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Jay Hathaway


Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Twitter ban thank you

Is Twitter banning users for saying ‘thank you’?

Some users report that Twitter banned them for using harmless phrases.

On Apr 25, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
apyr large

Everyone wants to be friends with a creepy demon called Apyr

It's pronounced 'droog.'

On Apr 24, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
Bathroom with Amazon logo on towel

Jeff Bezos’ new mansion comes with 25 bathrooms—and Twitter is losing it

Meanwhile, his employees sometimes pee in bottles.

On Apr 24, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Tech
band aid arm

The Band-Aid meme is here to plaster over all your life problems

The things you like heal you, according to this meme.

On Apr 24, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
bermuda and lil miquela

Two rival computer-generated Instagram models ‘met’ this week

A very weird story that reminds us we're living in 2018.

On Apr 20, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
mila kunis fake deepfake porn

‘Deepfake’ celebrity porn has crept back onto PornHub

The site isn't proactively taking down the fake AI-made porn.

On Apr 19, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
Homepage article image

This Star Wars subreddit is head over eels with a new meme

I've got a bad eeling about this.

On Apr 19, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
Marking a Twitter Bingo card

These Twitter bingo cards make fun of people you’ll date

This meme's a winner.

On Apr 18, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
ed edd eddy title screen

YouTubers are scoring fight scenes with ‘Ed, Edd n Eddy’ sound effects

Easily one of the funniest memes of the year.

On Apr 18, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
mars argo vs poppy

Internet sensation Poppy is being sued for copyright infringement

Did the weirdest YouTube pop star copy someone else's style?

On Apr 17, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

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Political chart meme template

Where do you stand on these new political compass memes?

Choose your quadrant.

On Apr 17, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
Spongebob meme cavemen

SpongeBob SquarePants memes are taking over the internet

All your fave SpongeBob memes, straight from Bikini Bottom.

On Apr 15, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
Doge in the foreground with doge pattern as the background

Something very weird is happening to Doge memes in 2018

Blame it on PewDiePie.

On Apr 11, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
prince harry running for helicopter

Prince Harry running to the dancefloor is a new meme that totally bangs

They're playing his song.

On Apr 10, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
American Chopper meme

How ‘American Chopper’ is changing meme culture for the better

It's already the smartest meme of 2018.

On Apr 10, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture