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The biggest stories on the internet from April 16th, 2024. 00:36 The Kid Laroi confirms he’s official with Tate McRae at his Dublin concert 2:47 YouTuber-turned-wrestler Logan Paul expecting first baby with fiance Nina Agdal 5:03 Popular TikTok blind item creator Kyle Marisa Roth has passed away 8:20 StassieBaby confirms Jaden Hossler split Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from April 15th, 2024. 1:01 Bye Bambi x Yasmin Coachella backlash 4:43 Alix Earle gets a private influencer trip to Coachella powered by Poppi 7:33 TikTok's Trade Me Project goes wrong when house winner gets kicked out Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

In this week's episode, I explore the ties between TikTok's popular looksmaxxing trend and incel culture. I cover what looksmaxxing is, how it became popular among boys and young men, and the incel ideology that underpins this trend.  Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/  Timestamps: 3:27 What is looksmaxxing & why is it popular on TikTok? 8:40 What does incel mean? 11:33 Core beliefs of incels: appearance-based hierarchy, misogyny & pill theory 19:00 The ties between looksmaxxing & inceldom  Resources: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240326-inside-looksmaxxing-the-extreme-cosmetic-social-media-trend  https://www.tiktok.com/@syrianpsycho  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9780135/  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45284455“  https://incels.wiki/w/Looks_theory  https://incels.wiki/images/e/ee/Okcupid.png  https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/male-messaging-curve.png  https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/female-messaging-curve.png  https://www.tiktok.com/@syrianpsycho/video/7091686104650353966?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=6899384367418131969  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/style/looksmaxxing-tik-tok-dillon-latham.html  https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/books/review/angry-white-men-by-michael-kimmel.html#:~:text=Failing%20to%20concede%20this%2C%20men,greater%20gender%20and%20racial%20equality.  Solea, A.I., Sugiura, L. Mainstreaming the Blackpill: Understanding the Incel Community on TikTok. Eur J Crim Policy Res 29, 311–336 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-023-09559-5   https://looksmax.org/threads/complete-guide-to-psl-ratings.379179/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/7xmaze/learn-to-decode-the-secret-language-of-the-incel-subculture  https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/incels-in-australia-the-ideology-the-threat-and-a-way-forward/  

The biggest stories on the internet from April 11th, 2024. 00:30 Leo Skepi has apologised for making fatphobic remarks after a wave of backlash 5:25 TikTok creator Sarah Joy has allegedly been faking being Amish for followers 12:03 Dbrand offers consumer $10K after tweeting racist comment about their last name Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from April 10th, 2024. Timestamps: 00:27 TikTok-popular jewelry company Evry Jewels has called out an influencer for allegedly backing out of a collab 5:49 TikTok to launch Instagram rival app Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from April 9th, 2024. Timestamps: 00:40 Vanderpump Villa recap 3:46 JoJo Siwa accused of stealing her new song 'Choose Your Fighter' from Emeline 6:56 Todrick Hall vs. Adam McIntyre vs. Colleen Ballinger 12:00 Billie Eilish announces new album days after putting her entire following list on her close friends Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The podcast discusses the latest TikTok meme about industrial grade glycine from Donghua Jinlong, exploring relationship struggles on reality TV shows like Jersey Shore and Summer House, and reflecting on the impact of popular reality TV shows on viewer dynamics.

In this week's episode, I explore the rise and fall of Myspace— the first site that put social networking on the map at a global scale. I look at Myspace's origins, why the site became so popular, and its cultural impact, including some of the most prolific artists and influencers to come out of the platform. I also go into how and why Myspace ultimately failed, and the legacy it left behind for Millennials online. RaWrrrrrr <3 Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/  Timestamps: 5:34 The idea of Myspace 7:58 Myspace launches 8:42 Why Myspace was so successful 15:07 Cultural impact of Myspace - music discovery, influencers, aesthetics & coding legacy 21:45 News Corp buys Myspace 23:29 The downfall of Myspace Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_DeWolfe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Anderson  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb1gWuzczSQ&ab_channel=MagnatesMedia Kate M. Miltner & Ysabel Gerrard (2022) “Tom had us all doing front-end web development”: a nostalgic (re)imagining of Myspace, Internet Histories, 6:1-2, 48-67,  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24701475.2021.1985836  Angwin, Julia. Stealing Myspace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America. Random House, 2009.  Irina Shklovski & danah boyd “Music as Cultural Glue: Supporting Bands and Fans on MySpace.” https://www.danah.org/papers/BandsAndFans.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/01/the-rise-and-fall-of-myspace/69444/   https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/18/business/news-corp-to-acquire-owner-of-myspacecom.html  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4695495.stm  https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rem-previewing-album-on-myspace-66407/    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/as-myspace-sells-for-35-million-a-history-of-the-networks-valuation/241224/  https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19329332  https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42475503  https://centennialworld.com/gen-z-return-of-the-scene-queen/   https://money.cnn.com/2014/10/29/technology/wsjd-murdoch-myspace/index.html  https://www.codecademy.com/resources/blog/myspace-and-the-coding-legacy/  https://techcrunch.com/2008/06/12/facebook-no-longer-the-second-largest-social-network/  https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN05173148/  https://www.businessinsider.com/2009/1/myspace-passed-on-buying-facebook-for-75-million  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-17-fi-ct-myspace17-story.html  https://www.forbes.com/2007/02/26/myspace-speed-facebook-tech-intel-cx_df_0227myspace.html?sh=2131442d344d  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jun/30/myspace-sold-35-million-news  https://www.businessinsider.com/former-myspace-ceo-explains-why-facebook-was-able-to-dominate-social-media-despite-coming-second-2015-5    

The biggest stories on the internet from April 4th, 2024. Timestamps: 00:47 Aspyn Ovard files for divorce from Parker Ferris same day she announces their 3rd child was born 6:41 Comedian Daniel Tosh claims that Kylie Jenner is pregnant with Timothée Chalamet’s baby 9:15 Fans speculate The ACE Family divorce is fake after Catherine McBroom joins Austin's RV storyline Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from April 3rd, 2024. Timestamps: 00:46 Sabrina Carpenter reveals Skims collaboration and Swifties are mad about it  6:10 Charli D’Amelio rumoured to be dating hockey player Joel Hofer  8:32 JoJo Siwa cops criticism for rebrand Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.instagram.com/centennialworld/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/