Why So Many TikTok Videos Don’t Have Sound Anymore
STARTING THURSDAY,THE SOUNDS on TikTok have gotten a little quieter. That’s because Universal Music Group has removed its catalog from the video-sharing app after the massive music company failed to reach a licensing agreement with TikTok. Taylor Swift, Drake, Bad Bunny, Ariana Grande, and Billie…
Here’s How ASCII Barbie Came to a Screen Near You
The Warner Bros. logo, in pink, opens on the screen. It wasn’t quite the same special edition of the iconic image seen in theaters during Barbie, but instead, random sequences of letters and symbols that flashed quickly in a little…
Taylor Swift Conspiracy Theorists Get Psyops All Wrong
When the Kansas City Chiefs romp to a Super Bowl victory on February 11, tight end Travis Kelce will bring his superstar girlfriend onto the field, drop to one knee, and propose. Their engagement will unleash a media maelstrom and…
TFWs From Classic Literature
Honestly, who hasn’t found themselves racked with madness after talking their husband into murdering the King of Scotland? Just classic #litproblems. We can relate.—eds
7 Of The Most Embarrassing Deaths In Literature
Achilles in the Iliad Achilles is the greatest warrior the Greeks have to offer, yet in the Iliad he gets murdered by Paris, a cowardly Trojan prince. To truly grasp how humiliating this is, you must understand that Paris kind of sucks, and…
The 7 Most Embarrassing Proposals In Literature
There are episodes of certain TV shows that I cannot watch without wanting to fly into the sun, so it should come as no surprise that I will throw a book out the window the second things start getting a…
We’re a month into the Ultimate World Cruise that’s taken over TikTok, and the drama we were promised may actually be about to materialize
What if you took hundreds of strangers, gave them each a camera, and put them in an isolated, confined space to live in for the best part of a year? This exact scenario has now been playing out for a…
People say weekends feel ‘different’ now and they no longer want to socialize, blaming the pandemic and the economy
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans rarely left their homes. Many were left isolated and adapted their lifestyle habits to fit a quarantined lifestyle. Nowadays, even as restrictions are rolled back, there are still lingering social effects….
The ‘preppy’ look is changing, and it involves a lot more pink and bowties
Preppy fashion has changed significantly over the decades, and it’s going through another shift in the 2020s. The newest variant of “preppy,” led mostly by Gen Alpha over the last year, refers to bright clothing, lots of pink, and specific…
A Tiktoker described her parent’s 5-bedroom house as ‘average.’ It’s making people question their perception of wealth.
The internet was treated to a stark reminder that perceptions of wealth are relative in the form of a mega-viral house tour. On Sunday, the couple behind a TikTok account named @theblackbarrys posted a video captioned “Growing up rich vs…