and the variety of weapons is exciting. When you get the latest gun you feel like you’ve won already.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The primary concerns that come up repeatedly from parents are both the violence involved in game play, and the fact that their kids are coming into contact with so many strangers online. Which, it turns out, are two major appeals for the kids themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One 9-year-old boy says, \"It’s really fun. It’s a shooting game without any blood in it. I love it because there are so many different weapons and challenges. It’s just so fun!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Max, 11, says, \"My favorite parts of \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em> are communicating with kids and getting high kills.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nell says, \"Being able to talk to friends is really exciting. It’s like a virtual playground. Except with guns and killing. I wouldn’t want that in my real playground.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olivia, 11, says, \"I like that you can talk to people through your headset. I like playing with everyone around the world; anyone can play it. My mum tries to stop me because she doesn't like the violence, but I don’t really listen. I don’t usually like video games, but this one I \u003cem>really\u003c/em> like. I played it once and it was just like that [snaps fingers].\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lucy Murphy, a mother of two boys, aged 7 and 9, says, \"It frightens the life out of me regarding [them talking to] strangers. A big reason why the Xbox is in the living room rather than being away in a play room—so we can keep a close eye on them. I’ve always hated shooting games. I just can’t get my head around all the violence. When we go into gaming stores, I look at all the posters and games and it amazes me how many are violent. It makes me sad that this is what's popular.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What becomes clear from the kids though, is that, if \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em> was only about fighting to the virtual death, it probably wouldn't hold their attention for so long. Characters are appealing because of special victory dance moves and \"skins\"—costumes available to buy using \"V-Bucks,\" a virtual currency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s not just about killing other players,\" Nell says. \"You get to build things by using the stuff left around, or cutting down trees and mining materials. The new dances are really great too.\" Her brother, Junior agrees. \"The most intriguing thing for me is that there’s always new games and game modes,\" he says, \"and new skins too.\" Justice, 11, likes other virtual accessories, \"I love the jetpack! That's the latest addition to\u003cem> Fortnite\u003c/em>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Olivia confirms that a major appeal for her are \"all the skins,\" her mother asks: \"Why do you want to spend V-Bucks on things that aren’t real? It’s nothing you can bring home and have forever, so you can’t get anything from it really.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You can!\" Olivia objects. \"I just really like them! The best skin is Omega. I haven't got that yet.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.usgamer.net/articles/01-05-2018-the-10-best-fortnite-battle-royale-skins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USGamer.net theorizes that\u003c/a> \"skins are a mark of wealth in the free-to-play world. They show off to other players on the battlefield that hey, I have the money to spend on this game.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While she doesn't play the game herself, 9-year-old Zita wants everyone—kids \u003cem>and\u003c/em> parents—to keep the \u003cem>Fortnite\u003c/em> craze in perspective. \"I think \u003cem>Fortnite'\u003c/em>s not the best, but if you think about fidget spinners and Jake Paul, those were things that everyone got obsessed with for a few months, and now no one cares at all about them. \u003cem>Fortnite,\"\u003c/em> she concludes, \"is probably just a phase.\"\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/10/599808766/i-m-responsible-for-what-happens-at-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-will-tell-senate\">grilled on Capitol Hill\u003c/a> last month, Sen. Lindsey Graham asked him whether his company faces any real competition: \"If I buy a Ford, and it doesn't work well, and I don't like it, I can buy a Chevy. If I'm upset with Facebook, what's the equivalent product that I can go sign up for?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZNqZxVt1g4\">Zuckerberg replied\u003c/a> that many companies offer a version of some of the services that Facebook does.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You don't think you have a monopoly?\" Graham asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It certainly doesn't feel like that to me,\" Zuckerberg answered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For almost as long as people have been using Facebook, people have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2018/03/21/595791340/will-facebooks-cambridge-analytica-scandal-actually-cause-users-to-delete-the-ap\">talking about quitting Facebook\u003c/a>. The reasons tend to ebb and flow, depending on whether concerns about privacy, democracy or mental health are grabbing the headlines that week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the reasons for staying remain pretty much the same: All our friends are here, and where would we go instead?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For all its ubiquity, Facebook is only 14 years old, and just because it's dominant now doesn't mean it always will be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given all the evident problems with Facebook's current design, I began to wonder: What might a better social network look like? And why aren't we on it yet?