Has cringe culture gone too far? In this article, we unpack the rise of humor and nonchalance in place of sincerity and ...

“I hated that movie. The love scene was so cringe.” Suddenly, this use of “cringe” seems to be everywhere. And some quasi-scientific evidence shows it’s on the rise. According to Google’s Ngram Viewer ...

It's a term that has entered the global, English-speaking lexicon as the Zoomer generation began to gain prominence on the internet and on social media in particular. To be 'cringe' is not just to ...

In a recent piece on his YouTube channel, professor of philosophy Hans-Georg Moeller argues that we have seen a recent rise in the use of the word “cringe” to describe a new, online form of ...

Cringe content peaked in 2025 not because audiences lost discernment, but because the Internet learned how to monetise cringe ...

The SKIMS founder is mom to four kids — Psalm, Chicago, Saint and North Kimandnorth/Tiktok Is Kim Kardashian losing her cool-mom status? In this week’s episode of The Kardashians, the SKIMS founder, ...