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Is it really that surprising that Gen Z is reviving another millennial relic? After making low-rise jeans and early-2000s nostalgia cool again, they’ve now resurrected Tumblr—the chaotic, aesthetic-obsessed blogging platform that once ruled the internet with mood boards, angst, and unapologetic weirdness. But this time, it’s not just about nostalgia. For Gen Z, Tumblr is an escape hatch from an algorithm-choked internet ruled by influencers, ad targeting, and Elon Musk’s existential unraveling on X. According to new data, Gen Z now makes up half of Tumblr’s monthly active users and 60% of new sign-ups. The attraction? Less “look at my life” and more “look at the inside of my brain.” Videos by VICE Why is Tumblr Making a Comeback? Tumblr, launched in 2007, hit peak relevance around 2014, with more than 100 million users and a stranglehold on teen culture. But while platforms like Instagram leaned hard into monetization and influencer economies, Tumblr struggled to adapt. Yahoo’s $1.1 billion acquisition in 2013 didn’t help—it faded into millennial memory as other platforms took over. Until now. Tumblr’s recent revival kicked into high gear during the near-ban of TikTok earlier this year, and again when Brazil temporarily shut down access to X.

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht | April 10 , 2025 Try These Alternatives Instead Instagram, the photo and video-sharing platform, has become synonymous with online connection for many. If you also find yourself mindlessly scrolling through an endless stream of Reels, Stories, and posts and are looking for a more relaxed and potentially more fulfilling social media experience, here are five alternatives to Instagram that offer a breath of fresh air. It looks a lot like old Instagram, with a simple photo feed. The best part? It doesn’t have all the extra stuff Instagram has now, like Stories, short videos (Reels), or algorithmic content. You also won’t see any ads. Pixelfed Unlike Instagram’s focus on curated, permanent content, Snapchat creates a space where users feel comfortable sharing their unfiltered moments with close friends. Many prefer using Snapchat because it feels more personal and less performative. Snapchat Yes! The blogging/social media website, Tumblr is still around. Launched in 2007, the platform allows you to create your blog. You can write stuff and share pictures, memes, GIFs, and videos. Tumblr If you are more into sharing images on Threads and Bluesky, Pinksky may be the one for you. Similar to Threads

Last week was Cinemacon, essentially the E3 of the film world, for better and worse. Over four days, major studios like Disney and Lionsgate take over Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to unveil logos,  trailers, and a cavalcade of surprise cast announcements for their ever-changing release schedules, all of which could have easily been an email. Amid the fanfare, Cinemacon’s sneak peek at Disney’s latest heavenly mandated sequel, Zootopia 2, was a sleeper agent activation code for brain-broken internet dwellers like myself. Zootopia, otherwise known as SFW Beastars, is a 2016 animated film in which a rookie cop rabbit named Judy Hopps teams up with a sly, street-smart fox named Nick Wilde to save their society from a political conspiracy. Aside from having a tiger supporting character who is hot to folks who swear they aren’t furries, the film was entertaining, with overtones about social injustice and prejudice that were broad enough to reinforce racism as a deplorable thing to kids. At its core is the buddy-cops-with-romantic-undertones dynamic between Judy and Nick, a relationship Disney seems eager to delve deeper into in Zootopia 2.In a grainy cell phone photo shared by Discussing Film from the showcase floor, Judy and Nick are

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Firefighters from Central station attended a deliberate fire involving a mattress and rubbish at 7:25pm on Britnall Street, Sheffield. The crew left the scene at 8:05pm.Two fire crews from Central and Birley stations were called out to a deliberate fire in woods at 7:30pm on Daresbury View, Sheffield. The crews came away at 8:45pm.Rotherham firefighters attended a deliberate grassland fire at 7:55pm on Castle Grove, Moorgate, Rotherham. The crew left the scene at 8:40pm.A bin was deliberately set on fire at 8:25pm on Station Court, Doncaster railway station, Trafford Way, Doncaster. Firefighters from Rossington station attended the incident. They left at 8:45pm.Firefighters from Rossington, Edlington and Adwick stations were called out to a garage fire at 9:40pm on Chequer Road, Hyde Park, Doncaster. The fire is believed to have been started deliberately. Crews left the scene at 10:25pm.Rotherham firefighters attended a deliberate fire involving wood and rubbish at 10:10pm on Psalters Lane, Holmes, Rotherham. The crew came away at 11:15pm.Edlington firefighters were called out to a premise on Rainton Road, Hyde Park, Doncaster at 10:10pm. The small accidental fire was in the kitchen area. There were no reports of any casualties. The crew left the scene at 10:40pm.A wheelie bin

