PETA’s ‘anti-animal language’ chart won’t prompt anyone to quit eating meat
‘Feed two birds with one scone.’
On Dec 5, 2018 by Tiffany Kelly
‘Baby Shark’ reminds us of the past—and that’s what makes it a great meme
From R&B covers to strange men screaming the lyrics, the internet is obsessed with this summer camp jingle.
On Nov 18, 2018 by Ana Valens
Twitter suspended me for sharing a meme about Monster Energy Ham
Twitter has a policy about promoting counterfeit goods. But what if the ‘goods’ are a meme?
On Nov 2, 2018 by W Jones
Alt-right gamers are lying to you on YouTube
Trolls like Ian Miles Cheong regularly rely on manipulative claims to win over unsuspecting viewers. It’s for a reason.
On Oct 26, 2018 by Ana Valens
‘Pod Save America’ doesn’t deserve an HBO show
The podcast fails as a TV show and as political analysis.
On Oct 16, 2018 by Brenden Gallagher
Beware of the dangerous transphobia behind this YouTuber’s ‘theybies’ rant
This screed is much darker than ‘liberals have gone too far.’
On Sep 25, 2018 by Alex Dalbey, Josh Katzowitz
How the latest Spider-Man game changes an iconic villain for the better
Spider-Man’s PS4 debut is a deeply personal affair, and that’s why it works so well.
On Sep 9, 2018 by AJ Moser
OMGWhizzBoyOMG is Sacha Baron Cohen’s best ‘Who is America?’ character
The cross-generation parody shreds masculinity to bits.
On Aug 20, 2018 by Brenden Gallagher
Embracing pansexuality: A queer woman opens up about how she came to identify
Being pansexual isn’t the same as being bisexual.
On Aug 15, 2018 by Ana Valens
Keep mayo’s name out of your screed about white obsoletion
Millennials did not kill mayonnaise—but boomers are scared their relevancy is dead.
On Aug 14, 2018 by Jessica Machado
Viral #BBQBeckys and #CouponCarls are the new slave patrols
White people exercising authority is nothing new.
On Jul 27, 2018 by Prince Shakur
We need to change the way we talk about police killing Black people
Why is it ‘officer-involved shooting’ and not ‘officer shot a Black man’?
On Jul 20, 2018 by Brenden Gallagher
Anti-abortion meme plays into Black people’s fears over eugenics
The meme equates the KKK with Planned Parenthood—and that’s messed up.
On Jul 19, 2018 by Tiffanie Drayton
Here’s how Brett Kavanaugh could undo Roe v. Wade
Trump and his SCOTUS pick have already made their intentions clear.
On Jul 10, 2018 by Claire Lampen
The case for abolishing the Department of Homeland Security
ICE is terrible, but DHS is its wasteful, inhumane counterpart.
On Jun 20, 2018 by Brenden Gallagher
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