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I Can Has Cheezburger and the Rise of LOLspeak
How I Can Has Cheezburger helped spread LOLspeak: cat-caption grammar, community language play, LOLCODE and the contrast with DoggoLingo.
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Internet CultureThe Devil Wears Prada 2 Hand-Painted a Meme So Convincingly That the Internet Accused It of Using AI
The Devil Wears Prada 2 opened on May 4 and pulled $233.6 million in its global debut, the…
Internet CultureGoogle Maps Sent Toronto Drivers The Wrong Way Up a One-Way Street For Four Straight Days
For four straight days in early May, drivers in Toronto’s Oakwood Village took a left onto Winona Drive…
Internet CultureSabrina Carpenter Wore Sabrina to the Met Gala. The Letterboxd Jokes Followed.
Sabrina Carpenter’s Dior filmstrip gown turned a 1954 movie into a Met Gala look, a Letterboxd joke, and…
Internet CultureAn AI Startup That Sells ‘Stop Hiring Humans’ Stole the This Is Fine Meme for a Subway Ad and Now KC Green Is Lawyering Up
An AI startup whose whole pitch is “Stop Hiring Humans” plastered a 13-year-old human-made meme across a San…
Internet CultureThe Berlin Color Hunt: Two Colors, Nine Photos, and a Reason to Look Around
A Berlin couple’s color grids became a popular photo idea. Here is the January post behind the story…
Internet CultureChonkers, the Giant Sea Lion Turning Heads at San Francisco’s Pier 39
Meet Chonkers, the Steller sea lion drawing attention at Pier 39. What we know about his size, his…
Internet CultureThe History of Internet Forums: From BBS to Discord
How dial-up BBS communities, Usenet, web forums, and Discord connect—and why searchable, lasting conversations still matter.
Internet CultureThe 14-Year Life of It’s Gonna Be May, the Meme That Refuses to Retire
The annual Justin Timberlake joke traces back to 2012. How a lyric, a Tumblr image, and a calendar…
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