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The best parts of Facebook\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I really think Facebook is destructive, so I've been doing that thought experiment pretty often,\" says mathematician and data scientist Cathy O'Neil. 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If that is all owned by the government and centralized — that's a problem in itself. That's exactly the kind of problem that we worry about when we hear about like the NSA having access to the metadata around our phone calls.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A decentralized model\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ethan Zuckerman is director of the Center for Civic Media at the MIT Media Lab. He also thinks the corporate, monopolistic structure of Facebook is worth rethinking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Facebook has an awful lot of power by virtue of the fact that you have a single company making decisions for about 2 billion people all around the world,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zuckerman says the next iteration of social networks could be decentralized, instead of run by one company. One example of this is a network that already exists, called \u003ca href=\"https://joinmastodon.org/\">Mastodon\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cp>\"Alexa, why is Pluto so awesome?\"\u003cbr>\n\"Alexa, what is seven plus three?\"\u003cbr>\n\"Alexa, who is Harry Potter?\"\u003cbr>\n\"Alexa, I'm bored.\"\u003cbr>\n\"Alexa, where do babies come from?\"*\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Families who have an artificially intelligent \"smart speaker\" at home like Amazon's Echo may be used to kids saying stuff like this. And Amazon (which is a financial supporter of NPR) has just announced that Alexa's going to get better at answering them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(*Except that last one. Alexa's reply: \"People make people, but how they're made would be a better question for a grownup.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, the company unveiled a new version of its Echo home device with a spill-proof case and a warranty. Amazon is also introducing parental controls, including time limits, for the Echo for the first time. 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Reid describes Alexa's personality as \"humble, smart, helpful, sometimes funny.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcN1saEa07A\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What this all adds up to is hard to predict. Amazon seems to be nudging families to feel comfortable around Alexa — to put an Echo in the playroom, or even in a kid's bedroom, as shown in a company promotional video. But is that really the best idea?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cassell says her research shows that interacting with AI \"is endlessly interesting to children in different ways at different ages. And there hasn't been a lot of talk about how this is going to be used developmentally, and I think we really need to put it a lot more effort into that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pamela Pavliscak agrees. She's a futurist and a professor at Pratt Institute who focuses on our emotional relationships with technology. In her research she's found kids and teens already often see Alexa \"as a friend of the family.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's occupying that weird space between a friend, a human friend, and something else. And I think for kids especially, their conception of that is so fluid.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Up to now, Pavliscak notes, some families have found smart speakers more wholesome and engaging than devices with screens. Instead of interrupting your conversation with your kids to look at a phone, you can call out \"Alexa, what's the weather?\" and everyone hears the answer at the same time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, some of the FreeTime Unlimited subscription offerings, like trivia games and audiobooks, offer kids the opportunity to engage with the device solo for longer periods of time. 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The \u003ca href=\"https://www.dividedstatesofwomen.com/video\">accompanying video series\u003c/a> features interviews with women across the country about the pressures of motherhood, the media’s obsession with aging, and unconscious bias.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem> Start with: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/divided%E2%80%90states%E2%80%90of%E2%80%90women/id1286839105?mt=2&i=1000394883635\">\"The Women Who Get Left Out of #BlackGirlMagic\"\u003c/a> --\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem> A great exploration of why one label never fits all when it comes to defining women.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Girlboss Radio\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 386px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-103108 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM.png 386w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-240x240.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-375x375.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">'Girlboss Radio' is hosted by Sophia Amoruso.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yes, fashion entrepreneur and #GIRLBOSS author Sophia Amoruso has had a rough couple of years, with the bankruptcy of Nasty Gal, the fashion brand she founded, and a Netflix show based on her life canceled after just one season -- but the caliber of her guests on \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.girlboss.com/podcast/\">Girlboss Radio\u003c/a>\u003c/em> is undeniably top notch. Amoruso interviews inspiring women of all stripes --CEOs, co‐founders, journalists, actors, you name it. Previous guests include \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.manrepeller.com/\">Man Repeller\u003c/a> \u003c/em>founder, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ManRepeller?