TikTok’s “hopecore” trend manufactured internet cheer. That is, until users turned on it. Videos labeled #hopecore once symbolized an unrelenting optimism for internet doomscrollers. The clips offered ...

Garbage pollutes the internet like a New York curbside nowadays. Social media is devolving into a wasteland of conspiracy ...

“Kindness, maybe that’s the real punk rock,” says James Gunn’s Superman, which hit theaters this past weekend. It’s a message that seems to have resonated deeply with Gen Z. One X user said: “I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Queer friends siting around a table looking at a cell phone. The social media landscape has become a toxic wasteland full of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born on TikTok and now spreading across every corner of social media, Hopecore is less a trend and more a collective exhale. It’s ...

Underdog stories, comeback stories, redemption stories, success stories — we love them all. TikTok is celebrating the most feel-good moments in pop culture history with the new trend called “Hopecore, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In a world that frequently feels overwhelming and uncertain, the new Internet cultural movement, popularized on platforms like TikTok and centered on the celebration of kindness, community, and joy in ...

The social media landscape has become a toxic wasteland full of conspiracy theories, alt-right pipelines, ragebait, and meaningless consumerism. The real world is already a dark and overwhelming place ...

Daniela is a freelance writer with two years of experience covering entertainment. She is a senior writer on Collider’s freelance team and has also been published in other platforms, such as Elite ...