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January-February 2024

Viral load

What happens to people who become internet famous?

Ashleigh-Rae Thomas

Nathan Kanasawe was 23 when they first went viral. Early one September morning in their town of Sudbury, Ontario, they decided to go on a 2 a.m. drive with a friend. While driving, they saw someone testing a Boston Dynamics robot dog. “I did a U-turn because we’re like, ‘Well, what the fuck was that?’ […] More »