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Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

Memes

Josh Hutcherson memes are proof that he can’t help but go viral, over and over again

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Orange Peel Theory 

Michael Boyle is an entertainment and culture writer working primarily for /Film, with bylines in The Daily Beast, Paste, Polygon, and more. You can find him talking about film, TV, and politics on Twitter at @98MikeB.

Michael Boyle

Ted Cruz yelling into mic over Zodiac Killer letter

How Ted Cruz killed the Zodiac Killer meme

Entertainment

Taylor Swift’s new album title might be a reference to her ex Joe Alwyn’s group chat—and you better believe it brought out the memes

Apple Vision Pro memes are virtually everywhere—here are some of the best

‘The seats are already rock hard’: Southwest Airlines announces new seats and updated interiors—it backfires

‘Her baby starts talking with a British accent’: Here’s what all those Trisha Paytas and King Charles memes are about

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

The Virgin vs Chad meme, explained

Meme History: The evolution of wolf memes on the internet, from ‘courage wolf’ to ‘three wolf moon’

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

NPC memes reveal that everyone just might be a background character

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

From bike fails to ice cream cones, a Joe Biden meme for every moment

Colette Fountain is a former London-based general reporting intern. She has previously written about internet culture for Insider, Refinery29 and Smithsonian.