Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) has become a new craze in the social media age, though the practice has been around for much longer. Many YouTube channels and apps are now dedicated to ...

I’m not sure when it was that I first became aware of the engrossing strangeness of online ASMR culture, but I know that it was 2017 when I first fell down the rabbit hole of attempting to understand ...

ASMRtists, as they are called, type on keyboards, tap on brushes and whisper gently to induce "the tingles." But is there any whisper of scientific truth to the trend? Kalyan Boruah / Alamy The ...

As a child, I loved having my friends explain math to me. It was never really about the content, but rather about how the pen traced geometric shapes and scribbled equations, how my friend would look ...

I used to think I was just really ticklish. Whenever I got a haircut as an 8-year-old Asian boy and the buzzy sound of the clippers reached the back of my head, just behind my ears, I’d have to strap ...

I slump into the faux leather sofa in my parents’ living room, the corner of the house that has become my pandemic office space. My copious internet interactions are still leaving me feeling lonely. I ...

To an entire generation of comics, there’s a big question mark in their head next to Brandon Wardell. I’ve heard older stand-ups say that they hate this weird “millennial character that he’s playing.” ...

Remi Wolf, the singer and recording artist, discusses her unconventional songwriting process and twin EPs, titled “You're a Dog” and “I'm Allergic to Dogs” while speaking softly to super-sensitive ...