Tarpley Hitt

Tarpley Hitt is a writer and an editor at The Drift. She is working on a forthcoming book about Barbie, Barbieland: The Unauthorized History.

Influence and the Rise of Digital Celebrity

Influence and the Rise of Digital Celebrity Influence and the Rise of Digital Celebrity

A history of social media from the perspective of the poster, Taylor Lorenz’s Extremely Online examines the roots and rise of our sponsorship-saturated ecosystem.

Nov 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Tarpley Hitt

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in “Barbie.”

The Muddled Feminism of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” The Muddled Feminism of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie”

In trying to say too much, the film winds up not saying much at all.

Jul 27, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Tarpley Hitt

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