Conservatives and critics on social media dragged Vice President Kamala Harris over her "cringe" pre-recorded video message that was broadcast to the audience of the 79th Alfred E. Smith Memorial ...

“Cringe culture” emerged from informal social policing on social media, but it is also prevalent in real-life interactions. Behaviors that are tagged as awkward or overly eager are shared and mocked. ...

Was it the acoustic guitar? The cell phone lights swaying in the background? Or was it the lyrics of the song itself? Whatever it was, the impact was immediate and brutal. According to the internet, ...

“Cringe” has been used in The Times to describe feelings of embarrassment, discomfort and a style of comedy that makes use of both. By Sarah Diamond In Word Through The Times, we trace how one word or ...

It's Been a Minute's Brittany Luse on the rise of cringe culture: where it comes from, how it's hurting us, and how leaning into cringe is good for art. If you could choose viral fame, would you? If ...

Cringe culture originally emerged as a phenomenon in digital spaces, but it’s now quietly reshaping how Gen Z engages in the professional world. The unspoken rules for Gen Z at work are invisible ...