{"id":629746,"date":"2026-09-28T05:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T05:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/629746\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T05:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T05:38:20","slug":"how-the-iphone-became-the-ultimate-status-symbol-in-modern-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/629746\/","title":{"rendered":"How the iPhone Became the Ultimate Status Symbol in Modern Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/author\/karishma-h-nandkeolyar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gulfnews\/2025-10-13\/j2u1m1tw\/Karishma_Nandkeolyar_2__1_.jpg\"  alt=\"Karishma H. Nandkeolyar\" class=\"qt-image\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karishma Nandkeolyar is a lifestyle and entertainment journalist with a lifelong love for storytelling \u2014 she wrote her first \u201cbook\u201d at age six and has been chasing the next sentence ever since. Known for her sharp wit, thoughtful takes, and ability to find the humor in just about anything, she covers everything from celebrity culture and internet trends to everyday lifestyle moments that make you go, \u201cSame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her work blends insight with a conversational tone that feels like catching up with your cleverest friend \u2014 if your friend also had a deadline and a latte in hand. Off-duty, Karishma is a proud dog mom who fully believes her pup has a personality worth documenting, and yes, she does narrate those inner monologues out loud.<\/p>\n<p>Whether she\u2019s writing features, curating content, or crafting the perfect headline, Karishma brings curiosity, creativity, and just the right amount of sarcasm to the mix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Karishma Nandkeolyar is a lifestyle and entertainment journalist with a lifelong love for storytelling \u2014 she wrote her&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[85,46,321,125],"class_list":["post-629746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}