internet culture

Culture

The rise of 'compassion fatigue'

“Flooded with images of the sort that once used to shock and arouse indignation, we are losing our capacity to react."
Daisy Schofield
3.30.22
Culture

Celebrating the art of the boyfriend soft launch

Phoebe Bridgers, we salute your contribution to the craft.
Roisin Lanigan
11.9.21
Culture

How Omegle made a quarantine comeback

Come for the masturbating strangers, stay for a moment of meaningful connection in a lonely, isolated world
Kate Fowler
8.21.20
News

Black gen Zers deserve a better internet

A study shows that the most ‘online’ demographic want to see more joy on their social media feeds.
Douglas Greenwood
8.14.20
Beauty

YouTubers are destroying their hair for internet fame

Take a deep dive with us into the murky world of the hair fail economy.
Amelia Tait
6.22.20
Culture

The anonymous Korean vloggers creating the most meditative content on YouTube

This community of vloggers in South Korea has transformed being an introvert into an aesthetic experience.
Hannah Weiss
6.16.20
News

this is why the internet wants to #freelorde

Plz don't send Lorde to jail. :(
Douglas Greenwood
10.10.19
Culture

how 'sadfishing' became our favourite coping mechanism

Far from being just a way of seeking attention, venting on social media is a way of reaching out across the void and forging a support network.
Douglas Greenwood
10.4.19
Culture

how reddit's 'am I the asshole' forum is crowdsourcing emotional intelligence

AITA? Are you? Probably!
Rebecca Bellan
9.12.19
Culture

how queer teens are using instagram’s ‘close friends’ function to open up

More and more of us are shunning the main TL, instead embracing smaller, safer spaces to discuss sexuality, mental health, and identity.
Kelsey Barnes
5.23.19
Art

meet the artist making memes in real life

Tom Galle's art is perfect for your Friday procrastination session.
Juule Kay
11.9.18
News

memes are bad for our health, apparently

This is the worst news we’ve heard all year.
Roisin Lanigan
10.22.18
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