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Leandra Medine;\u003c/a> ex-VICE Media Executive Creative Director, \u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/amel-monsur-34886348/\">Amel Monsur\u003c/a>; and lawyer/ political scientist, \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne-Marie_Slaughter\">Anne‐Marie Slaughter. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Start with: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/girlboss%E2%80%90radio%E2%80%90with%E2%80%90sophia%E2%80%90%20amoruso/id1041122387?mt=2&i=1000399507040\">\"Dr Lauren Hazzouri – Clinical Psychologist and Founder of HeyLauren.com\"\u003c/a> -- A guide to skirting gendered societal norms, and why prioritizing the emotional and mental health of girls and women is key to a brighter future.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The History Chicks\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 387px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-103109 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM.png 387w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM-240x240.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM-375x375.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.45.21-PM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">'The History Chicks' is hosted by Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can’t be what you can’t see, and, for centuries, females have been pushed to the fringes of significant cultural, scientific, and political achievements. \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://thehistorychicks.com/\">The History Chicks\u003c/a> \u003c/em>aims to correct that imbalance and ensure that the legacies of badass women are remembered today and in the future. Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider have covered everyone from Hypatia of Alexandria to Josephine Baker, and they seriously know their stuff. Clocking in at around 60‐90 minutes, each episode is packed with references to books, interviews, and biographies, making it easy to learn more about important women from history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Start with: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the%E2%80%90history%E2%80%90chicks/id415983183?mt=2&i=1000381098738\">\"Episode 84: Ida B. Wells\"\u003c/a> -- This lesson about the woman who campaigned tirelessly for civil rights causes will give you faith that one person can make a difference.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Call Your Girlfriend \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103111\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 378px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-103111 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.53.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.53.07-PM.png 378w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.53.07-PM-160x164.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.53.07-PM-240x246.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.53.07-PM-375x385.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.53.07-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.53.07-PM-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">'Call Your Girlfriend' is hosted by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You’re probably familiar with bi‐coastal besties, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, who call each other each week from their respective homes in Brooklyn and Los Angeles -- and for good reason. Since launching in 2014,\u003cem> \u003ca href=\"http://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/\">Call Your Girlfriend\u003c/a> \u003c/em>has become synonymous with female friendship and unapologetic feminism. No topic is too highbrow or lowbrow, from reproductive rights and the healthcare system, to the merits of \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4425200/?ref_=nv_sr_1\">\u003cem>John Wick 2\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. A personal, political, and pop culture feast for the ears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem> Start with: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/call%E2%80%90your%E2%80%90girlfriend/id881487725?mt=2&i=1000394930318\">\"Episode 119: \"She Won\"\u003c/a> -- These interviews with women rising in politics will make you feel a little brighter about the \u003c/em>\u003cem>future, and reveal how women can shape this year’s mid‐terms.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Also check out Aminatou and Ann's guest episodes of KQED's \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/category/the-cooler/\">The Cooler\u003c/a>:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.kqed.org/.stream/mp3splice/radio/thecooler/2015/10/TheCoolerEpisode7.mp3\" title=\"Aminatou Sow of 'Call Your Girlfriend'\" program=\"The Cooler\" image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/10/Aminatou-Sow.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.kqed.org/.stream/mp3splice/radio/thecooler/2016/03/AnnFriedman.mp3\" title=\"Ann Friedman on Everything from Shine Theory to Kim Kardashian\" program=\"The Cooler\" image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/03/ann-friedman-the-cooler.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Stuff Mom Never Told You \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103113\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 386px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-103113 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM.png 386w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM-240x240.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM-375x375.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.03.26-PM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">'Stuff Mom Never Told You' is hosted by Emilie Aries and Bridget Todd.