There’s the manosphere and the Zynternet and the salt right. And then there are the Barstool conservatives and the dudebros. These are the terms that have emerged in recent years to describe a sensibility that has taken hold online, culminating with its ascension as arguably the mainstream social media aesthetic of 2024: traditionally masculine, increasingly […]
Comedian Joe Rogan has claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to come on his popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, and implied he was skeptical about the idea. Rogan made the remark on episode 2236 of his podcast, which was released on Thursday and featured fellow podcasters Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir as […]
Podcaster Joe Rogan and Elon Musk have responded to comments made by the ABC’s chair Kim Williams, who suggested the popular podcaster “preyed on people’s vulnerabilities” in a way which was “deeply repulsive”. With the caption “LOL WUT”, Rogan reposted a clip on social media platform X of the ABC chair criticising him during an […]
Harris cast herself as a friend to people of Puerto Rican descent, appealing to voters who were put off by a comedian’s insulting joke about the island during Trump’s rally last month in New York. Harris opened her 20-minute appearance in this Hispanic-majority city by assuring voters she has a “long-standing commitment to Puerto Rico” […]