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Sayou Cooper is a freelance journalist covering the internet and popular culture.

Sayou Cooper

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‘The delivery is kinda ~wonky~’: TikTokers meme  Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Wonka’ speech

Olivia is a freelance writer who has been published in Collider, Distractify, Ranker, and StyleCaster.

Olivia Hebert

Harry Styles wearing wings in Daylight Official Music Video

Harry Styles releases ‘Daylight’ music video—and fans are loving it

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Skibidi Toilet episode 49 TV head people in front of city on fire

What is ‘Skibidi Toilet,’ the creepy YouTube series going viral on TikTok?

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

barbie in front of atomic bomb. filmgoers are linking Barbie and Oppenheimer together because the movies have the same release date. Many are planning a Barbenheimer double feature on July 21.

The rise of Barbenheimer, the cinematic-social media crossover of the year

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Blade Runner 2049 Cells Interlinked Scene man in front of blurry white wall with electronics

‘Within cells interlinked’: This ‘Blade Runner 2049’ meme is back thanks to the ‘ice cream so good’ NPC streamer

cat meme greenscreen TikTok over image of checkout with caption "When a customer tells you about their divorce, and how bad everything is going for them in life when you ask them Cash or Card..." (l) cat meme greenscreen TikTok over image of checkout with caption "When a customer tells you about their divorce, and how bad everything is going for them in life when you ask them Cash or Card..." (c) cat meme greenscreen TikTok over image of checkout with caption "When a customer tells you about their divorce, and how bad everything is going for them in life when you ask them Cash or Card..." (r)

‘This cat meme will never end’: TikTok’s new meme is a zoned-out cat

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

Tiffany Kelly

I drank a Grimace shake and survived

McDonald's customer with Grimace Shake on the ground (l) McDonald's customer with Grimace Shake (c) McDonald's customer with Grimace Shake on ground (r)

‘Nothing bad’s happening to me yet’: TikTokers are pretending to die from drinking the McDonald’s Grimace shake

Culture

The virality of the Titanic sub incident is teaching everyone about the depth of the ocean

Ian Donley is a writer based in Southern California who specializes in sexuality and identity. Follow him on Instagram @ian_s_donley.

Ian Donley

pete davidson wearing a black baseball cap

How to have ‘rizz’

Grimace Birthday Meal on platter on Grimace's head in front of purple background with confetti

“Don’t drink the Grimace shake”: Grimace’s ‘birthday’ drew out filthy memes and unsettling lore

Lady Gaga replaces Khloe Kardashian as Nurtec spokesperson—and fans have feelings

(l-r) miles morales, the spot, and gwen stacy in spider-man across the spider-verse

A tiny joke from ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ became the catalyst for the sequel–and this meme

What is a ‘beige flag’—and why is the term all over TikTok?

claudie blakley as charlotte lucas in pride & prejudice (2005). she gives the famous 'i'm 27 years old i have no money and no prospects' speech

Memes

‘The delivery is kinda ~wonky~’: TikTokers meme Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Wonka’ speech