Arun Maini, aka Mrwhosetheboss, says he was a shy, lanky, acne-prone 14-year-old when he uploaded his first video to YouTube. His big brother had just bought him his first phone, and he was geeking out. That first vlog, a shaky, sometimes out-of-focus overview of a long-since-forgotten phone, surprised him (and his skeptical classmates) by garnering tens of thousands of views in short order. It
It takes a surprising amount of calculation to become a goofy guy.
You have to do stand-up for thirteen years, even if the response is lukewarm. You have to study acting, music, comedy, and theater. You need a measured belief in the mystical — manifestation plus hard work. You have to go viral and post on social media every other day. You have to be a student of the internet and play into the
Tineke "Tini" Younger is someone my grandmother would call a spitfire. She knows what she wants, yes, but she also has the confidence to fully turn away from what disinterests her. She's hardworking. She's curious. And, as she sits across from me on camera from her house in Augusta, Georgia, she's craving something sweet — a consequence of her pregnancy.
"I noticed I want to eat more sweet stuff
Walking with Estefanía "Tefi" Pessoa feels a lot like being a kite tugged expertly through the air. I know I'm safe, tethered to the ground in some way, but it still feels like she is leading me, alongside whatever other flurries of nature aid her. Other people pass by us in a blur, glancing up to see what she's laughing at or where she's headed. It could be by virtue of the heels she's wearing —
Taryn Delanie Smith is held together with threads of light.
As we stroll to grab coffee on a remarkably perfect September morning in New York, the 29-year-old comedian walks with an ease of confidence that seems to invite joy from strangers.
She beams with genuine glee when she's approached by a fan on the street and asks them to take a photo together. She taps New Zealand creator Julian Sewell —
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