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Stacey Ritzen


Stacey Ritzen is a reporter and editor based in West Philadelphia with over 10 years' experience covering pop culture, web culture, entertainment, and news. You can follow her on Twitter @staceyritzen.

streisand effect

What does ‘Streisand Effect’ mean—and why are people talking about it again?

The Streisand Effect giveth and it taketh away.

On Aug 27, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

bbq chicken tortilla pizza

Someone recreated the viral pizzadilla recipe—and says it’s just as gross as it looks

'Kind of tempted to make that deep-fried BBQ chicken deep dish quesadilla pepperoni pizza tonight.'

On Aug 26, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

mr sandman fail

This ‘Mr. Sandman’ challenge fail is almost as good as the original TikTok

No cats were harmed in the making of this video.

On Aug 26, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

mr b

What we learned when we visited Mr. B, America’s chonkiest cat

He was a little sleepy.

On Aug 23, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

mattress migration

This video of dozens of inflatable mattresses taking off in the wind is perfect

🎵 "Born freeeeeee, as free as the wind blows... 🎵

On Aug 22, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

mr sandman tiktok cat video

People are transfixed by a TikTok cat dancing along to ‘Mr. Sandman’

'This is the best TikTok I've ever seen in my entire LIFE.'

On Aug 19, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

four loko hard seltzer

This Four Loko hard seltzer is basically a meme in a can

We hope you've made out your last will and testament!

On Aug 16, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

christian girl autumn

What comes after ‘Hot Girl Summer?’ ‘Christian Girl Autumn,’ apparently

Did someone say pumpkin spice lattes?

On Aug 14, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

lipstick dick nars

NARS Cosmetics has a lipstick ad that 100% looks like a penis

Congrats on the sex?

On Aug 12, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

woman yelling at cat meme

How an unlikely marriage of memes gave us ‘woman yelling at cat’

We have 'The Real Housewives' and an Instagram-famous cat to thank for it!

On Aug 12, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

guys r like don’t kill urself ur so sexy aha meme

This ‘nooo you’re so sexy’ meme is here to call out inappropriate male flirting

Because perceived sexiness and being depressed are somehow mutually exclusive?

On Aug 8, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

maher marianne williamson

Bill Maher and Marianne Williamson are two peas in a pod, apparently 

The 'Real Time' host seemingly agreed with his guest on 'everything.'

On Aug 3, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

white claw memes

What is White Claw—and why is the beverage inspiring memes?

'It's basically just a rich person's Lime-A-Rita...'

On Aug 2, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

subs have unionized

‘My subs have unionized’ Reddit relationship post becomes a meme

And you thought your relationship had problems!

On Aug 1, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

irish haunted dildo

Irish Twitter crowdfunded an auction bid on a haunted Victorian dildo—and won

The dildo is believed to have been a loving gift from a husband to his wife.

On Jul 30, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen