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Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine playing guitar on stage

Canadian radio station brings unexpected joy by playing ‘Killing in the Name’ for 30 hours

No matter what people requested, the station played only one song.

On Jun 30, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture
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  • Dancing baby with "The Lost History of the Internet" caption

    The many lives of the Dancing Baby, cyberspace’s first cringe meme

  • Headphones with DHARMA initiative logo on side perched on condenser microphone stand with caption "The LOST History of the Internet"

    The enduring footprint of one of TV’s first big companion podcasts

  • Broken pencil with phrase "The Lost History of the Internet" imprinted on the side

    Video: The wild history of fanfic censorship

woman greenscreen tiktok over article caption "Stats Canada Reports Not One Baby Has Been Named "Karen" Since November 13 2019" (l) newborn babies in hospital (c) woman greenscreen tiktok over article ""The Last Karen", as she's been reffered, was born at Toronto's Western Hospital in November of 2019. Much like the relatives of Hitler who made a pact to change their name and not procreate in order to end the bloodline, The Last Karen is expected to bear the burden throughout her entire life of ending the Karen name permanently" (r)

‘Gen Z bullied a name to literal oblivion’: TikToker says not one baby has been named ‘Karen’ since 2019, referencing satirical article

'They are sending 'Karens' into extinction.'

On Jun 30, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

Internet Culture IRL
woman hand on chest caption "the craziest dating story of all time" (l) man and woman on date man cooking for woman holding wine glass in her hand (c) woman hand over mouth shocked caption "the craziest dating story of all time" (r)

‘Every woman who dates men needs to hear this f*cking story’: Woman says ‘friend of a friend’ was fed human meat on Hinge date at Airbnb, sparking skepticism

“This story is highly suspicious. 'Friend of a friend,' come on now!”

On Jun 30, 2022 by Linda Hamilton

Internet Culture IRL
woman speaking looking right (l) man speaking in parking garage (c) woman speaking shocked expression (r)

‘Endless miserable cycle’: Woman explains the exasperating state of dating today

‘Start approaching women respectfully.’

On Jun 30, 2022 by Linda Hamilton

Internet Culture
woman eating in pool floaty outside on lawn woman walking beside her recording on phone with caption "Karen (arrow pointing to recording woman) (l) police officer in house talking to woman (c) woman in pool floaty eating on lawn looking at woman who was recording her (r)

‘Buzz kill’: Karen allegedly calls cops on woman sitting in pool floaty on lawn

'Nothing to see here.'

On Jun 30, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture IRL
film bros tiktok

‘Film bro’ discourse is reaching new heights of toxicity on TikTok and Twitter

These satirical 'film bro' TikToks represent an anti-intellectual backlash against foreign and experimental art.

On Jun 30, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture
doordash logo on phone (l) young woman in car (c) person carrying takeout food (r)

‘The audacity of this girl’: Worker says co-worker assumed she was paying for $10 drink, sparking debate on DoorDash in the workplace etiquette

'Apparently, she thought that meant I was paying for it.'

On Jun 30, 2022 by Lauren Castro

Internet Culture IRL
Starbucks employee hand on cheek caption "Me FaceTiming my manager after someone died from choking on a bone in the new Maple Chicken Sandwich" (l) Starbucks Maple Chicken Sandwich (c) Starbucks employee hand on cheek caption "Me FaceTiming my manager after someone died from choking on a bone in the new Maple Chicken Sandwich" (r)

‘I’m in urgent care rn with possible listeria bc of it’: Did Starbucks secretly recall its new chicken sandwich?

'If you’re honestly feeling sick after eating the new maple chicken sandwich, you should go to the hospital.'

On Jun 30, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL
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Newsletter: Frozen frog in ice cream disgusts the internet

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On Jun 30, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich, Claire Goforth

Internet Culture IRL Tech
tiktoks showing people reacting to amber heard trial

After Depp-Heard trial, creators try to keep up the momentum

The next celebrity case should not be treated the same as the Depp-Heard trial. But it already is.

On Jun 30, 2022 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture

‘Karen realizes what the song is about’: Woman’s reaction to pianist’s rendition of ‘WAP’ on Bourbon Street goes viral

'She was loving it at first.'

On Jun 30, 2022 by Melody Heald

Internet Culture IRL

‘I’m basically gonna see nothing and do nothing’: Workers’s video about traveling for work sparks debate

'People who think traveling for work is glamorous have never traveled for work.'

On Jun 30, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture
ThatDudeCanCook

For ThatDudeCanCook’s Sonny Hurrell, absurd humor is the secret ingredient to his popular YouTube videos

'I have no idea how I came up with the sentient pepper grinder.'

On Jun 30, 2022 by Robert Dean

Internet Culture

VidCon takeaways: Our favorite tips, tricks, and tools for sustaining and scaling creator careers

‘It’s kind of easy to lose yourself in the demands of the industry.’

On Jun 30, 2022 by Grace Stanley

Internet Culture

‘You can’t complain about it when evidently you’re watching them quite a bit’: TikToker calls out Twitch’s homepage for only showing ‘tits,’ exposes himself since videos are recommended based on user behavior

'Those are literally the channels that Twitch thinks you'll like.'

On Jun 29, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

Internet Culture

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