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“I know I’ll get clowned more for this”: Kai Cenat explained how watching anime helps his mental health

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“We’ve officially entered the ‘Black Mirror’ season finale”: Woman gets engaged to AI chatbot after 5 months of dating. The internet can’t agree if it’s sweet or sad

Left: Kendra Hilty TikTok screenshot reading "I fell in love with my predatory psychiatrist." Right: Kendra Hilty TikTok screenshot reading "I fell in love with my psychiatrist, he knew and kept me for years until I had the strength to walk away."

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TikTok’s wildest story right now: Kendra Hilty, the psychiatrist she was in love with, and the chatbot who told her “he loves you too”

Left: May 22, 2025: Pedro Pascal attends the From The World Of John Wick Ballerina world premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England. Right: Pedro Pascal onstage touching female costar under tweet reading "Pedro Pascal's anxiety card is elite"

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The internet saw Pedro Pascal being soft and made it a whole meme

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Would you wear an “e-tattoo” on your face for your job?

Ford Sanders is an Independent Journalist and content creator based in Austin, TX. He has built a platform of over 100,000 people who he consistently shares the news, daily vlogs and other content with.
Prior to doing content full time, Ford Sanders joined the KVUE News team in October of 2022 as an on-air reporter/multiskilled journalist.
He is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Knoxville, where he earned a degree in journalism and electronic media.
Before KVUE News, he was working in Louisville, Kentucky. There, he covered stories ranging from devastating floods across eastern Kentucky to the federal investigation into the Breonna Taylor case involving the indictments of four Louisville Metro Police Department officers.
Prior to his time in Louisville, Ford reported in eastern North Carolina, covering a variety of topics and breaking news across the Innerbanks and Outerbanks.
He also reported for WVLT News in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a digital reporter/content producer while in college. He parted ways with the company when he was offered an internship with CBS News in New York City and CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.
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He’s one of the most famous ‘diagnosed narcissists’ online. But are narcissist influencers shining light on a misunderstood disorder or simply feeding their narcissism?

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‘You’re defaming the company’: BetterHelp offered this influencer a sponsorship. Then they sent her a cease-and-desist

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‘I was literally one of the best ranked employees’: Ex-Chick-fil-A worker shares why she got ‘wrongfully fired’ after 3 years

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