THE TRENDS

Michelle Yeon: First Asian to win Best Actress

The 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' star is the first woman of full Asian descent — and just the second woman of color — in 95 years to

The memeification of elite colleges drops acceptance rates

Applicants are becoming invested in the Ivy Leagues' promise of opportunity. And it's taking over TikTok.

The EU's desolate $500,000 metaverse party

The commission thought an expensive virtual "gala" would attract Gen-Z. 6 people showed up.

Social media's romanticisation of the 'sigma male' grindset

TikTok is being bombarded with 'sigma male' grindset edits, based from dubious lone-wolf protagonists.

Spotify Wrapped 2022: see your most-played music stats

It is time for one of Spotify's most popular features, Wrapped, your most listened songs, podcasts and artists.

TikTok 'Dabloons': The fictitious, feline mirror of capitalist reality

TikTok's latest "Dabloon" trend is surfacing all over the FYP – it's an imaginary currency, but has penetrated the platform.

The TikTok trend changing youth's lives, explained.

Behind the spices of trending sound clips, TikTok's fitness community have presented online advice, from tips to myths.

Trump's Twitter account reinstated after a 51% majority

“The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted. After a slim 51.8% majority of votes were cast in...

TikTok's presidential candidate

No PR, no editing, and no quality. Brent Peterson, a rising TikToker hailing from West Virginia, is telling millions to vote for him in...

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