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Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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“Hurt and betrayed”: Fans share their fury online as New York Times paywalls free mini-crossword

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“A24 needs to check themselves before they wreck themselves”: Fans of indie film react to news that the studio is launching an AI division

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.

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A man asks, “Is it okay to be over 18 and still have extremely nerdy hobbies?” Social media overwhelmingly replies with their own nerdy collections

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“Women are feral over Tom Hiddleston while exactly zero of us are attracted to Thor”: Superman has spawned “male gaze” vs “female gaze” discourse on social media

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Viral Politics

“You are a disgrace”: Calls for a Sesame Street puppet to “resign” follow Elmo’s X account hack

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“What is the point of this show”: First photo of Nick Frost in full Hagrid mode fails to impress Harry Potter fans

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Lena Dunham says she’s not surprised by the rise of alt-right vitriol: “Those voices existed in the comment section”

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“You’re not verbally responding to basic interactions”: Zoomers are crashing out after other generations explain what the “Gen Z stare” actually is

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“Nothing has united any form of social media as much”: TikTok unites behind the “Antipasto Salad Mom” as drama explodes into meme territory

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A “36-year-old model who looks 17” goes viral, but the internet isn’t buying it: “Delusional people live the happiest lives”

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Is bacon considered a spice? Host of “Subway Takes” reveals Kamala Harris’s hot take—and why it never aired

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“I’m not letting it stop me”: Model Erin Marley Klay speaks out after her Fourth of July bikini photos spark discourse on X

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“Should’ve been a separate app”: As YouTube Shorts hits new milestone of 200 billion views per day, YouTube users revolt against the shortform experience

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Arizona Diamondbacks player Ketel Marte consoled by teammates on the field after fan mocks his deceased mother

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