The Guardian

Meet the merpeople: ‘Once I put the tail on, my life was changed forever’

Mermaid Kat, a professional mermaid, swimming with a whale shark as part of an anti-finning campaign in the Bahamas. Photograph: Ian Gray Professional mermaids risk hypothermia, seasickness and the ...
Forbes

Is ‘Minecraft’ Down? Popular Game Servers Hit By Azure Front Door Outage

Fans of the wildly popular video game Minecraft woke up to bad news Wednesday morning. Despite releasing in 2009, Majong’s blocky building-and-survival game is still played by thousands of gamers ...
Tampa Bay Times

I became a Weeki Wachee mermaid at Sirens of the Deep camp, and you can too

Past and present Weeki Wachee mermaids teach the ways of Old Florida sirens. Gabrielle Calise is a culture reporter who covers music, nostalgia and offbeat Florida trends. Reach her at ...
THE WEEK

Mermaiding: the underwater subculture on the rise

At the edge of suburban swimming pools and tropical beaches, "mermaiding" enthusiasts are donning mono-fin tails and wiggling towards the water. What began as a novelty at fantasy conventions in the ...
WLRN

Tails from deep: Mermaids from Weeki Wachee's past reunite for a nostalgic swim

If you've checked out the mermaid show at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, you know how special it is. For people who aren't aware of the shows, here's a quick breakdown: insanely athletic women put ...
Hosted on MSN

BECOMING A REAL MERMAID! ‍♀️ Easy DIY Mermaid Tail & More by 123 GO! Galaxy

Hey, landlubbers and ocean dreamers! 🧜‍♀️🌊 Ever wished you could trade your legs for a tail and dive into an underwater adventure? Well, today, dreams come true! 123 GO! Galaxy is about to show you ...
Sixth Tone

Sting in the Tail: Life’s No Fairy Tale for Mermaid Dancers

Gliding through the water in her mermaid outfit, Lin Yan feels as if she’s flying. She takes a deep breath, dives to a depth of 3 meters, and swims to the rhythm of the music, blowing bubbles to the ...
IGN

How to Get the Siren Tail

The Dress to Impress team added the Siren Tail after having to delay the 2025 Summer Update quest. Similar to the return of the Old Mermaid Tail, players will have a chance of getting it while the ...
Queerty

From mermaid tails to Harvard grad, Jazz Jennings keeps making waves

Jazz Jennings attends the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York on May 11, 2024 in New York City. Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for GLAAD. Jazz Jennings has been advocating for herself since ...
People

Dad Says ‘Mermaid Tail Swimsuits Can Kill’ After Daughter Almost Drowned: ‘I Really Thought She Was Dead’

“I never expected she'd pull it up over her arms,” Adam Lisberg recalled of the traumatic experience involving his daughter Getty A father is cautioning parents against buying mermaid tail swimsuits, ...
Tampa Bay Times

This Tampa Bay woman is headed to the mermaid Olympics in Europe

MerMandy is on a mission to become the fastest mermaid in the world. Gabrielle Calise is a culture reporter who covers music, nostalgia and offbeat Florida trends. Reach her at gcalise@tampabay.com.