CULTURE Myspace Was the Last Good Social Media Site Dan K 04 Mar, 21 Myspace was the last social media that recognized the Internet’s unique potential for individuality.
CULTURE Memes Protest Ecofascism: "Earth Is Healing, We Are the Virus" Eden Arielle Gordon 07 Apr, 20 The “Earth is healing, we are the virus” phrase often hides an underlying ecofascist ideology.
CULTURE If You Think "Karen" Is a Slur, Then You're Definitely a Karen Abby Jones 07 Apr, 20 A brief history of “Karens” and how to spot them at your local Women’s March.
CULTURE We Are Anonymous: A Brief History of the Internet's Most Elusive Hacktivist Collective Eden Arielle Gordon 10 Feb, 20 Ideas are indestructible, and Anonymous was always—first and foremost—an idea.
CULTURE Teen Victim of Slender Man Stabbing: "I Still Sleep With Scissors" Eden Arielle Gordon 26 Oct, 19 Payton Leutner has spoken out for the first time since she was stabbed as part of attacks inspired by Slender Man.
CULTURE Astrology, BTS, and (Timothée) Chalamet: The ABCs of the "Is Your Child Texting About" Meme Eden Arielle Gordon 24 Oct, 19 One for every fandom.
CULTURE Help, I Can't Stop Ending Texts With "Lol" Eden Arielle Gordon 24 Oct, 19 “Lmao” and “haha / ha / ha! hahaha” will be discussed at a later date, but today we’re focusing on the granddaddy of text-speak, the ever-useful “lol.”
CULTURE This Haunts Me: Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf Eden Arielle Gordon 21 Sep, 19 You’re walking in the woods…
CULTURE Learn from Momo: How to Create a Viral Hoax Meg Hanson 03 Mar, 19 It takes time, effort, and incredibly lazy press coverage to exploit the public’s fear successfully.
Music Frank Ocean and the Dark, Disgusting Hole of the Internet Brooke Ivey Johnson 05 Feb, 19 The Blonde singer teased new music…or did he?