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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.

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Anna Good

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Memes

Lily Allen’s breakup album “West End Girl” has fans laughing, crying, and meme-posting all at once

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“You can’t see me”: The best John Cena memes of all time

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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HBO Max category reading "Six Seveeeeeen" (6 7), referencing the viral "6 7" meme. Caption overlay reads, "Oh **** off, HBO."

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Culture

HBO Max adds “six seven” category to appeal to Gen Alpha, kills the meme

Left: BlueSky post from Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant.lawyer) reading, "“I’m strong and I want to have like fifty kids and a farm” of course you do. You’re twelve. “I don’t want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal” hell yeah homie you’re twelve. “Maybe if there’s crime we should just send the army” bless your heart my twelve year old buddy." Right: Department of Homeland Security tweet recruiting for ICE showing knights holding swords. Tweet overlay reads, "You wanna dress up like a knight and play swords? Of course you do, you’re twelve."

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“Of course you do, you’re twelve” is the internet’s new favorite way to explain American behavior

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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Entertainment

“Star Wars” fans react to news that Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh were working on a Ben Solo sequel: “Baiting the fandom”

Left: how a mathematician sees the world meme. Right: how a computer science guy sees the world meme.

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25 “how they see the world” memes that got progressively unhinged

Left: Woman sitting in a car looking into the camera underneath text reading, "2 ways I'm handing 6 7 in my classroom." Right: Woman sitting in a classroom talking to students underneath text reading, "POV: your students keep saying '6 7.'"

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Kids won’t stop chanting “6-7” in school, and teachers are done playing along

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“You just look a little bit different”: Belle the “shocked” dog goes viral again after owner explains her unique look

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“I was having a ball”: Jack Black explains what it was like shooting the infamous Minecraft “chicken jockey” scene

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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Finally, the “This is Fine” meme is now a video game

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Scientists confirm the viral “Chicago Rat Hole” was made by a squirrel, not a rat

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“Explains A LOT”: The internet reacts to report of lead in popular protein powders with memes

Left: White rabbit with a clock meme above caption reading, "White rabbit with a clock meme." Right: White rabbit with a clock meme under text caption reading "when they randomly start being mean."

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15 years later, the “white rabbit pointing at a clock” painting has become the internet’s new favorite meme

2025 meme inspiration for halloween costumes

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17 memes from 2025 to turn into Halloween costumes

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.

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Left: Man showing a binder with a printed "Freakbob meme" to a woman in a grocery store, caption overlay reads, "Showing brainrot to strangers." Right: Man showing a binder with a printed "Freakbob meme" to a woman in a clothing store, caption overlay reads, "Showing brainrot to strangers."

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“Bro leave her alone”: Gen Alpha is showing printed brainrot memes to strangers and the results are hilarious