Trish Rooney

Trish Rooney is an internet culture journalist and an InsideHook Editorial Fellow from Toronto, Canada, currently based in New York City. She’s a proud Queen’s University (BA) and New York University (MA) alumni, a life-long fan of the Toronto Blue Jays and a recovering Tumblr user. Previously published in Salon, Straus News, and NY Mag’s Bedford and Bowery, her main interests are online subcultures and how social media can be used to create change and mobilize communities IRL. Follow her on twitter: @trishroooney.

All Articles From Trish Rooney

Your Kid Isn’t Trans Because of the Internet 

In trying to find answers, some parents are falling into dangerous rhetoric

Resurrecting an Extinct Tiger, With Help From Chris Hemsworth and Paris Hilton

The startup Colossal wants to reverse extinction, and celebrities are sold on the project

What Is “Quiet Quitting”? (Hint: It Isn’t Actually Quitting)

Employees are doing the bare minimum at their jobs in pursuit of a better work-life balance

Should Schools Remove Pandemic-Era Surveillance Software?

Implemented while kids were at home, the tech is still largely in use

Is Social Media the New Google?

Young people are using social media for everything. Where does that leave search engines?

The Latest Social Media Trend Is…Poetry?

Can't say we saw it coming, but like many art forms poetry is finding a new life on TikTok and Instagram — and taking on the complexities of modern life

Why Is Kylie Jenner a “Climate Criminal”?

The travel habits of celebrities are tracked on accounts like @celebjets, but they’re exposing a different kind of inequality

The FBI Wants to Know All About Your Kids

A new app from the agency is supposed to be about keeping your kids safe, but should you trust it?

The Next Luxury Hotel Offering? VR Porn.

Some Las Vegas hotels are preparing to offer guests the chance to score without ever having to leave their rooms

Are You Ready for the Summer of “Morbius”?

It may be Marvel's worst movie — but it's also the one everybody's talking (and memeing) about. What can Morbius teach us about the making of a cult classic?

Vaping Crackdown Continues With FDA Ban on Juul Products

The agency ordered the e-cig giant to stop selling its device and pods

Not Dusty Anymore — Archaeology Finds New Life on TikTok

The social app has injected some new popularity into the field — and raised important questions about ethics and equality

The Field Guide to Father’s Day Cards

From sporty to religious, here's the guide to what card to get your dad this Father's Day.

Yellowstone Renames One of Its Mountains

As part of further efforts to reconcile with Indigenous peoples, Yellowstone National Park has changed the name of a 10,551-foot peak

Everything’s Homage: Revisiting Celebrity Culture of 2009

One Twitter account is documenting the hottest stories in celebrity culture; 13 years later.

Behind the Scenes of a New Kind of Batman Story — Audio Only

The Batman Unburied podcast brings the caped crusader straight to your ears, instead of your eyes