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Entertainment

Auliʻi Cravalho revealed the one thing she regrets about her time with “Moana”

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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Anna Good

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Culture

“Why is your husband your biggest opp?”: Justin Bieber edits controversial caption about Hailey’s “Vogue” cover after massive backlash

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The “Suits LA” cast has a group chat and it’s mostly roasting Stephen Amell’s smile

3 Panel Image, Katy Perry on screen, woman with face pant, and a woman with dark hair

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“I don’t sing like that”: A new meme trolls how Katy Perry chews her lyrics—and she noticed

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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Lindsey Weedston

3 panel image: on the sides are examples of people posting about the theory and in the middle is a picture of Zendaya wearing the infamous hat.

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The ‘Zendaya hat theory’ connects nothing to nothing. It’s the perfect conspiracy theory going massively viral

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Isabelle Fuhrman can’t forget this embarrassing ‘Hunger Games’ memory with J-Law

2 panel image of a person explaining and Lupita Nyong'o on the red carpet at the Met Gala.

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‘What incredible history’: Met Gala viewers are just realizing the meaning behind all the ‘haint blue’ looks

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Is ‘Ronald Grump’ to blame? ‘Sesame Street’ theory about Trump’s plan to  defund PBS takes hold online

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

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‘Save public media’: Elmo says he was laid off from Sesame Street in now-deleted LinkedIn post (updated)

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‘Why is she yelling like that?’: Doechii’s Met Gala behavior draws backlash, debate over how she treats her staff

Left: George Pickens meme: NFL player George Pickens watching his draft on TV in a ski mask Right: Pic of man laughing on the phone above a caption reading: "How my best friends of 10+ years who are fans of other teams have been caling me since that George Pickens trade went public"

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Memes

George Pickens is a Cowboy now and fans are unleashing the memes

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‘Rhymes With Grug’: The unhinged meme about tragedy, chaos, and The Croods

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Trump posts AI photo of himself as a Sith lord—Mark Hamill roasts him

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‘An insane amount of detail’: GTA 6 Trailer 2 highlights chaotic characters and insane detail

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32 Met Gala memes that nailed (and roasted) this year’s theme