When comedian Bill Burr sat down on The Big Podcast with Shaq, most people expected sharp comedy and sharp exchanges. What they got was all of that, plus a full-on flat earth debate with one of basketball’s biggest legends. The conversation began during a game of “White People or Black People,” where Burr and Shaq … Read more
Content creator Vlad Ncl is speaking out after being punched during his first IRL broadcast in Ireland, an incident that quickly spread across the internet. Vlad, who presents as a woman in his content, was approached by a man on the street while filming. After engaging in casual conversation, the man asked him to come … Read more
A 19-year-old TikTok creator and Twitch broadcaster has found himself in handcuffs after live streaming what started as a lighthearted stunt inside a Walmart store. Haskell, who is perhaps best known as the “i’m crine” meme and has amassed over 1.8 million TikTok followers, walked into a Walmart wearing a vest he brought from home … Read more
A woman named Molly has gone viral after sharing how losing 170lbs effectively brought her marriage to an end. In her video, Molly, who once weighed 350lbs at 5’7″, described the physical and emotional toll her weight had taken on her life. “I was in pain every day,” she said. “I was the most unhealthy, … Read more
LG has a new marketing pitch for its AI-powered appliances, and it is exactly as unsettling as it sounds. The company describes its devices as having “affectionate intelligence” and an “empathetic and caring AI” that is “optimized to learn and analyze your physical and emotional life patterns.” Its AI TV, according to LG’s own website, … Read more
On a recent solo episode of ‘This Past Weekend’, Theo Von launched into a passionate rant about artificial intelligence after a caller raised concerns about a proposed data center being built near the Nashville Zoo and an elementary school. Von wasted no time making his feelings clear. “On behalf of everybody that’s human and has … Read more
Japan has become an unlikely battleground between frustrated locals and a wave of disruptive content creators who seem determined to turn the country into their personal playground. The latest to find himself in the crosshairs is a live broadcaster known as Shoovy (real name Shaun Sharkey), whose behavior during a recent trip to Japan has … Read more
The Aegyo-sal aesthetic, a soft puffiness beneath the eyes that appears naturally when some people smile, has been trending across Asia for years. But what started as a subtle, sought-after feature has spiraled into a public health crisis, driven by social media tutorials, counterfeit products, and people injecting themselves at home. The procedure is called … Read more
A former JPMorgan banker who accused a top executive of workplace harassment and turning him into a personal servant has taken a dramatic legal turn, dropping his entire state lawsuit and arriving at court with five new attorneys ready to file a sweeping federal case. The saga began when the banker, identified as Chirayu Rana, … Read more
Branded content has been around for decades, but a new format is quietly taking over the marketing world, and the results are as strange as they are revealing. Micro dramas, short-form vertical video series chopped into dozens of bite-sized episodes, have become a multi-billion dollar global phenomenon. Brands are now pouring money into the format, … Read more
