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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

’10/10 I love this bucket’: A brief history of the ‘Dune: Part Two’ popcorn bucket memes

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Kamala Harris laughing with palm trees in the background

Is Kamala Harris’ ‘coconut tree’ video the Biden admin’s most iconic 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.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life

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

Mikael Thalen

Memes

How Wojak became the internet’s all-encompassing reaction meme

Entertainment

From Megan Fox ‘lookalikes’ to awkward love triangles, here’s how people are reacting to the return of ‘Love Is Blind’

‘It was terrible and I loved every second of it’: The Internet reacts to ‘Madame Web’

Meme History: From ‘OK Boomer’ onward, generational memes really hit home

Why is everyone in politics getting prescribed copium?

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

The internet loves Dakota Johnson’s unbothered attitude–sometimes

Beyoncé announced her next album will be a country record at the Super Bowl, and fans are dusting off their cowboy hats

‘The Nickelodeon Super Bowl is unhinged’: Nickelodeon aired its own chaotic version of the Super Bowl, and the Internet reacted with memes

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

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