Warning: This article contains mentions of eating disorders, graphic images, and potentially triggering language. Eugenia Cooney, a popular content creator with over 1.6 million subscribers, has been active on YouTube since 2011. Due to her thin figure, many of her viewers suspected that Cooney was battling an eating disorder. Her comment section was flooded with
A prominent collegiate wrestler at Columbia University, Dylan Geick gained popularity when he opened up about his sexuality to his friends in Stevenson High School. Featured in Outsports and in The New York Times, the internet personality’s decision to be sincere about his identity spread like wildfire—garnering him 728,000 followers on Instagram. Aside from being
Today, at 11:30 ET, presenters Ken Jeong (The Hangover series, Crazy Rich Asians, Dr. Ken) and D’Arcy Carden (Barry and The Good Place) came together to announce the nominees for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. The actual ceremony will be on Sunday, September 22 at the Microsoft Theater and will be aired live on FOX. As of right now, a host
Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why has been a constant topic for discussion, followed by years of controversy since its 2017 premiere. The show left many viewers unsettled with its graphic depictions of suicide and sexual assault, which went against the strict advice of mental health professionals. The Netflix original is an adaptation of Jay Asher’s novel under
Wimbledon, tennis’s third Grand Slam of the year, is one of the few times of the year when tennis is on full display. Tennis fans flock to their televisions to watch Serena serve, to see Federer hit a backhand. And yet, as a recent Tennis Podcast episode pointed out, this Wimbledon has featured very few
Like four peas in a pod, former Buzzfeed members Keith Habersberger, Ned Fulmer, Zach Kornfield and Eugene Lee Yang are among the internet’s most beloved entourage of YouTubers. Sensational, hilarious and down-to-earth, they embody the spirit of YouTube in a multitude of ways that never fail to capture the hearts of their viewers. Currently, they’re
Since her run on American Idol, Dakota Cohen has been taking the music industry by storm. The young firecracker has a powerful voice and an even more important message: independence and confidence. The music video for her latest song, “No One”, was brought to life by a group of determined and creative teenagers, a trope
Emma White is not one to accept inequality. With the release of her new single “Ten Year Town”, the artist also announced the launch of her female-owned label, Whitehouse Records. Based in Nashville, the label was created to satisfy the need of a company that specifically caters to female artists. Hailing from a musical background,
In the span of mere 24 hours, the teaser trailer for the live-action remake of Mulan has garnered over 175 million views on YouTube. It has been 20 years ever since the animated musical has first hit movie theatres and now, hot on the heels of Disney’s success with its previous remakes, the film returns — now
Like Jesus, Santa Claus and ancient Egyptians, there are many historical figures and fictional characters that an insistent, needlessly-angry demographic of white people claim must be played by white actors. In the past, all hell has broken loose when a few brave souls try to claim otherwise. Now it’s 2019, and not a single thing
Recently, America’s Next Top Model (ANTM), a cult-classic television series that dominated the early 2000s, has come back into the spotlight, but for the wrong reasons. The show formerly hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks revolved around models living in a mansion in Los Angeles, participating in various challenges, photoshoots and transformations in hopes of becoming
After being plucked straight out of the crowd by Grime rapper, Dave, Alex Mann – better known as ‘Alex from Glasto’ – has gone viral for doing the bare minimum, which is not a surprise for a white man in this day and age. As a “die-hard fan” of Dave, Alex naturally performed AJ Tracey’s