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Here's the latest trending internet culture stories today: film lovers and Criterion Collection bros alike are lamenting Donald Trump's international film tariffs, the Internet reacts to the 2025 Met Gala looks, and an old favorite chain restaurant is coming out of retirement after twenty years.
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āHelp me, Tom Cruise!ā: 23 reactions to Donald Trumpās foreign film tariff plan
Film lovers are giving President Donald Trumpās plan to imposeĀ 100 percent tariffs on foreign filmsĀ two thumbs down, in meme form.Ā
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32 Met Gala memes that nailed (and roasted) this yearās theme
The Met Gala, held on Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was themed āSuperfine: Tailoring Black Style,ā andĀ reactions to the starsā looksĀ were just as en pointe as their clothes.
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Iconic restaurant chain Ground Round is returning after 20 years. Is it bringing its āPay What You Weighā policy back with it?
TheĀ Ground Round is backābringing Gen Xers the popcorn, the ice cream caps, and the childhood memories with it.
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šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the 'net.
šŖŖ Ā TheĀ Real ID deadlineĀ is today! Most U.S. residents will need to carry aĀ federally approved form of identificationĀ toĀ board domestic flights, gain access toĀ federal facilities, or enter a nuclearĀ power plant.
šļøĀ People online are being very normal aboutĀ BJ NovakĀ dating TikTok comedianĀ Delaney RoweĀ andĀ can't help butĀ bring upĀ Mindy Kaling.
š§ OnĀ TikTok, people are saying "girls with eyebrow slits canāt eatĀ ube cupcakes" andĀ confusing viewers everywhere.
šŖ "Why are women lying about this?": British pop starĀ Olly Mur's gym āglow-upāĀ hasĀ sparked a chaotic debateĀ over what women actually want.
šĀ AĀ Depop seller admittedĀ to looking up customers' houses on Google Maps.
šĀ People are calling an indie book festival in Baltimore "the Willy Wonka Experience of BookTok" afterĀ authors and attendees alikeĀ were disappointed with their experience.
š¹ļø Rockstar Games hasĀ delayedĀ Grand Theft Auto 6Ā again, and gamers can't even enjoy the memes about it.
š¤³ One thingĀ you need to watchĀ ā¤Ā Ranking the best āStar Warsā memes in honor of May the 4th
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