EJ Dickson

Why Aren’t Influencers Talking About Roe v. Wade?

Why Aren’t Influencers Talking About Roe v. Wade?

Top internet creators seem to be steering clear of the abortion debate, so we asked them what they thought

May 12, 2022

Jafar Remembers Iago: Actor Jonathan Freeman Mourns Former ‘Aladdin’ Co-Star Gilbert Gottfried

“At a press conference, I kept saying what a lovely guy he was,” Freeman says. “And he said, ‘Stop telling…

April 14, 2022

‘We’re Being Bled Dry’: Furries Aren’t Going to Roll Over for Etsy

Many creators are joining a strike this week against the platform due to increased seller transaction fees

April 12, 2022

How Facebook Tried to Ratfuck TikTok

Taylor Lorenz talks to “Don’t Let This Flop” about how the Big Tech behemoth tried to drum up “moral panic”…

April 9, 2022

In Minnie Mouse’s Dress, Right Wingers See a Penis — and a LGBTQ Conspiracy

Disney is far from a bastion of progressivism. Yet the company is in the crossfire of the latest culture wars…

April 8, 2022

The Latest TikTok Saga So Dark and Upsetting We Can’t Look Away

A messy breakup between two minor social media stars set off a flurry of investigation and theorizing — the latest…

March 22, 2022

He Set Out to Capture David Dobrik’s Stardom. He Ended Up Filming His Collapse

Casey Neistat’s new film ‘Under the Influence,’ which premiered this weekend at SXSW, is not an attempt to redeem the…

March 14, 2022

Meet the Influencer Who Reportedly Spends $2,000 a Month on Bottled Water

On the latest episode of ‘Don’t Let This Flop’ we discuss a TikTok creator and self-described “water snob” who really,…

March 1, 2022

Flat Earth: How a 19th-Century Meme Turned Into TikTok’s Strangest Conspiracy Theory

Author Kelly Wiell talks flat-earthers and how conspiracy theories really took off on a whole new level thanks to YouTube…

February 28, 2022

Celebrities Go Full Cringe Responding to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Not qualified to speak on international politics? Not a problem!

February 25, 2022