Yeah!

Also: anti-easter eggs, Man-Crates, and cursed Vines.

Mmm, hoverbikes

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I have fins

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The greatest meme of all time

Anyone who works for very long on “the internet culture beat” has to quickly come to terms with the fact that they’ll never beat Know Your Meme. The site, which has been around since 2007, is simply faster and more authoritative about what’s happening on the internet than

Chip & Dale don’t surf

Also: a jester's boot, a third strike, and a hard right at Saratoga.

Wow Platinum

Also: Internet decay, Albini drums & glowing televisions.

Water Temple Blues

Also: creep-blocking, the Marvel loyalty oath, and a list of Templar presidents.

That good old internet flavor

Also: jumpscare stimboards, sniper cats, and Dog World.

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A user’s guide to the Kendrick Lamar/Drake beef

The beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has dominated pop culture for the past 6 weeks or so, and one consistent complaint I’ve heard from people, online and IRL, is that they don’t know what’s going on. Either a) they don’t know the backstory, b) they

The dancing machine

Also: water boys, the evil way to smoke, and the lies of Steve.

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I have been Jedi-pilled once again

Remembering every fake Han Solo.

Dolphin teeth

Also: treepunchers, ‘80s sleaze, and Minecraft rackets.