internet culture
The People Who Roleplay as UK MPs on Reddit
The Tories aren't in power, at least not in this subreddit
GIFs Are For Boomers Now, Sorry
The humble image file was once everywhere, but it's increasingly falling out of favour among young internet users.
The Most Deranged Posts of 2021
From Elon Musk's crypto memes to Naomi Wolf's antivaxxer teddy bear it was a bumper year for bad tweets and truly terrible takes.
How Adult Swim Remixes Took Over the Internet
We talked to producer VANO 3000 on the TikTok phenomenon he started and how the network's aesthetic inspired him.
Why Locals Hate Nashville's Most Instagrammable Mural
“You have no idea how many people in Nashville want to scream about that,” one longtime resident said.
How This Gen Z TikToker Got His Impressive Princess Di Sweater Collection
The Texan teen is obsessed with the 80s and has a method to finding the late royal's famous sweaters.
We Are All Ben Affleck and His Dunkin
The Oscar-winning actor is in his flop era, but what he symbolizes for us is far bigger than an iced coffee.
Of Course There's Already Obnoxious 'Trump Beat COVID' Merch
Less than a week after Trump's admission to Walter Reed hospital, eBay and Etsy sellers have added new COVID-related items to their storefronts.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Posting Cringe
The backlash to the musical Hamilton has now morphed into a mean, confusing meme.
How the Screenshot Became One of the Internet’s Most Powerful Tools
The surprising origins of a gesture we take for granted everyday.
What Gen Z'ers Really Think of Millennials
We asked a bunch of people from Gen Z and trust us, you're about to feel very attacked.
The Untold Story of Wood, the Well-Endowed Man From Those Coronavirus Texts
Through interviews with his loved ones, we dug deeper into the fascinating life of Wardy Joubert III, the real man behind the memes.