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
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
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
Comedian Ari Shaffir was notably absent from the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and when asked about it on the podcast Drawn Together, he didn’t hold back when discussing both the event and the comedians who chose to attend. Shaffir explained that he wasn’t around when the festival happened and only started hearing about it after returning … Read more
Comedian Ari Shaffir recently appeared on the podcast Drawn Together, where he talked about a variety of topics, including Joe Rogan‘s influence on the comedy industry and whether being associated with him still carries the same career-changing impact it once did. When host Oona McCaughan asked Shaffir how important it is for comedians to stay … Read more
For years, Nate Bargatze built his career on being the comedian everyone could enjoy. Billed as family-friendly and resolutely non-political, he packed arenas without ever wading into the culture wars. That carefully maintained neutrality came to an abrupt end this past weekend when Bargatze turned up at one of the most politically charged spectacles in … Read more
A weight loss community on TikTok is pushing a concept called the “three bite rule,” and content creators are increasingly pushing back. The rule comes from Liv Schmidt, a former Goldman Sachs employee who runs an online group called Skinni Societe, spelled “skinni” on TikTok because, as creator RayLikeSunshine points out, the word “skinny” is … Read more
Japan’s patience with disrespectful IRL content creators appears to be running thin, and a recent incident involving a young American broadcaster known as Oblivion has illustrated exactly why. Oblivion, who is not yet 20 years old, built his following across TikTok, Kick, and YouTube through a mix of self-deprecating humor, boxing appearances, and increasingly controversial … Read more
