Rosanna Pansino honored her late father, Michael Reardon, by fulfilling his dying wish to grow cannabis using his ashes. Her podcast episode discussed grief, unique tributes, and personal connection, addressing the various ways families cope with loss and celebrate legacies. Continue reading Rosanna Pansino Reveals Tribute to Her Late Father
Mike Tyson faced Jake Paul in a highly anticipated boxing match at AT&T Stadium, drawing over 70,000 attendees and significant betting interest. Paul won by unanimous decision, leading to online speculation about the fight’s authenticity due to Tyson’s lack of punches. Continue reading The Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul Fight
YouTube, founded in 2005, started as a creative platform for video sharing. However, its culture shifted when prominent YouTubers, like MrBeast and Logan Paul, focused on commercial ventures, leading to concerns about exploiting young viewers’ trust and prioritizing profit over genuine content creation. Continue reading YouTube Culture and Influence
After 14 years on YouTube, popular host MatPat, creator of The Game Theorists channel, has passed it on to coworkers. Known for in-depth gaming videos, he grew the channel to include The Style Theorists, The Film Theorists, and The Food Theorists. MatPat and his team will transition out, ending his YouTube legacy. Continue reading Matpat’s Retirement is Something Everyone Can Learn From
Ruby Franke, former family vlogger of 8 Passengers YouTube channel, has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for aggravated child abuse charges. Franke pleaded guilty and received consecutive sentences, expressing remorse during her sentencing. Her former business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, also faces up to thirty years in prison. Continue reading Family YouTuber Facing Up To 30 Years in Prison Amid Child Abuse Charges
YouTuber Alia Marie Shelesh, AKA SSSniperwolf, has come under fire for unethical behavior including content theft, doxxing other YouTubers, and faced allegations of faking gameplay for awards. Despite her problematic actions, including committing crimes, her channel, boasting 31.4 million subscribers, continues to thrive. Criticism against Shelesh has raised questions about platform regulation policies and their application on high-profile creators. Continue reading SSSniperwolf Doxxed and Threatened Jacksfilms Over Online Criticism
Staff Writer: Maya Arruda Email: marruda7@umassd.edu On August 30th, 2023, Family Vlogger Ruby Franke was arrested alongside her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, following a 9-1-1 call from Franke’s neighbor. Franke was charged on six separate counts of aggravated child abuse, a second-degree felony. A neighbor made the 9-1-1 call when Franke’s twelve-year-old son approached his house asking for help. According to the neighbor, the boy … Continue reading Family YouTuber Ruby Franke Arrested for Child Abuse
Staff Writer: Julian Cassady Email: jcassady@umassd.edu Since 2014, The Try Guys have been delivering wholesome, controversy-free content on YouTube. The group is composed of four guys: Keith Habersberger, Ned Fulmer, Zach Kornfeld, and Eugene Lee Yang. The team makes videos about trying new things outside of their comfort zone like hang gliding, cooking without recipes, and even using a labor pain simulator. Each Try Guy … Continue reading Try Guys: The Legend of Cheating
Staff Writer: Maya Arruda Email: marruda7@umassdtorch EDP445 has made his return to social media, despite every single person including your deity of choice not wanting him there. He was more of a niche YouTuber who did a mix of sports coverage, namely the Philadelphia Eagle football team, and more general vlogs reminiscent of a train wreck. Those who only watch mainstream sports media would recognize … Continue reading Guess Who’s Back
By Maya Arruda. Email: marruda7@umassd.edu Shane Dawson: a major YouTuber with over 20 million subscribers at his peak, minor filmmaker of such cinematic greats as the movie “Not Cool” that won audience vote in Starz’ show “The Chair,” and self-acclaimed empath. He was a YouTube staple with his popular true crime videos and his more recent forays into documentaries. He is also well known for … Continue reading Cancel Culture Ft. Shane Dawson