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>From the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://shows.howstuffworks.com/\">HowStuffWorks\u003c/a> \u003c/em>podcast family, this is a well-established, but nevertheless brilliant, podcast that looks at the challenges of being a woman today -- from the commercialization of feminism to the toll of emotional labor. Hosts Emilie Aries and Bridget Todd release two podcasts per week, which means that their topics are always of the moment. If you’ve ever wondered if watching trashy TV shows or dropping next month’s rent on skincare at Sephora makes you less of a feminist, Aries and Todd are here for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Start with: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/what%E2%80%90does%E2%80%90it%E2%80%90mean%E2%80%90to%E2%80%90be%E2%80%90unladylike%E2%80%90in%E2%80%902018/id304531053?i=1000400614884&mt=2\">\"What does it mean to be ‘Unladylike’ in 2018?\"\u003c/a> -- A friendly reminder than it’s time to drop the idea that successful women have to be likable and \u003c/em>\u003cem>well‐behaved.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong> She’s All Fat \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103112\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 387px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-103112 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM.png 387w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM-240x240.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM-375x375.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.58.22-PM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">'She's All Fat' is hosted by April K. Quioh and Sophia Carter-Kahn.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hosts April K. Quioh and Sophie Carter‐Kahn believe that body positivity has been co‐opted for commercial purposes, so they’re bringing back self‐love by examining the intersection between fatness and feminism. Since launching in September 2017,\u003cem> \u003ca href=\"https://shesallfatpod.com/\">She’s All Fat\u003c/a>\u003c/em> has provided a space to share personal experiences and increase fat visibility, while discussing fatness within pop culture and society. While this podcast identifies as “chill vibes only,” it doesn’t shy away from examining how etymology has a lot to answer for, from questioning why a plus-size woman looking fabulous is considered “brave,” to reclaiming fat as a descriptor, not an insult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem> Start with: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episode%E2%80%909%E2%80%90roxane%E2%80%90gays%E2%80%90hunger/id1275942047?i=1000394324693&mt=2\">\"Episode 9: Roxanne Gay’s Hunger\"\u003c/a> -- Quioh and Carter‐Khan delve into the complexities of how to separate critical thought from personal disappointment in a cultural hero.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Guilty Feminist\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103115\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 387px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-103115 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM.png 387w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM-240x240.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM-375x375.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-3.14.12-PM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">'The Guilty Feminist' is hosted by Deborah Frances-White.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Despite what much of the world may want us to believe, identifying as a feminist doesn’t automatically make you a perfect, flawless human being. This list, then, wouldn't be complete without\u003cem> \u003ca href=\"http://guiltyfeminist.com/\">The Guilty Feminist\u003c/a>,\u003c/em> a stalwart feminist podcast that assures all of us that you can be a feminist and insecure/ a hypocrite / a hot mess. Host and comedian Deborah Francis‐White invites fellow comedians to tackle subjects like the perils and pitfalls of being a 21st century feminist, period poverty, female friendship, and smashing the patriarchy, one gag at a time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Start with: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the%E2%80%90guilty%E2%80%90feminist/id1068940771?mt=2&i=1000398843618\">\"Episode 80. What’s the Deal with Men? with Tiff Stevenson\"\u003c/a> -- The breakdown of micro differences between the ways women and men are treated in the workplace will have you both laughing out loud and cringing in agreement.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Girlboss Radio\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 386px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-103108 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM.png 386w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-240x240.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-375x375.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-16-at-2.38.21-PM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">'Girlboss Radio' is hosted by Sophia Amoruso.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yes, fashion entrepreneur and #GIRLBOSS author Sophia Amoruso has had a rough couple of years, with the bankruptcy of Nasty Gal, the fashion brand she founded, and a Netflix show based on her life canceled after just one season -- but the caliber of her guests on \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.girlboss.com/podcast/\">Girlboss Radio\u003c/a>\u003c/em> is undeniably top notch. 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Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider have covered everyone from Hypatia of Alexandria to Josephine Baker, and they seriously know their stuff. Clocking in at around 60‐90 minutes, each episode is packed with references to books, interviews, and biographies, making it easy to learn more about important women from history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Start with: \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the%E2%80%90history%E2%80%90chicks/id415983183?mt=2&i=1000381098738\">\"Episode 84: Ida B. 