Podcasts are the entry-level format in the world of digital media. Requiring nothing more than a microphone and a dash of charisma, podcasters have swept the modern world and filled the serene and silent void with their voices. Listening to our favorite actors, hosts, storytellers, professors, and true crime enthusiasts on our morning commute, audiences …
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‘I want a goth GF’: Charge Your Crystals With 24 Wicked Memes for Dark Humorists Embracing the Night
Atop the highest tower of the gothic castle, lies a dark-souled creature far too foul for any sunny day. Daisies wither at their approach, bats bow down at their feet, and the darkness swirls around their shoulders. Alas, amidst the greying skies of a stormy day, the yowling werewolves howl, for they know the season …
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Younger Generations are Using ‘Dad-core’ to Prioritize Goofiness and Gentleness Over Antiquated Militant Fathering Styles
He kicks off his workboots by the front door, tugs at the slightly-too-snug hem of his favorite t-shirt, then hijacks the remote before falling asleep on his favorite chair. He’ll never truly wrap his head around your tattoos and doesn’t really understand what you do at your «Internet job,» but he’s immeasurably proud of you …
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‘THIS is my emergency contact’: Why goofifying a fundamentally unserious romantic partner makes Gen Z feel safe despite the looming insecurity of the future
After the rockfall settles, dust swirls around you, thickening the already stale air. Blinking the stars out of your eyes, your vision adjusts to the dim light and despite your throbbing headache and the ringing in your ears, you catch a glimpse of the golden opening above where the silhouettes of pine trees watch over …
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AITA?: How Reddit threads have become a morality compass, guiding society’s most complex queries through random strangers’ opinions
As teens, whenever something went wrong, most folks would go running to their friends to ask for advice. Whether mom and dad were arguing about the housing crisis or texts with your crush needed a flirtier angle, our teenaged selves sought feedback from the one person we knew would be there for us: Our best …
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‘It resets my entire soul’: 20+ Simple things that feel more therapeutic than therapy
It’s still winter—and we’re all starting to get over it, right? With the blustery wind at our backs and ice on the ground, there’s one thing that would make our serotonin levels spike without warning, changing our mood and improving the tone of the entire day: Sunshine. Remember how therapeutic sunshine can be? With vitamin …
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‘I was a third wheel on the vacation that I planned’: Mother-in-law crashes a woman’s romantic child-free couple’s cruise with her husband, effectively ruining the vacation celebrating their anniversary
This mother-in-law doesn’t understand the meaning of boundaries, crashing her son’s romantic getaway and effectively ruining her daughter-in-law’s hard-won, child-free romantic cruise. Creating boundaries with your parents is a great first step into adulthood. As you put some distance between yourself and the person who changed your diapers when you were a baby, you can …
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‘[They] don’t know better’: Overworked parents and their kids are being shamelessly victimized by corner-cutting YouTube celebs endorsing the barely-edible food kits ‘Lunchly’
Back when we were young, us lucky kids got our lunches made by mom or dad. We used to be embarrassed by the little hearts scribbled on the side of our brown-bagged lunch, but every day, we’d be excited to see what kind of sandwich we got, if they remembered the baby carrots we liked, …
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Memeifying Marketing: Why Brands Have Embraced the Meme, Flooding Our Feeds With Cringe for the Sake of Being Memorable
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Wholesome Virality is the ‘Little Treat’ of Positivity that the Internet Desperately Needs: Why Trends like ‘Moo Deng’ Are Saving Humanity From an All-Out Tailspin into Utter Despair
Behold, the cutest living creature on earth–Moo Deng! She is a pygmy hippo from Thailand who’s grown increasingly popular online in the last month for a variety of reasons. Fondly named ‘bouncing pig’ in her native language, this charming aquatic mammal has shocked and awed the world with her charms, goofiness, and her little spicy …
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