Crystal Bell is the Culture Editor at Mashable. She oversees the site's coverage of the creator economy, digital spaces, and internet trends, focusing on how young people engage with others and themselves online. She is particularly interested in how social media platforms shape our online and offline identities.
She was formerly the entertainment director at MTV News, where she helped the brand expand its coverage of extremely online fan culture and K-pop across its platforms. You can find her work in Teen Vogue, PAPER, NYLON, ELLE, Glamour, NME, W, The FADER, and elsewhere on the internet.
She's exceptionally fluent in fandom and will gladly make you a K-pop playlist and/or provide anime recommendations upon request. Crystal lives in New York City with her two black cats, Howl and Sophie.
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The feel-good disaster flick from the anime auteur is strongest when the hero puts herself first.
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"We did not use AI to make this show."
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In 2024, YouTube proved its dominance as a platform where information meets influence.
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It's never too early to start planning ahead.
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26.6 billion streams and counting!
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These internet darlings are not just cute; they’re social media savvy.
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Oikawa, you will always be No. 1 in my heart.
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The top tracks we can't stop listening to.
By Crystal Bell and Elizabeth de Luna
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For Disney and Lucasfilm, this is the Way.
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Let Mashable help you decide which viral TikTok product is actually worth your money.
By Crystal Bell
tripleS' LOVElution like to watch TikTok challenges, ASMR, and videos about optimistic nihilism
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By Crystal Bell
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For First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz and HRH Prince Henry, rivalry turns into a heated romance.
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You never know what the mastermind will perform next...
By Elena Cavender and Crystal Bell
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Yes, the girls are still fighting.
By Crystal Bell
The 25 best K-pop songs of 2022
Now's the perfect time to immerse yourself in K-pop. You'll thank us later.
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"I feel like it's a funny, dangerous, like, amazing, spectacular thing," leader Keeho says of social media.
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