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Before the release of Joker earlier this month, the stairs located in the Bronx that connected Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues on West 167th Street were just another flight of steps. Now, they have become known as the “Joker Stairs” since it’s where—spoiler alert—Arthur Fleck fully embodies the role of the Joker, as interpreted by Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phillips, for the first […]

A 21-year-old West Palm Beach, Florida woman by the name of Mikayla Saravia says that she has brought in $99,500 this year by simply posting pictures of her long tongue, which reportedly stretches out to 6.5 inches. To any avid reader of thirsty Instagram comments, well, the appeal here shouldn’t be super hard to figure […]

Ekaterina Karaglanova—an Instagram influencer who gained nearly 90,000 follows by posting photos of herself traveling—was found dead on July 26 and stuffed inside a suitcase in her apartment. She was 24. Variety reports that the Russian Instagrammer had just earned a degree from a Moscow medical school and was gearing up for a trip to […]

An Indonesian airline wasn’t too pleased with a review from an Instagram influencer. According to Vice, Garuda Indonesia threatened to file defamation charges against the travel blogger because he shared an image of the airline’s makeshift menu. Describing himself as “a miles geek trying to master the art of traveling free with miles,” Rius Vernandes […]

It’s no secret that the pursuit of social media fame can sometimes result in shady practices. Case in point? The group of rising influencers who post fake ads to increase their perceived worth.  As pointed out by The Atlantic, sponsored content wasn’t always beneficial to an internet star, as it would often raise questions of credibility; […]

How mad would a person be if they got all dressed up and rode through Los Angeles traffic only to find out the high-end shoe store opening they were attending was actually a Payless party? About 80 social media influencers found out when the budget-brand shoe store created a fake luxury storefront and stocked it […]