Hot Ones

"What do you think of a show where we interview celebrities while making them eat violently hot chicken wings?"—Bijan Stephen, "In The Hot Seat." The Verge. October 31, 2019. New to me. Loved the article above and plan to check out Hot Ones on YouTube, which currently has +200 videos. Wordness to the turdness.

Alternative Influence

"These strategies reveal a tension underlying the content produced by these influencers: while they present themselves as news sources, their content strategies often more accurately consist of marketing and advertising approaches. These approaches are meant to provoke feelings, memories, emotions, and social ties. In this way, the “accuracy” of their messaging can be difficult to … Continue reading Alternative Influence