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Since launching in 2014,\u003cem> \u003ca href=\"http://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/\">Call Your Girlfriend\u003c/a> \u003c/em>has become synonymous with female friendship and unapologetic feminism. No topic is too highbrow or lowbrow, from reproductive rights and the healthcare system, to the merits of \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4425200/?ref_=nv_sr_1\">\u003cem>John Wick 2\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. 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Hosts Emilie Aries and Bridget Todd release two podcasts per week, which means that their topics are always of the moment. 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"content": "\u003cp>A couple of months ago, a dear friend of mine had surgery on one of her knees. It left her largely housebound and on bed rest for an extended period. I called her one day to check in, and asked her how she had been keeping herself amused. Here is a rough approximation of the conversation that followed:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Her:\u003c/strong> \"I've got super into watching Pearl Parties.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Me:\u003c/strong> \"What's a Pearl Party? Is it porn?\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Her:\u003c/strong> \"No! It’s like gambling, but with pearls. There's only one lady I really like to watch open the oysters, but there are tons of them.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Me:\u003c/strong> \"Wait. There are actual oysters involved?\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Her:\u003c/strong> \"Totally. She opens the oysters and inside there are pearls that have all been dyed different colors.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Me:\u003c/strong> \"And then what?\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Her:\u003c/strong> \"Nothing. That's it.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Me:\u003c/strong> \"But... what's the point?\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Her:\u003c/strong> \"Okay, so it’s like $25 to buy one oyster, or you 'game pay' to play games and win the oysters and bags and necklaces and things.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Me:\u003c/strong> \"Necklaces and things?\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Her:\u003c/strong> \"Yeah. Necklaces you put the pearls into, which you can win in the games as well. The one lady I really like also does these mystery tote bags for all genders and ages. It’s a whole operation.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Me:\u003c/strong> \"This makes absolutely no sense.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Her:\u003c/strong> \"It does to her. I'm pretty sure she makes really good money doing this.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two days later, my friend sent me a link to a live show, with a note attached: \"Okay, here's my favorite Pearl Party host,\" she wrote. \"She really is a very cool, chill person. And she goes on for hours -- until 3 or 4 in the morning.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_102835\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 332px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102835\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-2.48.29-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-2.48.29-PM.png 332w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-2.48.29-PM-160x223.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-2.48.29-PM-240x335.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana, a Pearl Party host on Facebook has thousands of fans.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Turns out, my pal's favorite Pearl Party is \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/keepingitrealinjersey/\">Keeping it Real in New Jersey\u003c/a>. The show she directed me to was Shakespeare-long (three and a half hours) and featured a suburban woman named Ana, sitting in a crafting room, interacting warmly with her viewers, while games were played and oysters were opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For most of the live video, Ana chatted about whatever came up in the comments -- \"fur babies,\" her viewers' physical ailments (\"I hope your back gets better fast!\"), the weather (\"Oh no, snowing 4 to 5 inches an hour, Barbara!\"), and, inevitably, pearls, which were greeted rapturously by viewers (“Beautiful colors”; “Oh my those gorgeous matallic [sic] pinks in the front Amy”). Voices and dogs were frequently heard in the background, and family members interrupted. When things got quiet for a few seconds in the comments, Ana filled the time singing snippets of Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Loretta Lynn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The entire thing seemed, to me at least, completely batshit crazy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_102836\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 283px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102836\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.04.11-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.04.11-PM.png 283w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.04.11-PM-160x258.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.04.11-PM-240x387.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana presenting the potential prizes of her Pearl Party.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Games played by viewers and Ana include Pearlopoly, Big Bingo Bash, and Pearlette (Ana had to literally dust off a mini roulette wheel before she could do that last one). And these people have an entire language all of their own. \"Cages,\" \"the Aw Shucks Bucket,\" and \"the Kindness Tray\" were discussed repeatedly, and I never quite figured out what any of this meant. I thought, \u003cem>This is what happens when you turn a \u003ca href=\"http://www.pearl-factory.com/pick-a-pearl\">Pearl Factory\u003c/a> store into a concept, inject it with a little Las Vegas, then throw it at the internet. Hard.