internet culture
Piczo: The Internet’s Influential But Forgotten Social Network
By 2006, the website builder and social network had become the largest teen site in the UK. Then it disappeared without a trace.
An Interview With The Shirts That Go Hard Guy
What are tweets, or, memes for that matter, if not slogans for future tees? Or what are slogan tees if not physical manifestations of memes?
How 'Don't Worry Darling' Became the Internet's Favourite Meme
Not since "The Room" has a movie – albeit one starring Harry Styles, Florence Pugh and Chris Pine – provided this much meme bait.
No, You're Not Imagining It. Minions Are Everywhere
The pill-shaped yellow aliens have travelled an unlikely road to get here, but they're slowly achieving world domination.
An Interview with the Best Portrait Artist in the World
"Last year some tabloid implied I committed treason with my Queen portrait. Firstly, I’m not British (thank God)..."
The Highland Park Shooter Wanted Attention on His Disturbing Online Footprint
The Highland Park suspect existed in some of the darkest corners of the internet, including a secretive gore site VICE News got access to. But experts say to exercise caution before attaching any ideology to him.
How 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' Became an Unlikely Aesthetic Trend
TikTok and Tumblr are turning Ottessa Moshfegh's 2018 book into a style object, best paired with Chanel lipstick, perfume and bedsheets.
How the Internet Created 'Graggle Simpson'
We speak to the online pranksters who engineered the fake "Simpsons" character.
I Interviewed the 'We're Just Normal Men' Puppet on Zoom
Who is this talking dog? What is a Normal Man? What does any of this even mean?
I Visited Binley Mega Chippy to See What All the TikTok Fuss Is About
Can you get the Morbius meal? How do the Binley Mega Chippy staff feel about viral TikTok fame? Is the food even tasty? I had to find out.
The Meme-ification of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Trial
TikTok fancams and #megapintofwine memes inspired by Johnny Depp's court case with Amber Heard are just the tip of the very troubling iceberg.
Relationships Work Best When Only One Person Is 'Very Online'
Like tops and bottoms and doms and subs, the offline/online couple has always worked in symbiosis.