Music Should BTS's YouTube Record for "Dynamite" Even Count? Keith Baldwin 24 Aug, 20 BTS ARMY made sure the new single broke records—whether it was the group’s best song or not.
CULTURE Trisha Paytas Needs Help: The Difference Between Gender Nonconforming and Transgender Dan K 08 Oct, 19 The vast majority of Paytas’s expressions of her “transgender identity” actually just suggest that she’s not comfortable with traditional feminine gender roles.
Music Artist, Author, and Comedian Anna Akana Is Now a Bonafide Musician Mackenzie Cummings-Grady 30 Sep, 19 The internet star talks debut album, new single, and her transition into the music scene.
CULTURE Toxic YouTube Culture Leads to Another Suicide Attempt Dan K 22 Jul, 19 Hyojin “Squizzy” Choi attempted suicide after a brutal stream of online bullying over YouTube “drama.”
CULTURE Keemstar the Grifter: Etika's Suicide and the Perils of YouTube Drama Dan K 27 Jun, 19 Keemstar doesn’t report news. He eggs it on.
CULTURE Happy 30th Birthday Etika: Mental Illness as an Influencer Dan K 21 Jun, 19 When someone exists as an influencer, with hordes of faceless people following them for “content,” their humanity gets lost in the mix.
CULTURE Why Are ProJared and JonTron Trending on Twitter? Because YouTube Culture Is Toxic Mackenzie Cummings-Grady 09 May, 19 We are highlighting and dissecting the drama of a womanizing pedophile, a racist, and a sl*t-shaming cyberbully—as if these people matter.