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Rebecca Jennings

Rebecca Jennings

Senior Correspondent

Rebecca Jennings is a senior correspondent covering social platforms and the creator economy, with a focus on how social media is changing the nature of fame, fashion, money, and human relationships. Since joining Vox in 2018, she has reported extensively on the introduction of TikTok into the US, covered the rise and fall of hype houses and sexfluencers, and investigated young tech entrepreneurs, aesthetic trends, and the nature of beauty in the social media age.

She also contributes regularly to New York magazine, profiling controversial internet personality Trisha Paytas, the quirky platform Musical.ly, and TikTok-born artist PinkPantheress. On Wednesdays, she publishes a weekly column on internet culture — sign up here to get it via email. You can reach her at rebecca.jennings@vox.com or on Twitter and Instagram at @rebexxxxa.

Latest articles by Rebecca Jennings

Dumped? Divorced? Time to go viral. Dumped? Divorced? Time to go viral. 
Culture

The new incentives of turning your pain into art.

By Rebecca Jennings
Clowns are back for Halloween, but this time, they’re … cute?Clowns are back for Halloween, but this time, they’re … cute?
CultureMember Exclusive

Something’s funny about Halloween costumes this year.

By Rebecca Jennings and Alex Abad-Santos
Why do the ugly fashion trends from our youth keep coming back?Why do the ugly fashion trends from our youth keep coming back?
Explain It to MeMember Exclusive

A reader is horrified by the return of mom jeans. What’s happening?

By Rebecca Jennings
There’s something off about this year’s “fall vibes”There’s something off about this year’s “fall vibes”
CultureMember Exclusive

Autumn is being eaten by a deluge of AI slop.

By Rebecca Jennings
How “Divorce him!” became the internet’s de facto relationship advice
The Highlight

Most men are walking red flags, according to TikTok.

By Rebecca Jennings
Saturday Night Live’s nostalgia is ruining the jokeSaturday Night Live’s nostalgia is ruining the joke
CultureMember Exclusive

Prepare for a 50th anniversary season full of self-mythologizing.

By Rebecca Jennings
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is really about coworkers who hate each otherThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is really about coworkers who hate each other
CultureMember Exclusive

Why is Utah the epicenter of reality TV?

By Alex Abad-Santos and Rebecca Jennings
The cultural power of the anti-woke tech broThe cultural power of the anti-woke tech bro
The present — and future — of the American right

The aesthetic of Cybertrucks, energy drinks, and MMA, explained.

By Rebecca Jennings
The Carrie Bradshaws of TikTokThe Carrie Bradshaws of TikTok
Culture

They detail their dates for the public. I can’t stop watching.

By Rebecca Jennings
The essential Lord of the Rings lore you need to watch The Rings of PowerThe essential Lord of the Rings lore you need to watch The Rings of Power
Culture

The second season of the series has huge news for fans of Tom Bombadil.

By Rebecca Jennings