Mychal Threets has always been proud to be a library kid. The Fairfield, California native was homeschooled by his mother and spent so much time in the Solano County Library that he genuinely can’t remember the first time he walked through its doors. But he does say that most of …
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Rage bait isn’t just common online anymore, it’s taking over the internet — and changing the way we view content in the process. Many early forms of internet content were rage-bait adjacent,meant to stop people in their tracks long enough for them to have an emotional response and then engage. …
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When Brielle Asero used to think about her life after college graduation, she imagined that she might start her own business or work in a non-conventional schedule, one that gave her plenty of flexibility to both work and enjoy a healthy balance of friends and self-care. Instead, the first year …
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Last month, a smirking Kevin James broke the internet. Over the past few days, an image of Eric Stonestreet is going for second place on the podium. A promotional image of Stonestreet embodying his hilarious character Cameron ‘“Cam” Tucker in the award-winning ABC sitcom Modern Family has begun to circulate …
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“Whoever Sarah is, your friends [are] over there talking about you.” When TikTok influencer Kellie Yancy overheard a group of women gossiping about their friend while out at brunch, she immediately got on TikTok. “They said that your coochie was out on the video, she said you dress sleazy everywhere …
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“I WANT A REFUND!,” the woman in the TikTok video shrieks at top volume, throwing a glass of water in the bartender’s face. “I didn’t like it. I sent it back three times because you don’t even know how to cook a steak. I said slightly pink, that is between …
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Who is behind Lil Tay‘s Instagram account now that we know the viral child rapper isn’t actually dead? Earlier this month, a since-deleted post shared to her official account claimed that both Tay Tian, 15, and her brother Jason Tian, 21, had died. The scarcely-detailed rumor was later revealed to …
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Think back to your very worst day, the one that makes you cringe with shame or shudder into sobs when you think about it. Did it happen in middle school? In high school? At a party? At the DMV? On a plane? Do you think about it every second of …
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Despite news of her death circulating online less than 24 hours ago, viral Instagram rapper Lil Tay is alive, according to an interview with TMZ. The self-proclaimed “youngest flexer of the century” claimed that her Instagram account was compromised and used to spread “jarring misinformation:” that she and her brother, …
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There have been quite a few horror movies of late that center around influencers and YouTubers, and, with some exceptions, they mostly suck. Maybe it’s because the protagonist is always yelling in that trademark “YouTube” voice. Maybe it’s that the found footage oeuvre could use a serious overhaul. Or maybe …
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