Since the arrest of Sean Combs in September, it’s been impossible to scroll very far on Twitter, TikTok, or Instagram without running into a macabre joke about the rapper and entrepreneur better known as Diddy. Everything from his alleged freak-offs to the bottles of baby oil seized by authorities at …
Read More »Eating Disorders Are Getting Worse. Is it Social Media's Fault?
“The Fat Girl Cheat Codes to Obtaining A Skinny Body.” “Skinny Girl Activities To Live A Skinny Life” “A Step By Step Guide on How To Get Skinny.” These are just a few of the most recent video titles from content creator Liv Schmidt. On YouTube, where Schmidt currently posts, …
Read More »MrBeast Announces Investigation Findings: Sexual Misconduct Allegations Are 'Without Basis'
On Friday, Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, tweeted the findings of a three-month investigation into allegations about his company’s “workplace environment and culture,” as well as specific allegations against current and former employees. According to the email shared by Donaldson, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP found that allegations of sexual …
Read More »What's Real in 'Woman of the Hour,' Anna Kendrick's New Movie About the 'Dating Game' Killer
The Netflix film Woman of the Hour tells the based-on-real-events story of serial murderer Rodney Alcala — better known as “The Dating Game Killer” — who appeared on the primetime game show in 1978, in the midst of a spree of violent attacks and murders of women. Anna Kendrick directs …
Read More »Can a Sneaker Fanatic Win the Hypebeast Game With Homemade Kicks?
I got out of the Uber in industrial Brooklyn, trying to get my bearings on this sweatbox morning. There was no address on the brewery to my right or the scrapyard across the street. I tried the front door of a brick-block building, but found it firmly locked. Five minutes …
Read More »The Delphi Murder Trial Is the Biggest Case TikTok Will Never See
On Feb 13, 2017, teenagers Liberty “Libby” German, 14, and Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13 were dropped off near Monon High Bridge, a popular hiking trail in the small community of Delphi, Indiana. Their plan was to walk the trail before being picked up to go home. During their walk, German …
Read More »Meet the Rhetoric Professor Who Can Break Your Cycle of Dating App Disappointment
There’s something comforting about watching Jennie Young’s TikToks. It may have to do with the calm assurance of her voice: it feels like you’re meeting during private office hours. Except, instead of the essay that’s due next week, you’re talking about the challenges of finding your soulmate on Hinge. A …
Read More »Vince and Linda McMahon Named in New 'Ring Boy' Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against WWE
On Wednesday, five men who had worked as “ring boys” for World Wrestling Entertainment as young teenagers in the 1980s filed a lawsuit alleging that they were groomed and sexually abused by ring crew boss and ring announcer Mel Phillips on the company’s watch. The suit, filed by five John …
Read More »How to Get Over a Bad Breakup? Get the Internet On Your Side
Everyone loves a good breakup song. It’s why when Jillian Lavin, who also performs under her stage name Spritely, had her heart abruptly broken by her boyfriend of over three years, she decided to post a jokey song about it on TikTok in the hopes that it would bring some …
Read More »Do MrBeast's Lunchly Meals Have a Mold Problem?
When Lunchly, a prepackaged meal created by YouTubers KSI, Logan Paul, and Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, started to hit store shelves earlier this month, users filmed themselves opening packages only to be met with food that didn’t look particularly appealing; according to videos that started popping up online, there was mold …
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