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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.

Anna Good

Oscar audience with text 'this is what it feels like when someone posts a gross pic of me on their story"(l), Tweet "Im crying bro you're at the oscars" with retweet from Ben Stiller "Knicks win"

Memes

Oscars 2025, as told by 30 of the internet’s funniest memes

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: Overly Attached Girlfriend

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

2 panel image: one a post from NYPost that reads: Teen who injected himself with crushed butterfly spent 7 agonizing days in the hospital before he died. And another post: I'm sorry but like what

How a teenager’s bizarre death from injecting crushed butterfly turned into a meme

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.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: Screenshot of a Tiktok with the caption: "YES we're a millennial burger Joint/ YES we overprice EVERYTHING / YES out truffle fries are MEDIOCRE at best / YES we're two guys with a crazy idea / NO we don't offer comfortable seating / YES we serve water in mason jars"; ; Screenshot of a Tiktok comment section

Culture

Gen Z is dragging the ‘millennial burger joint’—and every detail is painfully accurate

image of Elon Musk at CPAC 2025 with text over: I AM BECOME MEME

Elon Musk’s ‘I am become meme’ quote, explained—what it means and where it started

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Left side: tweet reading "had a straight dude come to my place and he was SO impressed by the simplest things. art on the wall, rugs, a $40 knife block set. dudes are so fucking lame and pathetic lol they fr need a mommy to take care of them their whole lives" Right side: meme of man repeating tweet to his friend

She logged on and lost: Woman’s tweet mocking a man impressed by her decor instantly becomes a meme

Irving from Severance(l), Text "could he act? no. but was his character good? also no. And were his plotlines compelling? not really. but did he look good? also no. But did I enjoy his time on the show? Again, no. But would I watch more of his character? Also no"(r)

‘Could he act? No. But was his character good? Also no’: A copypasta meme about actors who bring nothing to the table is trending

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Scrolling in the Deep: Fine Shyt

“Me when Hamas visits me and my family”: How a threatening tweet accidentally sparked a pro-Hamas meme

Image of actor Robert Downey Jr. in the Iron Man movies.

JARVIS, explain JARVIS memes to me

2 panel image, both scenes from Star Trek series. Text over says: I still believe in Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future.

The ‘I still believe in Gene Roddenberry’s vision’ meme is the perfect mix of irony and Star Trek fandom

Meme History: Luigi Mangione memes

accidentally important at work meme with a tweet

The ‘accidentally became important at work’ meme of corporate dread, explained

Sad duck pointing to himself(l), and crying(r) with text 'this is who you're sending to work tomorrow"(top)

Young, dumb, and full of glum: The ‘Sad Duck Pointing At Himself’ meme, explained

Still image from the music video "Denial is a River" showing the musical artist Doechii.