TikTok's "Corecore" Trend Explained

January 27, 2023

Good morning. 🌤️ Have you heard of TikTok's new "Corecore" trend? Some people are comparing it to the Dada movement. Rhea Nayyar breaks it down for us today.

Out in the real world, Peru has closed Machu Picchu indefinitely amid political turmoil in the country, and India is trying to block the streaming of a documentary critical of its prime minister, Narendra Modi. Also, the crisis at Hamline University in Minnesota involving paintings of the Prophet Muhammad continues to escalate.

There's more, including Kenneth Tam, Mildred Howard, the new film Joyland, Tony Price, and Required Reading. Happy Friday!

— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor

What Does TikTok’s “Corecore” Have to Do With Dada?

As art history buffs on the app have pointed out, both movements attribute meaning to the meaningless. | Rhea Nayyar

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

The Peruvian governmenthas indefinitely closed Machu Picchu and the famous Inca Trail in the wake of ongoing political protests.

Twitter and YouTube have reportedly taken down posts relating to India: The Modi Question following requests made by the Indian government.

Hamline President Fayneese Miller is under fire after the school failed to renew the contract of an adjunct who showed works depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

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