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Siobhan Ball


Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

A woman talks to the camera indoors.

TikToker describes ‘family curse’ that kills during the month of February

It really looks like something supernatural is out to get them.

On Mar 5, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

hotel hallway (l) hotel room 506 with 'we got inside cecil hotel! elisa lam's room' (c) stairwell (r)

TikTokers post video at ‘haunted’ Cecil Hotel, claim paranormal being said Elisa Lam’s name

The TikTokers say they were looking for the ghost of Elisa Lam, a woman who mysteriously died at the hotel in 2013.

On Mar 4, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Arm reaching into hole in wall (l), empty room (c) and three friends looking into empty room (r)

Woman finds whole other apartment behind her mirror in terrifying series of TikToks

People want to know if she's seen 'Candyman'.

On Mar 4, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Conservatives falsely claim that Dr. Seuss is 'banned' from schools.

Conservatives falsely claim that Dr. Seuss is ‘banned’ after publisher drops racist texts

No, Dr. Seuss books aren't banned from schools.

On Mar 2, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

woman posing for the camera (l) reacting to noise outside (center) diving for floor with crying emoji (right)

TikToker’s video interrupted by an active shooter outside her house

She went back for her phone, though.

On Mar 2, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

breonna taylor discussion in georgia school class

Video: Teacher blames Breonna Taylor for her death in Zoom class

The teacher has since apologized as her school conducts an investigation.

On Mar 1, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

woman wearing sunglasses (l) @chloecorrupt Account suspended message on Twitter user page

Trans porn creator says she got suspended after being mass-reported by transphobes

Chloe Corrupt says Twitter is refusing to reinstate her account.

On Feb 24, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Henry Patterson dressed as Nancy Pelosi, with brown curls and a raincoat, holding a telephone and a piece of paper with 'impeachment' written on it multiple times next to a picture of Henry Patterson as Mike Pence with white hair and wearing a suit, also on the phone

Meet the British TikToker turning U.S. politics into a musical

'Our politics are nowhere near as interesting.'

On Feb 24, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

home depot, and girl with spray glue and stack of pages, girl on bed gluing paper to a wall

‘So extra and petty’: TikToker superglues ‘proof’ of boyfriend’s cheating to his wall, sparking debate

There were enough messages to cover his entire room and then some.

On Feb 23, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

woman trying to melt a snowball with a candle

People are burning snowballs on TikTok to ‘prove’ that snow is a conspiracy theory

They're claiming it's fake snow because they don't see it melting.

On Feb 22, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

man in car in tears explaining uber pay and customer tips

Viral TikTok highlights the exploitation of gig economy workers

'This is one thing that has to change.'

On Feb 19, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

young woman using laptop with 'zoomer carrie bradshaw' caption

‘Zoomer Carrie Bradshaw’ provides insightful commentary on gender and generational relations

'Sex and the City' but everyone's broke and done with men.

On Feb 18, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

a selfie of Tiara Lott

Woman found dead on train tracks after appearing bruised on video chat

The call abruptly ended when she was asked for her address.

On Feb 17, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Person reviewing 'Manly Bands' website, pointing at products

CisCore TikTok exposes all the heteronormative weirdness of white American design

Seriously, why are these things gendered?

On Feb 17, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

French fruits jam Bonne Maman in a grocery store

Man incorrectly fact-checks Holocaust story about jam and gets dragged, roasted

People exist prior to founding a company. It's important that you know that.

On Feb 16, 2021 by Siobhan Ball