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Hype Test

Don’t trust anything on the internet — until Mashable tries it first. Welcome to the Hype Test, where we review viral trends and tell you what's really worth millions of likes.

An illustration of a woman standing in front of a mirror in the SKIMS Soft Lounge Long Slip Dress.

Yes, SKIMS' TikTok-viral dress and bodysuits made me look snatched

modern-looking air conditioner unit in window

Review: The Windmill AC lets me come home to a cool apartment

red neon light that says "why not" hanging on a wall

I got a custom neon sign from Yellowpop and I'm obsessed

Latest

I tried the revived KFC Double Down and lived to tell the tale

Very Epic Bacon.

03/06/2023

By Tim Marcin

We tried the potato ice cream from Van Leeuwen. We have some thoughts.

I desperately wanted it to be good.

03/04/2023

By Haley Henschel

The TikTok girlies are right: You need a standing desk and treadmill

It's totally changed the way I work.

11/05/2022

By Miller Kern

The July air conditioner is pricey but pretty

Aesthetically pleasing *and* useful?

08/23/2022

By Christianna Silva

Stop boiling eggs. Throw them in the air fryer.

Weird but it works.

06/22/2022

By Tim Marcin

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