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Condescending Wonka is one of the worst memes ever made

Gene Wilder deserves better.

On Aug 31, 2016 by Miles Klee

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‘Chaos Magic’ is the new Normcore if you just believe enough

Magic is in the eye of the market.

On Oct 9, 2015 by Hannah Barton

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YouTube stars and big memes team up to tell young people that smoking is a trap

They're borrowing a line from 'Star Wars' in their war with Big Tobacco.

On Aug 28, 2015 by Rae Votta

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Come worship with me at the altar of Vin Diesel’s Facebook page

Celebrity social media done right.

On Apr 14, 2015 by Jené Gutierrez

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Drunk J. Crew is your must-follow Tumblr of the week

Let's do shots and try on some coats.

On Oct 16, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Fake quotes from founding fathers are just what Presidents’ Day needed

Find out what Ben Franklin would sound like as an Internet commenter.

On Feb 17, 2014 by Miles Klee

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What’s a ‘meme’? Really hard to explain, that’s what

Pretty sure it has something to do with twerking.

On Jan 28, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Your Facebook feed is about to get a lot smarter

Spam purveyors ought to be running scared.

On Aug 23, 2013 by Miles Klee

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The unintentional hilarity of Grand Theft Auto V comments

A new single-serving Tumblr collects all of the outrageous, offensive, gross, and borderline illiterate comments viewers have made about the GVA V trailer. 

On Jul 10, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Reddit’s atheists revolt as r/Atheism cracks down on image macros

One of Reddit's largest communities, r/Atheism, issued a new moderation policy that angered thousands of meme-addicted users.

On Jun 6, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Mitch McConnell and the Republican meme machine

In seeking his sixth term in office, the Kentucky Republican has reinvented his image online, through image macros and highly shareable photos

On May 3, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Reddit goes ‘shopping with Lowe’s Girl

Gender roles reverse as the shopper becomes the dejected spectator in the hardware store.

On May 2, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Why a comics editor is taking back the Idiot Nerd Girl meme

Dark Horse Comics' Rachel Edidin talks about sexism and geek culture. 

On Sep 13, 2012 by Mike Fenn

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Overly Attached Girlfriend transforms in a new meme

A new image macro justifies the psychotic behavior of the world's clingiest meme. 

On Sep 6, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Dot Dot Dot: The year the Internet went mainstream (again)

In the Daily Dot’s first year, the Web changed in profound and unexpected ways, ascending into pop culture like never before. 

On Aug 23, 2012 by Nicholas White