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the end of Ana's video, there were over 3,000 comments on it. In disbelief, I went to \u003cem>Keeping it Real in New Jersey\u003c/em>'s Facebook, only to find it has over 21,000 followers. A cursory Facebook search revealed a wealth of other Pearl Parties including: My Lucky Pearls, The Pearl Lady of Portage, Phana Packer Pearl Girl, Angel Pearls Canada, That Pearl Life, Forever Curious Oyster, and simply too many more to list here. A couple of Pearl Parties stood out because of their sheer dominance -- a single \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pearlchicittakestwo/videos/1336995699733802/\">Pearl Chic video\u003c/a> on Facebook, for example, currently has almost 70,000 views.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102837 alignright\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.44.16-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.44.16-PM.png 374w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.44.16-PM-160x262.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.44.16-PM-240x393.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\">Then there's \u003ca href=\"https://www.vantelpearls.com/index.asp\">Vantel Pearls\u003c/a>, a company that has been hosting Pearl Parties since 1987, which means this used to be a thing people did at specifically organized gatherings in their homes. And, according to the Vantel website, \u003ca href=\"https://www.vantelpearls.com/host.asp\">it still \u003cem>is\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. Vantel veers away from the gambling element that Ana embraces and spins more towards spirituality. Founder and CEO \u003ca href=\"https://www.vantelpearls.com/story.asp\">Joan Hartel Cabral says on her website\u003c/a>: \"Pearls have taught me about gratitude and nature’s wisdom. How many of us are able to take a challenge, as Oysters do, and find the gift in it? It isn’t always easy to find the positive in the hardships we endure, but in time, beauty is often revealed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pearl Party popularity is now at such an all-time high that \u003ca href=\"https://www.timelesspearl.com/truth-oyster-opening-parties/\">Timeless Pearl\u003c/a>, a purveyor of high quality saltwater pearls, has an entire page on its website explaining the problems with Pearl Parties. \"Most pearls used in oyster-opening parties are freshwater pearls, which are implanted into used oysters right before packaging,\" it says. \"The pearls are real, but unfortunately, they are often misrepresented as being the more valuable saltwater pearls... The pearls would have been bought wholesale for anything between $0.10 and $3.50, depending on the mollusk type, and sold to party attendees at anything from $25 to $200.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Websites warning of the \"scam\" nature of Pearl Parties -- and there are plenty -- often fail to see what these strange little videos are really providing. In many ways, it seems that much of the appeal has little to do with the actual pearls and more to do with feeling part of a community. Based on their multitude of comments, many of the people who tuned into \u003cem>Keeping it Real in New Jersey\u003c/em> seemed to already know each other and feel a kinship with host, Ana, as my friend does. When players won pearls, they were warmly congratulated by strangers in the thread. When one viewer talked about turning 80, birthday wishes were sent. And they are planning their \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/keepingitrealinjersey/?hc_ref=ARSBeDe9kcP1tDREhliAFq00PsUtZOMq4l9EpVVuNB8dwbnwb4qxH_UfG0fBNfXiBxs&fref=nf\">second annual group cruise\u003c/a> (because of course that's a thing).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot of people watching probably do so for the same reason my friend started: boredom and isolation brought on by outside factors. Pearl Parties are an escape. And while there is undoubtedly a very profitable system in place for the hosts, many viewers are there simply to observe and comment and feel part of their own little clique -- and doing that is entirely free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those that do participate, it's impossible to know just how many truly believe they're getting something valuable. It's possible that participants are doing so with the full knowledge that they're not getting the quality of a high-end pearl (the dye is a pretty major giveaway). In the end, perhaps throwing money at Pearl Parties is a little like our willingness to overpay for drinks and snacks at stadiums and other large music venues: you're not paying for the product, you're paying for the overall experience. And based on what I saw, that experience is a predominantly joyful one -- even if it makes very little sense to the rest of us.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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And these people have an entire language all of their own. \"Cages,\" \"the Aw Shucks Bucket,\" and \"the Kindness Tray\" were discussed repeatedly, and I never quite figured out what any of this meant. I thought, \u003cem>This is what happens when you turn a \u003ca href=\"http://www.pearl-factory.com/pick-a-pearl\">Pearl Factory\u003c/a> store into a concept, inject it with a little Las Vegas, then throw it at the internet. Hard.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the end of Ana's video, there were over 3,000 comments on it. In disbelief, I went to \u003cem>Keeping it Real in New Jersey\u003c/em>'s Facebook, only to find it has over 21,000 followers. A cursory Facebook search revealed a wealth of other Pearl Parties including: My Lucky Pearls, The Pearl Lady of Portage, Phana Packer Pearl Girl, Angel Pearls Canada, That Pearl Life, Forever Curious Oyster, and simply too many more to list here. A couple of Pearl Parties stood out because of their sheer dominance -- a single \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pearlchicittakestwo/videos/1336995699733802/\">Pearl Chic video\u003c/a> on Facebook, for example, currently has almost 70,000 views.