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

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Why are people saying ‘girls with eyebrow slits can’t eat ube cupcakes’?

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

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‘Help me, Tom Cruise!’—23 reactions to Trump’s foreign film tariff plan

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He starts hot, then vanishes—The Buddy Hield Cycle is now a meme

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.

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Entertainment

Ranking the best ‘Star Wars’ memes in honor of May the 4th

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Is Texas really outlawing political memes? Not exactly. Here’s what’s really going on with HB 366

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GTA 6 just delayed AGAIN: 20 brutal memes

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‘Donny Two Dolls’: Trump’s out-of-touch comment on the economy is getting meme’d—20 of the best

Left: A meme with James Doakes from Dexter with the text "how it feels knowing that one shop in your city is a money laundering scheme but you can't quite prove it"; A meme with James Doakes from Dexter with the text "how it feels knowing your ex misses you and wants you back but you just can't prove it."

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20 ‘how it feels knowing’ Dexter memes for people with psychic hunches and no receipts

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100 women vs. accountability? 100 men vs. apologizing? The meme war between the genders is officially on

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Tralalero Tralala: This AI-generated shark in Nikes is the face of TikTok’s Italian brainrot obsession

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.

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Scrolling in the Deep: ‘TS PMO ICL’

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100 men vs. one gorilla: The internet’s dumbest fight just became its best meme

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‘Nightmare couple’: People are being very normal about BJ Novak dating Delaney Rowe