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Elena Cavender

Elena is a tech reporter and the resident Gen Z expert at Mashable. She covers TikTok and digital trends. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in American History. Email her at [email protected] or follow her @ecaviar_.


By Elena Cavender




Unlearning loneliness: How TikTok is rewriting the rules of connection
A group of women in workout clothes smiling and laughing surrounded by books, drinks, popcorn, and no wifi.


You're not the only person lurking on TikTok. In fact, most users don't post at all.
TikTok logo open on a phone screen next to the silhouette of a man looking at his phone.


Is the meet cute dead? TikTok has thoughts.
A purple-hued illustration of a crowd of people running into each other.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are TikTok official. The video is charmingly cringe.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift celebrating on the field after the Super Bowl.



'Pookie' is more than a pet name. TikTok's new favorite word is rooted in a rich cultural history.
Two phone screens displaying creators known for saying "pookie" with speech bubbles reading, "pookie."




Watch 'SNL' sing a love song about the 'Dune: Part Two' popcorn bucket
Ayo Edebiri holding the Dune 2 popcorn bucket.

Ayo Edebiri asks Nikki Haley the main cause of the Civil War in SNL's cold open
James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on SNL.




'Barbie' fans shocked: Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie got snubbed by Oscars
Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Hari Nef, and Ana Cruz Kayne on the set of 'Barbie.'

TikTok users report that they can no longer log in through Twitter / X
Phone displaying the TikTok logo.

Forget your astrological sign, the internet wants to know your 'daylist'
Screenshots of the three daylists mentioned in the story.

TikTok is criticizing young girls who shop at Sephora. They're missing the point.
A girls applying serum in spooky purple and pink lighting.
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