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102837 alignright\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.44.16-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.44.16-PM.png 374w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.44.16-PM-160x262.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-26-at-3.44.16-PM-240x393.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\">Then there's \u003ca href=\"https://www.vantelpearls.com/index.asp\">Vantel Pearls\u003c/a>, a company that has been hosting Pearl Parties since 1987, which means this used to be a thing people did at specifically organized gatherings in their homes. 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"content": "\u003cp>Fashion, at its core, is one long battle for freshness. 75 years after the very first Fashion Week, and 115 since America's first catwalk show, the ante keeps getting upped by fashion pioneers to grab attention by any means necessary. Nowhere was this more evident than at Fashion Week this year. Designers went full tilt into crazy town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://chromat.co/\">Chromat\u003c/a> worked Cheetos into its runway show and designs:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_102237\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-102237\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-800x1202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1202\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-800x1202.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-768x1154.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-1020x1532.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-799x1200.jpg 799w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-1920x2884.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-1180x1773.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-960x1442.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-240x361.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290-520x781.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-916325290.jpg 1997w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A model walks the runway for Chromat during New York Fashion Week, on February 9, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/ Getty Images for Chromat)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Collina Strada incorporated a real-live-baby accessory:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_102238\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-102238\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488-520x780.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2018/02/GettyImages-915870488.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A model walks the runway at the Collina Strada AW18 Collection during Fashion Week, February 8, 2018, New York City. 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The first wave of responses came from the fashion elite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Italian fashion journalist, Anna Dello Russo:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BfmZpppBaO0/?hl=en&taken-by=anna_dello_russo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>W\u003c/em>'s contributing fashion editor Giovanna Battaglia and artist Maurizio Cattelan:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfn6Rd5hF6-/?taken-by=bat_gio\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Fashion consultant Yasmin Sewell and fashion creative designer Mark Vassallo:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bff8kEGBoC1/?taken-by=yasminsewell\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the fun really started once the word spread beyond the realms of professional fashionistas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Casual couples:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfo-tI6DiLK/?taken-by=brunanakano\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Party people:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfr7lvshnEP/?taken-by=denis_ishpaev\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Terrifing, plate-collecting Russian dudes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BftBNMshjYN/?taken-by=tubikart\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Interspecies mash-ups:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BfoWRxdlS-i/?taken-by=iam_bora_\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Dolls:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfj7QnhhYeV/?taken-by=swirlgirl2008\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Teddy bears (Moschino ones, of course):\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfs4Mvjhj3r/?taken-by=theasuncionist\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Perfect mom-daughter pairings:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BfqyTOBABNP/?taken-by=downtowndoll\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Whatever the hell is going on here:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BfsdJ88HeXS/?taken-by=denise_mcconnochie_veils\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">One-time \u003ca href=\"http://ew.com/article/2013/12/05/project-runway-all-stars-marge-simpson-gets-a-fashion-makeover-video/\">\u003cem>Project Runway All Stars\u003c/em> guest\u003c/a>, Marge Simpson:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BftJ-FggAVf/?taken-by=kikascharm\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Amazing Anna Wintour imaginings:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BftLtYMlEdF/?taken-by=drawbertson\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">Dashing Sonny and Cher lookalikes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BfjvEtNgaGz/?taken-by=elia.cazzaniga\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">And finally... a true originator who is finally getting the credit he deserves:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BfsUhf8BjKq/?taken-by=lkerin\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instagram is currently alive with #GucciChallenge head combo photos. 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