The 6,800-capacity outdoor amphitheater was previously operated by Live Nation. The Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, Tenn. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater is getting a new operator. Metro Nashville has notified Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) that it intends to have RHP’s Opry Entertainment Group (OEG) operate Ascend Amphitheater for the next decade. The deal is subject to successful negotiation between the two parties. Axios first reported the news. Colin Reed, executive chairman of RHP’s board of directors, tells Billboard he expects the negotiations to conclude within the next three months and that the 10-year contract will take effect Jan. 1, 2026. It’s a realization of a dream for RHP that began even before the 6,800-capacity outdoor venue opened in 2015. “We applied for this a decade ago when the city was deciding they were going to build ,” he says. “We and Live Nation bid 10 years ago. We loved the space then and we really love the space now.” RHP has aready committed capital to “beautify the project,” Reed says. “Upgrade it and make it more of an experience for the consumer.” Trending on Billboard RHP was selected over Live Nation and AEG. “We really put our front foot

After scaling back operations and reassigning staff to other projects, Tumblr owner Automattic’s CEO Matt Mullenweg said that the company would home in on the parts of Tumblr’s service that worked and kill those that didn’t — as it did with the subscription offering, Post+ last month. Now the company wants to focus on the former by launching a new feature that capitalizes on something Tumblr already does well: help people find communities. Today, the Tumblr Labs division announced the launch of “Communities,” an experimental feature that offers a new, dedicated space on the platform for people to network around topics of interest, separate from the main dashboard.Tumblr says these communities will be “semi-private” spaces that have their own moderators, rules, and privacy settings — similar, perhaps, to Reddit’s forums known as subreddits or X’s Communities, where posts are separate from the main timeline. In addition, the communities will have their own feeds that users can view, which are also separate from Tumblr’s algorithmic “For You” and chronological “Following” feeds. Meanwhile, the interactions that take place in a community will remain separated from Tumblr’s broader network. That is, you can reblog a post into a community, Tumblr says, but not

As All of Us Strangers begins to rack up the awards season accolades — so far being nominated at the Gothams, Film Independent Spirits and National Board of Review Awards — stars Andrew Scott, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell premiered their film in Los Angeles on Saturday night alongside writer-director Andrew Haigh. The project stars Scott as a gay writer who begins a relationship with his mysterious neighbor (played by Paul Mescal), while at the same time discovering his parents (played by Foy and Bell) appear to be living just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before. “I thought it was really one of the most extraordinary scripts I’d ever read. Truly heartbreaking,” Scott told The Hollywood Reporter of taking on the project. “I was really in bits after reading the script and the finished movie really doesn’t differ too much from the original script.” Scott and Mescal — who wasn’t in attendance at the event — are getting particular attention for their chemistry, as the Fleabag actor said they knew each other just a little bit before filming, but “we formed a really, really close bond. I absolutely adore Paul, he was such an incredible

The wife of filmmaker Yahav Winner, who was killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, is recounting the moment she escaped from her home with her 4-week-old daughter. Shaylee Atary Winner recently spoke with the USC Shoah Foundation, which was founded by Steven Spielberg in 1994, as part of its initiative to collect testimonies from survivors of the attack. Early that October morning, Shaylee said she and her husband, director of The Boy, silently agreed that she would take their daughter, Shaya, and run as Yahav fought off a Hamas terrorist who was trying to get into their safe room. Shaylee recalled running down the roads of Kibbutz Kfar Aza with her daughter in her arms as shots exploded nearby. She took cover behind some bushes before making her way into a garden shed to hide, grabbing a hammer to use as a weapon. “When I was with Shaya in the garden shed, I told myself, ‘Shaylee, think about Holocaust films. What would a mother and a baby do?’ Because this is how it felt,” she said. “I felt like they are actually running after me and Shaya, like she is prey. … No regular situation in my

Prepare for another high-octane round of vehicular mayhem! Peacock has officially renewed its hit series “Twisted Metal”  for a second season! The announcement was made by the series’ star, Anthony Mackie, at The Game Awards 2023 that viewers will be getting another brutal season. This news comes after the show’s record-breaking viewership as Peacock’s most-watched exclusive comedy series that premiered earlier this year. Fans of the twisted world and its metal-clad gladiators are buzzing about the series that currently holds an impressive audience ranking on Rotten Tomatoes of 94%. This writer personally loves the show, which is not only packed to the brim with action and comedy but also features a great story as well. Showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith has expressed his gratitude to fans of the series, stating: “I have to give a Sweet Tooth-sized thank you to our incredible fans – I read every comment and was so blown away by everyone’s love, support and rabid enthusiasm for a paper bag.” He continued, expressing excitement for the future of the show: “We are beyond thankful we get to continue the story of John Doe, Quiet and Sweet Tooth as they face off against familiar faces and new grim