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The comedian behind viral video tours of men’s shockingly messy living spaces describes the wildest thing she ever saw in a room and the most important thing a guy can do to avoid repelling his visitors.

“Everything boils back down to the point of somehow feeling defective or not enough,” says the TikTok and podcast personality, who launched a live nationwide tour this month.

In the age of the For You page, there’s a very real chance that your pal has already seen the hilarious post that you just sent them. The interaction that follows can be perilous for your self-esteem—but it doesn't have to be.

“People meet me, they don’t think I'm a real person,” says the TikTok star. “They think there’s no way a guy can be this positive.”

In a new Hulu docuseries based on a 2021 Wired article, a chorus of cultural luminaries discuss the jokes, memes, and transformative social movements generated by Black users on the popular social-media site.

An ode to the loose-cannon celebs, unhinged influencers, and filterless literary legends whose unpredictable social-media presences keep us from deleting our accounts.

“A TikTok ban would not stop me. I'm going to the top regardless,” says the model-slash-creator, who has recently expanded into stand-up (“I crushed”), music (“it’s fire”), and acting (the goal: entering the “Sam Levinson universe”).

The Instagram and TikTok star says his videos celebrating middle-class normalcy are misunderstood: “I just wanna create a safe space for people to know that what you're doing is completely fine”

William Conrad quit his tech job to cook, clean, and serve as the “seamstress” for his girlfriend. One fan describes his soothing TikToks about their lifestyle as “lobotomy-core.”

The chiseled face of the strong-jawed “chad” is no longer just a meme: It’s an actual pose, also known as “Gen Z lip-sync face,” that young guys have adopted as their new go-to on TikTok—and it is not, one writer argues, a joke anymore.

The younger Scorsese has been on a heater posting delightful videos of Marty.

GQ columnist Chris Black enjoys chasing the conversation as much as the next Twitter power user. But more and more, he writes, civilians and celebrities alike are exercising their posting fingers when they should be exercising a little restraint.

In an interview with GQ, comedian Kyle Gordon talks about the rousing success of his fake ‘90s Eurodance hit.

A TikTok hunt for a New York bagel started as a joke beef over “gatekeeping”—and ended as a story about how going viral doesn't always have a happy ending. 

Max Schneider’s satire of LA dudes who wear pristine workpants and can’t handle commitment is going viral with men and women alike. GQ gets coffee with him to see where the character ends and the real man begins.

On today’s internet, everyone is playing a character. Some more so than others.