Amanda Hess
Amanda Hess Amanda Hess

Amanda Hess is a Slate staff writer. 

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March 4 2016 5:27 PMThe Social Media CureHow people with chronic illnesses use memes, selfies, and emojis to soothe their suffering.Amanda Hess
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Feb. 25 2016 11:52 AMFacebook Reactions Are Not WowThey don’t make me sad or angry, either. Where is the reaction for “this feels weird and constricting”?Amanda Hess
Future Tense
Feb. 18 2016 1:04 PMHow Trump Wins TwitterEveryone knows he’s the best on social media. Here’s why.Amanda Hess
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Feb. 5 2016 4:13 PMThe Shiba Inu, the Dog Behind the DogeWhat happens to a breed when it goes viral online.Amanda Hess
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Jan. 26 2016 4:38 PMTwitter Won’t Help You. The Courts Won’t Help You.What the Gregory Alan Elliott decision means for women on the Internet.Amanda Hess
The Slatest
Jan. 17 2016 11:12 PMWho Were Those People on My TV? A Primer on the YouTube Stars of the Democratic Debate.Amanda Hess
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Jan. 11 2016 6:19 PMAdam Sandler, Streaming SuperstarWhy the comedian is flopping in theaters and thriving online.Amanda Hess
Books
Jan. 4 2016 12:16 PMThe Half-MaskA history of beards explores the way they hide, or extol, the masculinity of the gentleman who wears one.Amanda Hess
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Dec. 21 2015 2:25 PMYas We CanThe curious social media strategy of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Amanda Hess
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Dec. 9 2015 12:18 PMThe Astonishing Power of YouNowTeens are getting famous on a social network you’ve probably never heard of. Amanda Hess
Politics
Dec. 4 2015 11:03 AMWhat Happened at Slate This Week?Why I can’t stop listening to Adele, and what I’m reading about the senseless violence in Paris, Colorado, and San Bernardino. Amanda Hess
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Nov. 25 2015 12:10 PMThanksgiving Is the Worst Social Media Holiday Eat your ugly turkey, don’t Instagram it. Amanda Hess
The Drift
Nov. 17 2015 10:02 AMForget the Taboo—We Should All Be Talking About Our DreamsAmanda Hess
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Oct. 26 2015 4:34 PMExhibit A: ;-)Courts are evaluating emoticons as evidence—but nobody really knows what they mean.Amanda Hess
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Oct. 16 2015 3:29 PMWhy Does Hate Thrive Online?The roots of Internet culture provide a few clues. Amanda Hess
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March 2 2016 4:51 PMDonald Trump’s Internet BunkerWelcome to the GOP front-runner’s online playground, where reality is negotiable.Amanda Hess
Doublex
Feb. 24 2016 5:15 AMOpen SecretsThe social media–obsessed teens of Nancy Jo Sales’ American Girls never quite come into focus.Amanda Hess
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Feb. 9 2016 5:39 PMBernie vs. HillaryThe weird, ceaseless, kind of sexist meme that the 2016 campaign deserves.Amanda Hess
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Feb. 3 2016 4:30 PMEveryone Is Wrong About the Bernie BrosHow a necessary critique of leftist sexism deteriorated into a dumb flame war.Amanda Hess
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Jan. 21 2016 11:20 AMThe Rise of VR PornDoes sex in virtual reality feel like real sex?Amanda Hess
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Jan. 14 2016 4:06 PMStolen, the App for Buying PeopleThe strange allure of virtual human trafficking.Amanda Hess
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Jan. 6 2016 1:13 PMOur Bitmoji, OurselvesI outsourced my emotions to a digital avatar. You should too.Amanda Hess
Family
Dec. 22 2015 11:31 AMHow to Talk to Other People’s ChildrenThere are two schools of thought.Amanda Hess
Holidays
Dec. 11 2015 12:26 PMSwedes Are Introverted and Cynical, and So Are Their Christmas TraditionsTheir version of Santa Claus will kill you if you don’t leave his porridge out.Amanda Hess
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Dec. 7 2015 4:40 PMYour Best Friend Just Got Murdered!JK.Amanda Hess
Doublex
Dec. 1 2015 11:39 AMJames Deen Was Never a Feminist IdolWomen cast the porn star—now accused of sexual assault—in their fantasies. They can just as easily cast him out.Amanda Hess
Cover Story
Nov. 22 2015 8:25 PMInside the Sony HackWhat it was like to be a rank-and-file Sony employee as the unprecedented cyberattack tore the company apart.Amanda Hess
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Oct. 28 2015 5:05 AMDon’t Ban Yik YakFeminists and civil rights groups are trying to get universities to block the very app that gives marginalized students a voice on campus. Amanda Hess
Future Tense
Oct. 22 2015 2:30 PMFacebook’s “Trending” Is the Worst Place on the InternetIt knows me too well.Amanda Hess
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Oct. 13 2015 2:56 PMHow the Internet Killed PlayboyThe nudie magazine is going PG-13 to save itself in the digital age.Amanda Hess

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