Does Ye deserve forgiveness?
A new album and three-night headline show suggest the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has emerged from his wrongdoings unscathed.Β When Ye announced his twelfth studio album, βBullyβ, over a year ago, few fans held their breath. The artist has become one of the most contentious figures in modern pop...
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Why are Gen Z suddenly so nostalgic for 2016?
2016 was the year of Pokemon Go, The Chainsmokers, Snapchat dog filters and skinny jeans. Gen Z are currently on a nostalgia binge, with searches for β2016β having increased 71% in the last year over 2024. Whatβs going on?Β Weβre not even two weeks into the year, and everything already...
Daryl Hannah, Ryan Murphy, and the ethics of the biopic
Where do we draw the line when it comes to on-screen depictions of real people? Ryan Murphy could never be labelled a people pleaser. Most of his projects flagrantly piss off at least one demographic, and if not outright offensive to some fraction of society theyβre usually critiqued on the...
Whatβs up with all the dramatic AI fruit slop?
TikTok mini-dramas featuring anthropomorphic fruits have taken the internet by storm. Should we be concerned?Β AI has birthed some seriously strange phenomena. Whether itβs Victoria Beckham break dancing at her sonβs wedding, or a video of the Gaza strip showered in gold casinos thanks to Donald Trump and Elon Muskβs...
How pistachios became a pawn in the US battle with Iran
Noticed pistachios everywhere recently? Itβs no coincidence. Their rise is part of a years-long rivalry between the US and Iran that holds new weight in the face of war. Youβll have heard of Dubai chocolate. The viral dessert has had TikTok under its kadayif covered thumb for over a year....
Turns out a lot of us care about ballet and opera
TimothΓ©e Chalametβs dismissal of ballet and opera raises a lot of questions around the survival of the arts.Β Has Hollywoodβs golden boy tarnished his crown? TimothΓ©e Chalemet was a shoo-in to win the coveted Best Actor trophy at this yearβs Oscars. Itβs his third nomination in the category, and despite...
Authors protest AI at London Book Fair with βemptyβ book
Over 10,000 writers have contributed to βDonβt Steal This Book,β an empty publication that only contains a list of their names. Organised by Ed Newton-Rex, the book will be given out for free at the London Book Fair in protest of AI tools stealing the intellectual property of creatives.Β Thousands of writers have added their names to βDonβt Steal This Book,β an βemptyβ publication that has been printed to...
Gen Z are yelling in public and pretending to auramax
The latest βauramaxxingβΒ TikTok and Instagram trend has Gen Z yelling in public before taking a misleading picture. It is hilarious and has unsurprisingly gone viral.Β In need of a confidence boost? Looking to maximise your social aura? Forget the gym, have you tried yelling embarrassing nonsense in public to gain everyoneβs attention for an Instagram picture?Β This is the latest Gen Z trend currently making waves on TikTok and Instagram,...
The Jim Carrey conspiracies prove AI has already won
The actorβs recent appearance caused an internet spiral that suggests reality is slipping from our grasp. Are we entering a new age of authenticity?Β Back in the 90s, Jim Carrey was a household name. Youβd be hard pressed to find someone who hadnβt heard of the actor or his bevy of successful movies βΒ Ace Ventura, The Truman Show, Liar Liar, the list goes on. Carrey had built a career with his...
McDonaldβs CEO mocked for weirdly βeatingβ new burger
Chris Zempczinski described the new McDonaldβs Big Arch burger as a βproductβ in a new promotional video, before taking the smallest possible bite. The bizarre, awkward post has been mocked heavily online. What happens when an awkward CEO takes a fake bite of a new βproductβ theyβre promoting for social media? Viral hilarity, of course! We are, of course, talking about McDonaldβs CEO Chris Zempczinski, who became the latest target of...
