U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends an Eid Al Adha event at Astoria Park on July 8, 2023 in the Queens borough of New York City.

AOC says ‘boy math’ is the reason for looming government shutdown

Rep. Ilhan Omar made a 'boy math' post too.

On Sep 27, 2023 by Katherine Huggins

Tech
Woman wearing green blouse giving a surprised reaction

TikTok’s latest wildly fatphobic trend

Many TikTokers have spoken out about how harmful the videos are.

On Jul 12, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

IRL
person tilting plastic container emptying cheese onto chicken quesadilla with caption 'TRIED THE CHIPOTLE QUESADILLA TREND BUT WITH CHICKEN' (l) person taking bite out of chicken quesadilla with caption 'TRIED THE CHIPOTLE QUESADILLA TREND BUT WITH CHICKEN' (c) sauce being poured into other sauce in container on counter top with caption 'TRIED THE CHIPOTLE QUESADILLA TREND BUT WITH CHICKEN' (r)

‘Ordering takeout then having to remake it is CRAZY’: Chipotle customer has to assemble quesadilla at home

'Just buy your own ingredients at this point.'

On Jan 11, 2023 by Melody Heald

IRL
creator gets sent to hospital after one chip challenge tiktok

‘$12 for 1 piece of chip and hospital bills’: TikToker says Paqui One Chip Challenge landed niece in the hospital

'Narrator: But it was indeed, that bad.'

On Sep 12, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

Internet Culture
woman upset speaking outside in parking lot (l) car being towed caption 'Stolen car update I was told it was a bunch of people who called this towing company to verify my story was real. How could you think... I get it ig.' (c) woman upset speaking outside in parking lot (r)

‘Why is that even a trend’: Woman’s viral TikTok about stolen Hyundai highlights the ‘Kia boyz’ challenge

Following an apparent TikTok trend, several thieves have targeted Kia and Hyundai vehicles.

On Aug 5, 2022 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture IRL
young woman with caption 'What's a scam that's become so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?' (l) finger touching TikTok logo (c) young woman (r)

‘It got MUTED for a reason’: ‘What’s a scam…’ creator says that TikTok muted her sound so users can’t stitch it anymore

'Millions and millions of people stitched it exposing scams and now, TikTok muted the sound.'

On Jul 18, 2022 by Lauren Castro

Internet Culture
man touching eyebrow with caption 'Using Rogaine twice per day to grow beautiful full eyebrows' (l) Rogain box (c) shocked woman (r)

‘Overplucked 90s brows be gone’: TikTokers are using Rogaine to regrow their eyebrows

'Started putting it on my 90s brows. It’s slowly working!'

On May 9, 2022 by Jack Alban

Internet Culture