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<p>Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.</p>


Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman with dyed red hair and glasses trying the Carnival Cruise Line and Van Leeuwen sunscreen flavored ice cream. Right: Blonde woman trying the Carnival Cruise Line and Van Leeuwen sunscreen flavored ice cream.

“Very refreshing”: Sunscreen ice cream? Carnival Cruise Line and Van Leeuwen say yes

Left: Bright room under LED light. Right: Dark room under same LED light.

“The seed oils of lighting”: Slowed-down clip of LED lights pulsing like a strobe has people swearing them off

Blonde woman crying, tearfully holding up empty 4-prong ring missing a lost diamond.

“Never met anyone who didn’t lose the stone”: Influencer’s PSA about 4-prong rings goes viral

Left: Blonde woman with a ponytail looking into the camera. Right: Jimmy Kimmel during a broadcast

“My heart is broken”: Family cancels Disneyland trip over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Left: Woman in a car. Right: Woman holding Trader Joe's reusable grocery bags, text overlay reads, "Washing my grocery bags after getting flamed by 200 people in the comments on my last video."

“Am I disgusting?”: Trader Joe’s cashier quietly shamed customer into washing her reusable bags

Memes

Gen Z and Gen Alpha are saying “41” on the internet. Here’s why.

Culture

“A really beautiful way to cherish someone”: Man honors his grandma’s legacy by creating a video game in her honor

“This is legit my makeup everyday”: The “rising sign” beauty trend is taking over TikTok

“Nearly Houdini’d”: YouTuber MrBeast fell to the ground after a punch from Mike Tyson, and it’s now a meme

“Society is taught to disrespect labor”: Server explains why mocktails actually should cost more than an alcoholic drink

Women are sharing the cute things their partners do in the “Not Mr. Darcy but” meme

lizzo viral discourse fake friends music video

Entertainment

“Y’all come look at this”: Lizzo battles viral discourse, fake friends, and fascism in new music video

“Now I’m crying”: Woman shares her grandma’s handmade Barbie furniture. The internet calls it “museum-worthy”

Left: Blonde bride in a gown and veil exiting a building on her wedding day, seen from the back, text overlay reads "My dad couldn't show up to my wedding because he was taken from us on September 11th..." Right: Bride on the sidewalk, FDNY firetruck visible alongside firefighters, caption overlay reads "So look who did..."

“Your brother crying pushed me over the edge”: Bride breaks down after firefighters show up to honor her father who died in the September 11th attacks

3 panel: Chef making gnocchi from scratch on an airplane.