YouTube personality and podcaster Tana Mongeau has made waves in the creator space with impromptu remarks about fellow social media star Cody Ko having sex with her during a period in which they collaborated on videos when she was 17 years old and he was 25. In a live recording …
Read More »Unschooling Is the Parenting Trend That's Pissing Everyone Off
“We don’t teach our children anything,” the spiritual influencer Mami Onami proclaims in a TikTok. “Anything that they learn is in response to either their interest or their questions.” She has near-translucent blue eyes and razor-sharp cheekbones, with tattoos snaking across her neck, arms, and taut abdominal muscles; one of …
Read More »Why Are People Promoting Raw Milk?
Earlier this month, the sound of mooing rang out in the chambers of the Louisiana capitol when the House unanimously voted in favor of a bill legalizing the sale of raw milk in the state. HB467 also passed in the state Senate, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs it …
Read More »Gen Z Fears a Military Draft Because of TikTok Misinformation
TikTok is awash in warnings that young men in the U.S. could soon be drafted into military service and panicked reactions to that prospect — but all of it is predicated on a misinterpretation of a bill currently making its way through Congress. For generations, American men have been federally …
Read More »Glass Animals Scored a Huge Hit With 'Heat Waves.' What Comes Next?
“Oh, shit!” Dave Bayley exclaims. His blue eyes are wide as he holds his head with both hands. The Glass Animals frontman has just heard some great news from his publicist, who confirms that the U.K. band’s hit song, “Heat Waves,” is officially RIAA diamond certified, representing 10 million sales …
Read More »A Hobbyhorsing Influencer Explains the Joy of Her Misunderstood Sport
They might call it a hobby, but the girls and young women who competitively prance and jump around holding stick-mounted felt horse heads ride with a certain passion. “Hobbyhorsing,” which replicates equestrian events with a toy in place of the actual horse, of course has its roots in childhood play. …
Read More »Viral Star's Obsession With Fame Turns Deadly in 'TikTok Star Murders' Documentary Trailer
In October 2021, the viral TikTok star Ali Abulaban, who posted under the handle Jinnkid and boasted nearly one million followers, killed his wife Ana Abulaban and her friend Rayburn Barron, suspecting that she was cheating on him. He was convicted of the crimes in May 2024. The paranoia that …
Read More »How Sabrina Brier Became the People's Princess of Internet Gays
Sabrina Brier knows what it’s like to be everyone’s very best friend. Well, not literally. It’d be a bit of a heavy lift to maintain an intimate relationship with the 800,000 people who follow her on TikTok. But the comedian and content creator, best known for her inventive and wildly …
Read More »How Food Critic Keith Lee Went From MMA Fighter to TikTok Star
E arly on a cool Los Angeles afternoon, while most of the city is still deciding what’s for lunch, one of the country’s fastest-rising food critics is in a Studio City parking lot, absolutely housing a spicy double cheeseburger. “My eyes are getting [watery],” Keith Lee says, laughing as he …
Read More »Trump, Who Famously Tried to Ban TikTok, Joins TikTok
Donald Trump is officially on TikTok, an app he once tried to ban. The former president joined the China-based social media platform on Saturday night, posting a video of himself at an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight in New Jersey. “The president is now on TikTok,” UFC CEO Dana White said …
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