By Maggie Carey Edited by Anna Kate Mereness @bran_flakezz on Instagram If you’re ever in New York City for long enough, you’ll see it: someone recording themselves talking, taking pictures of dinner or stopping in the sidewalk to show an outfit. In the Big Apple, content creation is booming and behind the endless Tik Toks, Instagram Reels and ringlights is an entire ecosystem you might not even know about. That's right–I’m talking about the group of influencers that have tak

By Kiser Young Edited by Anna Kate Mereness Follow along with senior journalism and strategic communication student Kiser Young and his takes on music, culture/trending news, fashion and various forms of media following his friends and life in Oxford as a soon to be Miami university grad. Hello all, I hope you’re enjoying the 62-80 degree weather range we’ve been having, because I for sure am not… Not knowing whether I need to plan to wear pants for the frigid mornings or sho

By Kenzi Perkins Edited by Anna Kate Mereness @kenziiialaina on Pinterest For so long, what was considered beautiful in society was anything but natural. Plastic surgery, caked on makeup and colored hair were praised as the epitome of beauty. Think back to just a few years ago… Anything but natural Scrolling through social media, you see getting ready videos, makeup tutorials and day-in-the-life videos–all informing you that everything you’re doing to feel beautiful is wrong.