Fans of #MomTok, buckle up. Two years ago, a group of Mormon wives and mothers on TikTok captured For You pages with rumors that they were a content house full of swingers. Now, the group is taking the drama from people’s phone screens to televisions. The trailer for the new …
Read More »Very Demure, Very Mindful: Explaining TikTok's Phrase of the Month
“You see how I do my makeup for work? Very demure. Very mindful.” When beauty influencer Jools Lebron posted a TikTok about how to be respectful in the workplace, she called it a reality check for divas who were “[doing] too much” at their nine-to-fives. “I don’t come to work …
Read More »A Minion Dying on a Cross Is Going Viral. Here's Why
“If you love Minions, don’t scroll,” the woman in the video gently implores. She points to an image of a minion, the bean-shaped, noseless, bespectacled yellow creatures form the Despicable Me franchise, washing the feet of another minion. Both minions are clad in robes and look like extras in Jesus …
Read More »TikTok's Biggest Edit Trend Is Borrowing From 'Chicago'
In a hazy, smoke-filled theater, dozens of red strings dangle from the ceiling. They’re connected to the backs and hands of reporters, all slumped over in their seats, notebooks in hand. There’s a man in the spotlight, with what appears to be a marionette doll over his knee and another …
Read More »How Do You Market a Domestic-Violence Movie? Not Like 'It Ends With Us'
In author Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel It Ends With Us, the main character Lily Blossom Bloom is certain of a few things. One, her name is ridiculous, especially since her dream is to open a flower shop. Two, no relationship has come close to what she experienced at age 15 …
Read More »She Called Out Toxic Online Politics. Right Wing Pundits Are Proving Her Point
When former kindergarten teacher and TikTok creator Arielle Fodor joined the recent fundraising Zoom call for presidential candidate Kamala Harris, “White Women: Answer The Call,” she assumed her short speech would act like a helpful primer for women who didn’t know how to handle the contentious world of speaking about …
Read More »Meet The Main Characters of the Paris Olympics
What’s better than cheering on over two hundred countries competing in increasingly obscure sports on a world stage? Making these specific and increasingly unique athletes stars in their own right, of course. In addition to competing on the field (mat, pitch, range, whatever) some athletes participating in the 2024 Paris …
Read More »The Summer's Best Romance Novel Is About Slutty Bisexuals in Love
“Here we are, many years and pronouns later!” The greeting that author Casey McQuiston throws me on a breezy summer afternoon over martinis is both a cheeky welcome and a pitch-perfect description of their highly anticipated third adult romance novel, The Pairing. The book, which will be released Aug. 6, …
Read More »Kamala Harris Is Officially on TikTok
After being declared “Brat” by Charli XCXherself and her coconut tree quote getting thememe treatment for months, Vice President Kamala Harrisofficially joined TikTok. On Thursday, the presumptive Democratic nominee launched her account with a video that’s quickly racking up views and follows. “Madam Vice President, are you on TikTok?” asks …
Read More »Meet the Costco Guys, the Father-Son Duo Behind the Song of the Summer
What’s the song of the summer? Is it “Espresso“? “Not Like Us“? “Hot to Go“? This writer would like to humbly submit another candidate: “We Bring the BOOM!” by A.J. and Big Justice, a Boca Raton, Florida-based father-and-son duo with flawlessly groomed eyebrows, heavy New Jersey accents, and a predilection …
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