Is Bernie the Next Big Manfluencer?
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #332 | April 15, 2025 – Liz Plank, Passionfruit Contributor PERSONALITIES Twitch Streamer Literally Tortures Himself For Views The stream went on for 16 hours. By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Try Out The New TikTok Ad Assistant If you’re trying to grow your TikTok audience, buying ads that extend the reach of your content…
Meet the Creator Running for Congress
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #331 | April 10, 2025 – Taylor Lorenz, Passionfruit Contributor LABOR Best Buy Launches Creator Program Creators can earn uncapped commission. By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Listen to Passionfruit’s Publisher on Creator Economy Live Passionfruit’s bossman James Del sat down with Brendan Gahan and Keith Bendes from Creator Economy Live! to discuss journalism’s role in the…
Make Your Trolls Fight Each Other
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #330 | April 8, 2025 This past weekend, it appeared, for a brief moment, that menswear influencer Derek Guy, aka Dieworkwear, was going to physically fight someone outside the Uniqlo Store in San Francisco. “Yesterday, someone who follows me told her husband about my tweet,” he tweeted. “He came into my replies and asked…
Andrew Tate’s Dubious “Charity”
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #329 | April 3, 2025 – Liz Plank, Passionfruit Contributor CULTURE Dare to Apply? Unpacking the Beast Games Season Two Contract We asked a couple lawyers about the Beast Games season two application contract. By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Try Out The New TikTok Ad Assistant If you’re trying to grow your TikTok audience,…
Inside the Bop House Dynasty
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #328 | April 1, 2025 – Taylor Lorenz, Passionfruit Contributor PERSONALITIES Decoding the Dead-Eyed Gaze of Ashton Hall’s Morning Routine From 3:52 a.m. to the abyss. By Andrew Fiouzi, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Looking for a side hustle? Working from home can make it a lot easier to find time to make stuff, and Virtual Vocations can…
Can You Protect Kids and Speech?
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #327 | March 27, 2025 – Taylor Lorenz, Passionfruit Contributor PERSONALITIES We’re Getting a ‘Hawk Tuah’ Documentary Will her comeback last? By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Looking for a side hustle? Working from home can make it a lot easier to find time to make stuff, and Virtual Vocations can show you how and where to…
The Cost of a Free Trip
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #326 | March 25, 2025 – Liz Plank, Passionfruit Contributor PERSONALITIES What Happens When Snark Takes Over Your Community? Ethan Klein is in an all-out war with his former fans and they aren’t backing down. By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Take back your online privacy with Proton Pass The end-to-end encrypted password manager…
Twitch’s Shield Mode Is Troll Armor
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #325 | March 20, 2025 – Taylor Lorenz, Passionfruit Contributor CULTURE In Defense of the White House Influencer When personal branding meets public service, the lines get blurred. By Andrew Fiouzi, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED Get started on those taxes Hard to believe it’s almost tax time already, but for a whole host of reasons…
They Can’t Take Our Souls
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #324 | March 18, 2025 – Liz Plank, Passionfruit Contributor PLATFORMS Twitch CEO Defends Controversial Banning Rules Is his reasoning good enough? By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED There’s a new group of creators shaping the industry. They’re the ones making content for businesses and professionals—and seeing big payoffs. In fact, Teachable’s recent report showed…
Do Creators Need Their Own Upfronts?
CREATOR NEWSLETTER Issue #323 | March 13, 2025 – Taylor Lorenz, Passionfruit Contributor PERSONALITIES MrBeast’s Empire Isn’t on YouTube Anymore MrBeast says his empire is worth $5 billion. By Steven Asarch, Passionfruit Contributor → READ THE FULL STORY SPONSORED There’s a new group of creators shaping the industry. They’re the ones making content for businesses and professionals—and seeing big payoffs. In…
