Small businesses are not an unequivocal good in society. Many small business owners underpay their employees, nickel and dime their customers, and, worst of all, provide a subpar product. We tend to look at small businesses as virtuous fighters in a world where every industry is getting more and more monopolized by the second. While I think that it's good that there are silly little stores that only sell sauces or socks, their niche uniqueness does not make them inherently good for a community…

Where were you in the year of our lord 2012? I distinctly remember that I was in an English exam the minute that the world was supposed to end. Luckily, it did not, and I didn't read John Steinbeck for nothing. For me, 2012 was the year my world went online. It was the first year I had unrestricted internet access, and I was getting exposed to more information than I could properly take in. I would spend hours scrolling through meme websites, looking at different variations of the same image ma…

People talk a lot of sh*t about “mid” things. For those of you who are unaware, “mid” is slang used to describe things of average or even poor quality. But we like to take it literally, especially when we're talking about " mid memes. " We see mid memes as the ones that aren't the funniest but still give you a little chuckle. See, these kinds of memes may not make you laugh out loud like some of the clever top-tier memes, but they still offer a welcome respite from the stresses of everyday life…

The "millieons" vs Drake is going down on Twitter right now.

Back in the mid-aughts, I was part of an exchange program that took a few lucky Americans on a trip to Japan for a few incredible weeks. It was a little nerve-wracking to think about traveling in a country where I couldn't read or speak the language, but to my surprise, it was incredibly easy to get around, and to ask for help (in English) with my timid voice. It seemed most people could speak English, and were excited to learn about where I was from in America. While there was anti-Bush graffi…

You don't have to crack open a textbook or a non-fiction account of some historical event to indulge in a little history. Right now, it's perfectly understandable that any of us would want to escape the present with a little trip to the past. But what if we told you that the journey through time could be one that is humorous in nature? I know, we're blowing your minds right now. But it's true. All you have to do to enjoy some historical teachings and humor is scroll through some history memes .…

It still makes me smile that "Goblin Mode" was Oxford's 2022 Word of the Year. Say what you will about British dictionaries, but they sure have a sense of humor. The idea that “Goblin Mode” is not a real word is simply hogwash. “Goblin Mode” is more of a word than the word “hogwash!" Words are invented all the time, and even if a word only makes waves within a small community, it is still a word. My family made up a term that I believe could gain traction due to its usefulness. My dad defines a…

Naughty

Please tell me it's on Crunchyroll

Looks like wedding bells are going to be ringing for Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi (yes, the son of Bon Jovi). The announcement was shared on the starlet's Instagram early this morning, and it came complete with Taylor Swift lyrics. It may seem like yesterday Millie was, well, 11. But time flies and now she's the ripe old age of 19. Honestly, the inclusion of the lyrics prove it. While at age 19 you can drink and smoke cigarettes legally in many countries, fight a war in the United State…

Food is a powerful thing. It nourishes us, brings us together as family and friends, and sometimes even inspires us. Food is often treated as art, and chefs are treated like artists. Food also has the power to make us happy , whether it's a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich while hungover, or a big spoonful of ice cream when you've had an especially oppressive day. Lately, however, we've been marveling at the way food can also make us angry. In fact, it can make us straight-up furious. It's true…

They're still good

Happy Tuesday, nerds! Welcome back to another edition of Tolkien Tuesday, where we put together rousing roundups of memes for anyone who loves The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies. This collection has got it all: incredibly dumb and low-effort memes that somehow hit the spot, memes that reference the actual books instead of Peter Jackson's adaptations, plus some solid Twitter and Tumblr posts that shout out our favorite fantasy films and the books that inspired them. As a bonus, we're als…

Do nostalgic posts about your childhood in the 90s and early 2000s send you into a existential panic, but in a fun way? Well, then have I got the memes for you. TikTok videos exalting classroom Christmas parties from our childhoods are the most emotionally crushing of recent nostalgia posts. They feature a wistful rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in the background, featuring old images of kids watching the Poler Express, playing in the snow, and just generally celebrating t…

"Forbidden Forest"

The waiting game gone wrong