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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born on TikTok and now spreading across every corner of social media, Hopecore is less a trend and more a collective exhale. It’s ...

'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 ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twitch streamer WhoisChelsea strums what appears to be a ukulele during her September 30 livestream. As the first generation to ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the past couple of weeks, I have seen a rise of “corecore” or “nichecore” TikToks on my For You page. Though that is not the focus of this article, from these two trends a subcategory of sorts has ...

The social media landscape has become a toxic wasteland full of conspiracy theories, alt-right pipelines, ragebait, and meaningless consumerism. The real world is already a dark and overwhelming place ...