BeReal

Lapse or BeReal? NU students share thoughts on photo-sharing apps

October 30, 2023

In 2021 and 2022, BeReal took Northwestern’s campus by storm. Two years later, students have turned to a new app that asks users to relinquish control and live in the moment. Lapse — a disposable...

May: I downloaded BeReal for one week and was introduced to the value of personal privacy

April 19, 2022

Can you imagine a world in which you are forced, either by a government or an individual, to inform them of what you are doing and where you are when asked throughout the day? Does the toxicity of this...

BeReal social media app offers students simplicity and spontaneity

March 29, 2022

If it seems like students in the dining hall or library often all take out their phones and excitedly snap selfies at the same time, it’s likely not a coincidence. They aren’t experiencing mass brainwashing:...

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