#internet culture

#internet culture

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are joined by ICYMI host Kate Lindsay to discuss viral slang like "67" and "41" and what it all means. They unpack the difference between "bro" and "bruh" (it's huge!), why the harmless bit of brain rot might actually be good for kids, and more! Later, they discuss a listener's question: "how do I, a childless aunt, talk to my nieces and nephews without it feeling awkward".

I know, I know. You're thinking, who the hell has time to look at 500 funny photos? Well, guess what, tough guy? YOU do. Because what would you do instead? Click over to the news to read about our wonderfully inspiring and hope-filled political situation? Make small talk with the people around you? (God, that sounds terrible, doesn't it?) No, you want funny photos, and I've got them right here. So get scrolling!

Set in a future not that far from us now, Interstellar follows Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a former Nasa test pilot turned farmer who leaves his children Tom (Timothee Chalamet) and Murph (Mackenzie Foy) behind on a climate-ravaged Earth to search space for a new home for mankind. Murph is furious with grief at Cooper for picking a future for humanity over a life spent with her;

she's been doing what she calls "book reporting" them. "We go on a journey together and we decide to research what that means, where it comes from, why it happened, and where it stemmed from," she explains. She then says her sons are already beginning to understand how everything in culture is interconnected and that "Mom, it's not that deep" is actually very rarely true.

Patricia Lockwood is probably referred to as the voice of her generation more frequently than any other late-millennial author. Initially best-known for her poetry, she is also often referred to as Twitter's poet laureate. Lockwood rose to fame by tweeting surreal sexts, the most well-known of which reads, "I am a Dan Brown novel and you do me in my plot-hole." Her breakout memoir, Priestdaddy,

"It's not every day you get to see words like skibidi and delulu make their way into the Cambridge Dictionary," said Colin McIntosh.

Skibidi is defined in the dictionary as 'a word that can have different meanings such as 'cool' or 'bad' or can be used with no real meaning as a joke'. An example of its use is 'What the skibidi are you doing?'.

Algospeak refers to the words used to get around censorship imposed by the algorithms that determine what ends up on our feeds; for example, kill has become unalive.

The Louvre of Bluesky, known for its brutal commentary and humorous captures of rogue posts, has disappeared after being targeted by a cowardly email.

I felt worried for him. I want to protect him from that whole joke of becoming the internet's daddy. You're so much more.

In this episode, the crew dives deep into the mozzarella stick ska meme, exploring its origins and polarizing effects on the ska genre across the internet.

Using just the photo and some vague background context, Rainbolt pieced together the location. Within no time, he revealed the exact pizza joint.

AI-generated memes have taken over, transforming the absurdity of past man-made memes into digital versions that resonate with the current internet culture.

At Camp Gonedoor, campers find their own unique meaning of 'coming of age', from confronting fears in the woods to exploring connections with crushes.

The irony is palpable — an anti-piracy campaign may have relied on a freely cloned font, raising questions about the messaging and principles of its creators.