An Oral History of Tom Holland's Sensational 'Lip Sync Battle' Performance
Behind the scenes of a viral mash-up.
Behind the scenes of a viral mash-up.
Ashley Spencer Insider May 2021 20min Permalink
On Black nonchalance.
Gold and diamond grills. Stilettos you can’t walk in. Grandly arching fingernails, lovingly adorned. Such flouting of functionality is an obvious fuck-you to the days of scrutinized teeth at auctions and picking cotton on plantations.
Namwali Serpell The Yale Review Dec 2020 25min Permalink
A white woman calls the police on her Black neighbors. Six months later, they still share a property line.
Allison P. Davis New York Dec 2020 35min Permalink
Zacharias Holmes grew up idolizing the anarchy of ‘Jackass.’ Then he took his idols’ vision of chaos to a whole other level. This is the story of Zackass, the Most Self-Destructive Man in America.
Justin Heckert The Ringer Oct 2020 35min Permalink
You’re 19 years old. You get famous overnight. You move to LA. Now what?
Rebecca Jennings Vox Oct 2020 35min Permalink
YouTubers Myka and James Stauffer shared every step of their parenting journey. Except the last.
Caitlin Moscatello The Cut Aug 2020 30min Permalink
“What people need to know is we’re not protesting churches. We’re protesting this church.”
Anne Helen Petersen Buzzfeed News Aug 2020 30min Permalink
Other companies tried to align themselves with the Black Lives Matter protests and failed. The Vermont creamery kept doing what it’s always done.
Jordyn Holman, Thomas Buckley Bloomberg Businessweek Jul 2020 15min Permalink
The story of ‘Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker.’
Jana G. Pruden Globe and Mail Jun 2020 20min Permalink
Introduced to the world as an inescapable meme, Danielle Bregoli was only supposed to have 15 minutes of fame. But reborn as Bhad Bhabie, the 15-year-old rapper is letting the world know that she’s got more time on the clock.
Meaghan Garvey Complex May 2018 15min Permalink
After a non-profit’s documentary about a central African despot became the most viral video of all time, the founder had a nude nervous breakdown on the streets of San Diego. Now he’s back.
Jessica Testa Buzzfeed Mar 2014 25min Permalink