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Empty office chairs in office caption 'Come into office they said' (l) empty office chairs in office caption 'Come into the office they said' 'Experience the culture they said' (r)

‘Literally pointless’: Worker goes into empty office after being asked to experience company’s ‘culture,’ sparking debate

'I get asked to go in as it’s important. I turn up. It’s empty. So tell me again why I’m here?'

On May 26, 2022 by Maria Poggi

Internet Culture IRL

woman walking talking shocked expression caption 'I have worked from abroad before but I can only do 4 weeks then come back. They're just micro managing everything' (l) woman in kitchen making odd expression caption 'watch me quit my job in real time unless they let me work from abroad let's see if this works and if not goodbye!' (c)woman walking and talking caption 'That gives me until the end of the year to find another remote job.' (r)

‘It’s time to set boundaries’: Remote employee films self giving her boss a work-from-home ultimatum, sparking debate

'The pandemic has revolutionized work. It's time to set boundaries.'

On May 24, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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‘Lockdowns are coming’: Monkeypox outbreak inspires wave of conspiracy theories

Online, the paranoia and misinformation is rampant.

On May 23, 2022 by Claire Goforth

‘Lmao you never needed this’: Stanford professor ridiculed after claiming he carried ‘papers’ allowing him to work during the pandemic

Even his fellow doctors are mocking him.

On Apr 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Woman falls ill after encountering escaped lab monkeys—sparking new pandemic fears, wild conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theorists blamed everyone from Bill Gates to Hollywood for the crash.

On Jan 25, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

‘Worst shape of my life’: Will Smith unveils ‘pandemic body’ in relatable post

'This is the body that carried me through an entire pandemic and countless days grazing through the pantry.'

On May 4, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

‘You can be a different person after the pandemic’ meme imagines a brand new identity

A brand new you.

On Apr 12, 2021 by Michelle Jaworski

Four college men play with yellow ball on the beach.

Old photos of Miami Beach dupe internet during COVID-19 spring break chaos

A photo of a crowded beach from 2019 has resurfaced following a chaotic weekend in Miami Beach.

On Mar 22, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

‘Our kids are gonna be so emotionally scarred’: 7-year-old’s depressing Zoom school poem is too relatable

'It's the only thing that is happening.'

On Feb 9, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

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People are still roasting Jimmy Kimmel for his ‘tone-deaf’ political tweet

Judging from the Twitter responses, a deadly pandemic isn't the only thing people are worrying about.

On Jan 25, 2021 by Phil West

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Viral Twitter thread highlights similarities between 2005 World of Warcraft pandemic and COVID-19 pandemic

The author noted, 'Players acted in much the same ways as real people are acting now.'

On Jan 4, 2021 by Phil West

A tweet over the kingdom of Corona from Tangled

Disney’s ‘Tangled’ lowkey predicted the 2020 pandemic

'I was today years old when I learned that the kingdom in Tangled is called Corona.'

On Dec 28, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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OnlyFans dominated 2020. What does that mean for sex workers?

OnlyFans helped sex workers in some ways—but not all.

On Dec 27, 2020 by Ana Valens