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Vogue
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Why Are We Obsessed With Asking the Internet How Old We Look?
When I was seventeen, I babysat a group of preschoolers for a few hours once a week. Sometimes, these four- and five-year-olds would try to guess my age: 'Are you 12?' 'Are you 40?' 'Are you 9?' 'Are you 100?' They had no clue what any age older than their own looked like, no concept of the difference between a 9-year-old, a 29-year-old, and an 89-year-old. Today, I don't have to spend time with a toddler to have that experience; I just have to open TikTok. 'Aging' filters have gone viral on TikTok at various points over the past few years. This summer's take on the trend is set to 'Let Me Clear My Throat' by DJ Kool, and the trend goes like this: You begin the video with the 'aged filter' on, then, when the beat drops, take the filter off to reveal your real, younger face. When actor Ashley Tisdale participated in the trend, comments were effusive: 'YOU LOOK 25,' '40!!! you literally haven't aged,' 'YOU DIDN'T AGE A DAMN DAY.' But TikTokers who haven't starred in a Disney Channel Original Movie are seeing very different comments: 'I'm sorry but I literally didn't realize the filter was gone.' 'Spot the difference: extremely hard edition.' 'Some people should sit some trends out.' Ouch. Anyone who's spent time online knows how it goes: Ask the internet how old you look, and you're going to get your feelings hurt. You're 40 and think you look 25? Well, commenters are here to tell you that you actually look 70. So why do we keep posting? To begin, I asked an influencer Rickquell Flowers. Her video participating in the trend, posted in early August, has 22.7 million views on TikTok and counting — not to mention the various places it's been reposted. The top-voted comments on the original: 'The wrong people are choosing to do this,' 'Goodbye Paris, hello France,' 'before and before.' Personally, if I had millions of internet strangers telling me I look elderly, I'd be trying to move somewhere WiFi could not find me, but Flowers is taking it in good humor. She even posted a trolling follow-up video claiming that she is actually 56 (in reality, she's 33).
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
What Erik Bakich said about Cam Cannarella after star's likely last Clemson baseball game
CLEMSON — Cam Cannarella was in the on-deck circle in the ninth inning of the NCAA tournament regional as his walk-up song, "Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool, blared from the ballpark's speakers. Tigers fans, coaches and players applauded the star center fielder as he entered the batter's box in what is likely his final game at Clemson. Cannarella is a highly ranked prospect in the 2025 MLB Draft with ranking him No. 39, a second-round projection. He entered the season as a projected top-15 selection. Cannarella earned a ninth-inning walk in Clemson's 16-4 loss to region No. 3 seed Kentucky on June 1 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. He recorded one hit to extend his hitting streak to 22 games and batted .353 this season to close his junior year. Despite making acrobatic catches and clutch hits throughout his three-year career, he has never played in the College World Series. Advertisement "Very disappointed that Cam Cannarella doesn't get to play in Omaha. That's a guy that comes around once every blue moon," Clemson coach Erik Bakich said. "A special talent like that, you want to see him shine the brightest on the biggest stage, so I hate that for him." Dominic Listi and Andrew Ciufo both received standing ovations in the ninth inning, too. Listi set the program and ACC record with hit by pitches with 30, and Ciufo returned from a torn ACL last season to become one of Clemson's better hitters. Clemson will likely have to replace all three to retool its 2026 roster for another run for the College World Series. "Everybody appreciates when you get guys that come in here and contribute to help Clemson," Bakich said. "We experienced that last year with some of the grad transfers, and we got it this year with some of them as well." Advertisement Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@ and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00 This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Clemson baseball: Erik Bakich on Cam Cannarella in likely last game
