Ej Dickson

Senior Writer

Ej Dickson is a Senior Writer for Rolling Stone covering internet culture. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Elle, GQ, and Playboy, among others. She's also been featured on NPR's All Things Considered and This American Life, as well as the Hulu docuseries "Only Fans: Selling Sexy." Ej enjoys musicals, being a Disney adult, and playing with her three-legged, epileptic border collie Ringo Daphne. The New Yorker once called her "ineffably cool."

Meet the Costco Guys, the Father-Son Duo Behind the Song of the Summer

AJ and Big Justice bring the boom to your For You page
- Boom or Doom
- By
  Ej Dickson
Goodbye to Richard Simmons, the OG Influencer

The fitness guru taught us to love ourselves — and understood fame in a way that later generations could only dream of
- Sweatin' to the Oldies
- By
  Ej Dickson
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Is Now Pregnant With Her First Child

The father is former prison pen pal and boyfriend Ken Urker — not ex-husband Ryan Anderson, Blanchard said on her YouTube channel
- The D Was Not Fire
- By
  Ej Dickson
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How a New Law Could Change the World of Child Influencers

The Illinois bill, which ensures children under 16 are compensated for social media content, went into effect on July 1
- Sharenting
- By
  Ej Dickson
Hawk Tuah Girl Has Already Sold at Least $65,000 Worth of Merch

Rolling Stone talked to the man behind the brand, Jason Poteete of Fathead Threads, about the extremely graphic oral sex meme heard 'round the world
- $$$ on That Thang
- By
  Ej Dickson
MrBeast Defends BFF Ava Kris Tyson Against Far-Right Transphobic Attacks

Tyson, a member of Mr. Beast's YouTube empire, came out as trans last year
- Log Off
- By
  Ej Dickson
Unschooling Is the Parenting Trend That's Pissing Everyone Off

No math. No social studies. Kids set the curriculum. Is this trend in education helping or harming kids?
- School's Out
- By
  Ej Dickson
What 'Bad Art Friend' Can Teach Us About the ‘Baby Reindeer’ Controversy

The inspired-by-true-events stalker drama asked provocative questions about victims and abusers. It also sparked misguided discourse about who has a right to tell another person’s story
- He Says She Says
- By
  Ej Dickson
People Blamed an Influencer's Murder-Suicide on the Eclipse. What Really Happened?

Mystic Lipstick, a.k.a. Danielle Johnson, was one of the most popular astrologers on Twitter before she took the life of her partner and child. What went so horribly wrong?
- Exclusive
- By
  Ej Dickson and Brittany Spanos
'I'm Your Venus' Explores the Life of Murdered Trans Woman Venus Xtravaganza

The 23-year-old, who starred in the classic documentary Paris Is Burning, was found dead in a hotel room in 1988. The murder is still unsolved
- Exclusive
- By
  Ej Dickson