Tag: TikTok

“Qigong is a mind-body wellness practice that focuses on holistic wellness,” says Brian Huff, the regional director for Atlanta of Body & Brain, the largest qigong and tai chi company in the country that offers in-person and online instruction. “It’s about cultivating your energy or your inner scape, and bringing your body, breath, and focus into alignment.”

For years, Steve Heimler taught Advanced Placement (AP) history through a small, hybrid homeschool-online learning program in Alpharetta. With no budget for hard drives and limited class time, he began uploading his lessons to YouTube in 2017 under the account Heimler’s History. That decision would soon turn the suburban dad into a bona fide social media star, with a devoted fan base composed almost entirely of teenagers.

They say that luck happens when preparation meets opportunity. For Parker Short, the preparation had been years in the making, from interning on Jon Ossoff’s first congressional campaign as a teenager to becoming the president of the Young Democrats of Georgia. Then opportunity knocked, in the form of a viral video.

It was fall 2020 and Jere Chang was stuck at home when she downloaded TikTok on a whim. An Atlanta public school teacher, Chang soon found herself on “TeacherTok” and decided to start creating her own classroom-themed videos. Six months later, she had reached 190,000 followers and secured her first brand deal.

Ever since third grade, Loren Rosko had fantasized about being like Jessica Rabbit, the curvy cartoon supper-club singer in the 1988 movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. When assigned to decorate a cardboard cutout to represent her future career, Rosko cut an hourglass shape and added a velvet dress, blond hair, red lips, and a microphone. “I used to watch black-and-white movies with my mom, where you see the audience dressed up, drinking fancy martinis, having a meal, and watching a show,” she says. “I never thought I would have the opportunity to do that.”

At its core, the romance novel satisfies a fundamental human desire to experience love. In a world that often feels less and less safe, the assurance of an “HEA” (happily ever after) or “HFN” (happy for now) that a romance novel provides is comforting.

In the 20th century, Black musicians and other artists were regularly taken advantage of for their creative labor. In the 21st century, eight-tracks and record players have given way to TikTok and YouTube—but the exploitation remains. These entrepreneurs are fighting to change that.

Yung Baby Tate realized she’d entered a new phase in her career—and her life—one afternoon in July as she was stepping off the elevator in her Atlanta apartment building. “Have a good night,” she said to the guy she’d shared the elevator with—a total stranger. “All right,” the guy replied. “See you on Love & Hip Hop.”

"Renegade" dance creator Jalaiah Harmon and choreographer and dancer Sean Bankhead talk about viral fame, the pandemic's effect on the dance industry, and young creativity.

Lil Nas X continues a tradition long held by Atlanta artists. When the music industry didn’t readily accept him, he forced his way inside and made himself hard to ignore.