Was it the acoustic guitar? The cell phone lights swaying in the background? Or was it the lyrics of the song itself? Whatever it was, the impact was immediate and brutal. According to the internet, ...

It's Been a Minute's Brittany Luse on the rise of cringe culture: where it comes from, how it's hurting us, and how leaning into cringe is good for art. If you could choose viral fame, would you? If ...

Taylor Swift is one of the most successful pop stars of her generation and has the superlatives to prove it: She is among the most popular touring artists of the past 25 years, the most streamed ...

Cringe is having a moment. Millions of posts with the hashtag are shared online, and entire forums on Reddit are dedicated to discussing what makes us cringe. We’re all just too familiar with this ...

Every morning when I go to work, I open my computer and let people’s romantic hopes wash all over me. I run The Cut’s personal ads, where people semi-anonymously advertise themselves to potential ...

Raised online and under constant scrutiny, young adults are leaning into embarrassment as a necessary part of growing up. By Yola Mzizi Kate Glavan was in a rut. Ms. Glavan, 26, had moved to New York ...

Cringe culture originally emerged as a phenomenon in digital spaces, but it’s now quietly reshaping how Gen Z engages in the professional world. The unspoken rules for Gen Z at work are invisible ...

If you could choose viral fame, would you? If you're lucky, your viral video could land you enough money for a down payment or a college fund. But if you're not so lucky, 15 seconds of fame could open ...