A laughing moment of embarrassment is a tough one to pull off, mainly because there is a psychological component to watching TV. Yes, there is more than just a serial relationship with your favorite ...
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 ...
Rory McIlroy has never shied away from laughing at his younger self, and one story still makes him cringe. When asked about ...
Cringe is having a moment. Millions of posts with the hashtag are shared online, and entire forums on Reddit are dedicated to discussing what makes us cringe. We’re all just too familiar with this ...
There’s something comforting about a 30-minute comedy that can make your heart soar while you’re innocently smiling and giggling throughout. Well, these are not those shows. While the cringe comedies ...
There are mornings that test every mom’s multitasking superpowers…and then there are mornings like the one Melissa Goh had. In her viral TikTok, Goh shares how her daughter’s preschool teacher stopped ...
Eric Swalwell remains the King of Cringe. With less than two weeks left in 2025, the East Bay congressman — and candidate ...
Early cringe culture was about empathy and secondhand embarrassment. Today, being “cringe” is a serious infraction. After spending years in that environment, our sense of cringe has been heightened 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 ...
When Gen Z isn’t busy trolling Millennials for their choice of jeans or carbon footprints, they’re hard at work bending and twisting the meaning of words you thought you once knew well. (Think sheesh ...
When I was growing up, my mom had this painting of Jesus. His head was thrown way back, and he was laughing really hard. I really hated him. It started with the hair. It was long and wavy, and it ...
tvN’s “What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?” released a behind-the-scenes video of the cast unable to hold in their laughter due to their cheesy acting. In the beginning of the clip, Park Min Young and ...