ICYMI

Bonus: WTF Is “Clavicular”?

The “looksmaxxing” creator is a symptom of a much larger, darker digital trend.

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Episode Notes

On today’s bonus episode, host Kate Lindsay and producer Vic Whitley-Berry discuss 20-year-old Braden Peters, otherwise known as “Clavicular.” In the past six months, the “looksmaxxing” creator has exploded online, even landing his own New York Times profile. But the more we hear about Clavicular, the less we seem to know. All that’s certain is he’s a symptom of a much larger, darker digital trend.

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This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay.

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Join Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay twice a week as they gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what’s gazing back. All episodes

Hosts

  • Kate Lindsay is the co-host of ICYMI, Slate’s podcast about internet culture. She also writes the newsletter Embedded, and her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Bustle, and GQ.

  • Vic Whitley-Berry is the producer of ICYMI.