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Past articles by Stacey:

Viral marketing campaigns that helped shape the internet as we know it

A look back on some of the notable attempts at viral marketing in the early days of the internet to learn how we got where we are today. → Read More

‘I Think You Should Leave’ season 2 review: Is Tim Robinson

Robinson takes the viewer to dark, manic new places in his sophomore effort. → Read More

People online are obsessed, confused with concept of ‘Apology Dinner’ after Reddit post goes viral

It's not unusual for Reddit AITA posts to go viral, though, in this instance, everyone just wanted to know what an Apology Dinner was. → Read More

'My Parents At Age' Meme Roasts How Simple Life Used To Be

An entire generation of adults now has arrested development, which can be accurately summed up in these 'my parents at age' memes. → Read More

WhatsApp Intern Sparks Debate On Responding To Unknown Numbers

In the WhatsApp exchange, a man who does not immediately identify himself messages a potential intern for a graphic design position. → Read More

People are horrified by the first look of ‘Clifford The Big Red Dog’ the movie

It would appear that the forthcoming 'Clifford The Big Red Dog' adaptation may be facing the same problems as other CGI live-action films. → Read More

Gritty, Philly take over Twitter as Pennsylvania turns to Biden

From 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' references to evoking our local vernacular, the Philly love is incredibly strong right now. → Read More

Hundreds of people actually voted Kanye

Many people are wondering how Kanye West is holding up on election night, as evidenced by the various jokes and memes on Twitter. → Read More

This ‘how it started’ meme has evolved beyond relationships

Behind every great relationship there's a wholly unique origin story, which is how the 'how it started' meme began trending on Twitter. → Read More

People are roasting this underwater beaver photo that took four years

The French photographer sat in a riverbed every night for four years with weights and a snorkel to capture the beaver photo. → Read More

A tweet comparing the return of college football to D-Day is getting suitably roasted

Daily Caller writer David Hookstead celebrated the return of Big Ten college football by comparing it to the Normandy landings and death of Osama Bin Laden. → Read More

Wedding Announcement Exposes Man For Cheating On His Ex-Wife

Imagine learning why your relationship failed, several years after the fact, after reading your ex-partner's wedding announcement. → Read More

These Instagram accounts will tell you what dog—or cursed image—you are

'What X Are You' Instagram accounts recently began exploding in popularity, seemingly out of thin air. What Dog Are You was one of the first. → Read More

Virgin Reveals How She Got Pregnant At 19 On TikTok

Though highly unlikely, it is technically possible for a virgin to get pregnant, as one formerly pregnant virgin recently revealed on TikTok. → Read More

This 'always has been' meme takes an absurd spin on a familiar trope

A familiar conspiracy trope took an extremely absurd and silly turn when this 'always has been' meme took over the internet. → Read More

A new meme is teaching us that, quite literally, anything can be cake

BuzzFeed's Tasty posted a video on Twitter last week that ended up being responsible for launching a thousand cake memes. → Read More

Think you know who the movie villains are? This ‘actual villain’ meme flips the narrative

This irreverent 'actual villain' meme on Twitter points out the real villains of your favorite TV shows, games, and movies. → Read More

New York calls for use of gloryholes to help prevent spread of coronavirus

'Make it a little kinky,' the document states, while suggesting that New Yorkers be 'creative' with their hookups such as using literal glory holes. → Read More

ACAB Explained: What It Means To Say 'All Cops Are Bastards'

To fully comprehend what ACAB, or 'All Cops Are Bastards' means understanding a history of systemic police brutality in the United States. → Read More

Internet sleuths have potentially discovered Ben Affleck’s secret finsta

Though Ben Affleck does have a public Instagram account with over 4.3 million followers, his finsta recently came to the attention of the internet. → Read More