Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Bobby Solez goes out in public, he gets called the “Labubu guy.” “I’ll go to the mall and ... I’ve definitely had people look ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author performing as a performative male or simply enjoying a drink and a stack of good books (Ariana Baio/The Independent) ...

Whether you’re scrolling on your TikTok For You page or walking down Trousdale, he’s inevitably going to cross your path: a man wearing the baggiest jeans you’ve ever seen, holding a matcha in one ...

Last week in Seattle, at the conclusion of a rowdy contest held in a public park on Capitol Hill, a young man named Marcus Jennings emerged victorious at one of the most TikToked events in recent ...

They drink matcha lattes. They carry tote bags. And, in recent weeks, they've become an internet sensation. They're called "performative men" − and, even if you haven't heard of them yet, odds are you ...

“Bring back fun; bring back whimsy,” Emilka Puchalski ’28 said. On Sept. 13, Puchalski and Yara Almoussa ’28 — in collaboration with TigerMag and WPRB — gathered matcha drinkers and Clairo listeners ...

Today’s modern poser, the performative male, is often seen carrying a tote bag, sipping matcha and reading feminist literature, while professing his love for an eco-friendly planet and women. He ...

On Sunday afternoon, Stanford Recreation and Wellness shared Roble Field with students armed with matcha, tote bags and Clairo vinyls for a “performative male contest.” A performative male is a term ...

When Bobby Solez goes out in public, he gets called the "Labubu guy." "I'll go to the mall and ... I've definitely had people look at me sideways. Like, 'What the hell?'" he said. "But then a lot of ...

Occasionally on Saturday mornings, I grab my tote bag and wander down to my local independent coffee shop in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, to order an iced latte and sit outside and read. This ...