A couple of weeks ago, my friend wrote a message in our group chat, announcing that he’s moving to Newcastle—somewhere I love but rarely go. The initial flicker of excitement to visit the North East ...

As data scientist Izzy Miller puts it, the group chat is “a hallowed thing” in today’s society. Whether located on iMessage, WhatsApp, or Discord, it’s the place where you and your best friends hang ...

Recently, I came upon a meme that exemplified perhaps the darker part of group friendships: exclusion. The meme, which I'll detail below, highlights that while friendships and group bonds can offer us ...

While reading through my group chat notifications the other day, I noticed a little scuffle building in one of the groups chats that I was in: What had begun with a playful changing around of group ...

The internet, our smartphones and the mechanics of social media have irreparably altered friendship. In late December, Melissa Cabrera was enjoying her day, cooking, cleaning and creating a vision ...