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In Defense Of Selfies: Why I'll Never Stop Taking Photos Of Myself

Emily — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:05:00 -0500

Most of the time, I post a selfie because I think I look pretty -- today/in this light/in this lipstick/in this outfit.

Why I'm Not Mad At Instagram

Christiana Mbakwe — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:30:00 -0500

Perhaps it’s 2012 fatigue (I’m so over this year and all its accompanying madness), but I couldn't muster the will to be outraged about Instagram's proposed (then scrapped) policy change. Believe me I tried.

Everyone Has A Bad ID Photo; Here's How To Take A Better One

Marianne — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:00:00 -0400

“Wow,” he said to me, when the pics had been snapped and printed and paid for, “you look terrible.”

So, About Those Naked Pictures of You on the Internet

Julieanne — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:00:00 -0400

Blaming women for taking private, nude photos of themselves is tantamount to blaming them for being nude in the privacy of their own showers, what with the potential for window treatments to billow in the wind, or the possibility of a fire breaking out.

Instagram Makes Me Feel Old and Boring and I Don't Think It's Instagram's Fault

Emily — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:00:00 -0400

Here are some things I have posted on Instagram so far: the recovery literature stacked up on my nightstand, my daily gratitude list, my bookshelf covered in stuffed animals. I mean, YAWN.