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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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Justin Timberlake’s “giving nothing” tour performances turn into a massive meme

Left: May 22, 2025: Pedro Pascal attends the From The World Of John Wick Ballerina world premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England. Right: Pedro Pascal onstage touching female costar under tweet reading "Pedro Pascal's anxiety card is elite"

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The internet saw Pedro Pascal being soft and made it a whole meme

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“Educate me”: John Mayer explaining Italian brainrot memes to Conan O’Brien is a lesson for the truly offline

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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“I don’t know what planet I’m on”: Remembering Ozzy Osbourne’s defining moments on the internet

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“Welcome back Ozzy Osbourne”: Unpacking the Trisha Paytas baby omen

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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“Physics professors quit their jobs after watching this”: The Nicki Minaj pose challenge is raising the standard for TikTok trends

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“Just calling to disturb your peace”: People are calling their exes to say goodnight in TikTok’s latest trend

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“You have no idea how funny this is at 3am”: What is melting on TikTok? The funky facial trend, explained

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“Sing to Me”: This TikTok trend is  causing full grown adults to dress as babies—including Alec Baldwin

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Have you seen the “Do It Lady” meme? Behind the rise of Chit and his new catchphrase

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“What a time to be alive”: The internet is filled with “Coldplay Couple” memes—here are 30 of the best

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Good deeds Superman vs. bad deeds Lex Luthor is the latest movie meme sweeping social media

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

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“In some cases gals”: New Trump quote becomes a meme as the post itself gets ratio’d on Truth Social

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The “Nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday” meme has taken over social media