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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

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

Memes

The Virgin vs Chad meme, explained

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: 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.

Colette Fountain

What is the Mandela Effect? The history and science of the mind-bending phenomenon

The origins of the ‘smooth brain meme’, where ‘all ideas slide right off’

Elmo asked how everybody is doing on X—and instantly got much more than his muppet heart bargained for

Meme History: How a teachable moment in ‘Arthur’ morphed into a meme used under frustrating circumstances

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

People are memeing Ariana Grande’s boyfriend Ethan Slater

‘He went full Bella poarch’: People are memeing Ariana Grande’s boyfriend Ethan Slater. Here’s why

stanley cup memes: Stanley cups floating over abstract background