Garbage pollutes the internet like a New York curbside nowadays. Social media is devolving into a wasteland of conspiracy theories, ragebait, disinformation, and sponcon. Celebrities are rug-pulling ...

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, ...

Hopecore is a relatively new meme trend on TikTok where folks are posting feel-good videos of wholesome clips edited together to audio by various popular musicians. The Hopecore meme trend began on ...

'Project Hail Mary' is at the vanguard of a new trend after decades of gritty — and perhaps pessimistic — movies and TV shows. By Carly Thomas Senior Editor, Digital For those who are not chronically ...

Turn your phone into a ray of sunshine (Picture: Tim Robberts) A man in military uniform returns from deployment to hug his awestruck child for the first time in months. An elderly couple share chips ...

“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 ...

Videos labeled #hopecore once symbolized an unrelenting optimism for internet doomscrollers. The clips offered moments of joy in a sea of internet negativity. But, like so many TikTok trends that came ...

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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 ...

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 ...