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“We are really sorry”: SciShow pulls Hank Green-hosted knitting video from YouTube after backlash from fiber artists

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

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Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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“They are BEGGING us not to see this thing”: Why is MrBeast featured in an ad for the “Tron: Ares” movie?

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“Leave them alone”: Why the Irish YouTuber who visited an isolated Indonesian “cannibal” tribe for views is so dangerous for all involved

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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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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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