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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # Mariah Espada  ## Mariah Espada Mariah Espada is a reporter at TIME. She covers internet culture, reality TV, and pop culture.  ## Mariah Espada *  Sep 26, 2023 ### [What to Know About Nepo-Friends](https://time.com/6316756/nepo-friend-influencers/) In a wildly competitive landscape for influencers, having a famous BFF has many advantages. [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Sep 22, 2023 ### [The Internet’s Obsession with Fall](https://time.com/6316524/fall-aesthetics-tiktok/) The internet has a history of obsessing over fall content. The origins can be traced back through pu... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Sep 19, 2023 ### [The Real People Behind 'Dumb Money'](https://time.com/6315779/dumb-money-real-people/) The new film tells the story of the GameStop saga, in which working class investors banded together ... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Sep 18, 2023 ### [Reality TV Stars Organize](https://time.com/6314118/reality-tv-unions-protection/) Amid strikes in Hollywood, a push to unionize reality TV stars lays bare the struggle to improve how... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Sep 15, 2023 ### [Drew Barrymore Apologizes For Bringing Back Show During Strike–But Does Not Change Decision](https://time.com/6314795/drew-barrymore-apology-strike-show/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 29, 2023 ### [The Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2023](https://time.com/6308618/best-movies-fall-2023/) Despite the current uncertainty in Hollywood and strike-related delays, there are still plenty of ho... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 28, 2023 ### [Telemarketers Finale Looks At AI, Police](https://time.com/6308699/telemarketers-episode-3-hbo-documentary/) The third installment of the HBO docuseries lays out the grim state of modern-day telemarketing [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 23, 2023 ### [The Economic Impact of the Eras Tour](https://time.com/6307420/taylor-swift-eras-tour-money-economy/) Swift's tour is in a league of its own, and the reasons behind its unmatched success are many. [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 22, 2023 ### [Why Scooter Braun Is in the Spotlight](https://time.com/6307353/scooter-braun-ariana-grande-demi-lovato-manage/) Scooter Braun is at the center of media speculation following reports that Ariana Grande and Demi Lo... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 18, 2023 ### [The Story Behind HBO's Telemarketers](https://time.com/6306418/telemarketers-hbo-true-story/) Filmmaker Sam Lipman-Stern on bringing the wild scam story to screen [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 16, 2023 ### [Depp v Heard Doc Revisits Trial](https://time.com/6305480/depp-v-heard-netflix-documentary/) The Netflix documentary examines Johnny Depp's defamation case against Amber Heard—and the online fr... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Aug 11, 2023 ### [Dr. Bernice A. King Reflects on Her Father’s ‘Blueprint’ for Change](https://time.com/6303959/bernice-a-king-march-on-washington-60th-anniversary/) Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest daughter spoke at TIME’s Honoring the March: An Impact Family Dinn... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Aug 11, 2023 ### [Stacey Abrams Wants People to Keep Marching Toward MLK’s Dream](https://time.com/6303967/stacey-abrams-martin-luther-king-march-on-washington-speech/) Speaking at TIME’s Honoring the March: An Impact Family Dinner, Stacey Abrams reflected on the legac... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Aug 11, 2023 ### [TIME Honors the 60th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s March on Washington](https://time.com/6303958/honoring-the-march-impact-family-dinner-martin-luther-king-washington-anniversary/) From speeches by Dr. Bernice A. King and Stacey Abrams to performances by Bebe Winans and J. Ivy, he... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Aug 1, 2023 ### [Who Won Love Island UK Season 10](https://time.com/6300208/love-island-jess-sammy-win-season-10/) It's giving plot twist [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/mariah-espada/","name":"Mariah Espada"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/mariah-espada/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/mariah-espada/"},"name":"Mariah Espada","jobTitle":null,"description":"Mariah Espada is a reporter at TIME. 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