Sometime last spring, I decided to glow up. This is an extremely embarrassing thing to admit, or at least it should be. But this is America. If you’re not “glowing up,” which is to say, committing all of your time and money to the endless quest of self-improvement, you’re “letting yourself go.” And in America, […]
One influencer is suing another, accusing her of copying her minimalist aesthetic on social media. It turns out there is a lot of gray area in shades of beige.
On Friday, Hannah Neeleman, the influencer better known as Ballerina Farm, shared that she would be on the third print-issue cover of Evie, an online outlet aimed at conservative women. On their respective Instagram accounts, Neeleman and the magazine shared a soft-focus video taken at sunset on Neeleman’s ranch in Kamas, Utah. Following The Sunday […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map for “exactly what our movement will do” with another crack at the White House. As the blueprint for a hard-right turn in America became a liability during the 2024 campaign, Trump pulled an […]
Pro-Trump influencers and surrogates are flooding social media with resources encouraging supporters to get out the vote in the final days of the 2024 presidential election. “Patriots, I’m partnering with the Trump campaign for a final election push and we need your help,” David Leatherwood, a Republican influencer whose username is BrokebackPatriot, posted to X […]
In 2015, when Barack Obama appeared on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, it was a big event precisely because it was a one-off — an exception rather than a rule. Almost a decade later, the media landscape has changed so completely that independent podcasters with little if any journalism experience seem to have an easier time […]
Guerrero said that possible opportunities would be jumping on a campaign bus touring Las Vegas and speaking to voters about reproductive rights or to go door-knocking in battleground states. It sounds like the details are still shaking out, but I reached out to the Harris campaign for more information. “At the very least, creators should […]
As Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton tore through Florida, some influencers ignored evacuation orders, risking their lives to post livestreams and stunts. The content creators are keen to cash in on the exposure, but many consider their behaviour to be reckless and selfish. BBC Verify has been looking at some of the videos posted online.
MikeSmallsJr While millions of people in Florida fled Hurricane Milton, Mike Smalls Jr ventured into the violent winds in Tampa, Florida, holding a blow-up mattress, an umbrella and a pack of ramen noodles. He went outside Wednesday evening as the storm pounded the US state and livestreamed on the platform Kick. He told his online […]
The Hollywood Reporter’s “A-List” of influencers inspired quite a few jokes online, but the creators who made the cut have millions of followers. In 2024, fame is evolving.
