Some Yik Yak users were upset enough to start a petition, but so far it hasn’t reached its goal of 200 signatures, stalling out at around 182. The majority of those came in within the first 24 ...

Buckle up, millennials. Remember Yik Yak, the anonymous app that, in effect, allowed gossip and shit-talking to run rampant during your high school or college years? Well, it's back.

About that yak: he’s a gift to Ugyen (to produce dung fuel), and he sits and chews in the background of classroom scenes, just happy to be there. The film basks in a similar mood of mild ...

“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” is more than what Ang Lee calls a “breath of fresh air”; it’s an affirmation that all films, however humble their origin, can matter and be counted.

Before shutting down in 2017, Yik Yak was used in hate speech and cyberbullying across college campuses and local schools. The app's new owners vow to take a strong stance against abuses.

When Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom was accepted by the Academy as Bhutan’s second submission, I felt so much joy in knowing I was following my teacher’s footsteps 23 years apart.