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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.

Lindsey Weedston

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Culture

The ‘Zendaya hat theory’ connects nothing to nothing. It’s the perfect conspiracy theory going massively viral

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Gen Z says it’s not cuffing season, it’s sharking season—what the new dating trend is all about

Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

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Memes

“The American mind can’t comprehend this” meme has Americans and Europeans beefing

2 panel image of a tweet from Laura Loomer and the new pope Leo.

Right-wingers are crashing out over the new pope

Mariam Sharia is a writer and editor at the Daily Dot.

Mariam Sharia

3 different tweets, including the original post from Laura Loomer and 2 witty responses.

Laura Loomer’s ‘WOKE MARXIST POPE’ tweet is becoming a meme

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

The new pope Leo stands on the Vatican balcony and greets the crowd. Tweets about his coronation are overlaid.

‘The father, the son and da Bears’: 37 Pope Leo memes that prove god has a sense of humor

Left side: Catholic cardinals walking Right side: Vatican chimney emitting black smoke below a header reading "Live smoke reaction"

From sacred to stan culture: the Vatican conclave is now meme canon

Left: George Pickens meme: NFL player George Pickens watching his draft on TV in a ski mask Right: Pic of man laughing on the phone above a caption reading: "How my best friends of 10+ years who are fans of other teams have been caling me since that George Pickens trade went public"

George Pickens is a Cowboy now and fans are unleashing the memes

‘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’?

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

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

2 panel image of meme's made about Buddy Hield.

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.

Kyle Calise

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

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