The Problem With the BeReal App

August 1, 2022 • View in browser

Good morning. 🌧 Today, a protest for abortion rights at LACMA ends with arrests, a vintage camera sells for $15 million at auction, a film director who's an AI robot, and the best memes about the new social media app BeReal, which seems to be a big thing right now. The idea behind the popular app is to promote "authenticity" online. Good luck with that.

— Hakim Bishara, interim editor-in-chief

BeReal App Gets Real Roasted With Memes

The popular BeReal app, which prompts users to post within a two-minute window at a random time every day, has become prime fodder for memes. | Sarah Rose Sharp

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Victoria Eggers during a demonstration outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Thursday (photo courtesy Roy DyBuncio)

Abortion rights protesters staged a “die-in” outside of LACMA, covering themselves in fake blood and chaining themselves to Chris Burden’s “Urban Light” installation.

A rare Leica camera breaks records at auction, selling over five times the previous record at $15 million.

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