Raccoons are really special. And fortunately for me, they happen to be one of the only “wild” animals that makes its presence known in my New York City neighborhood. I live near a gigantic cemetery, so many opossums, skunks, and raccoons call the backyards here home. But the trash pandas are my favorite. Why? They're way cuter than opossums (sorry) and a lot less likely to attack than a scared skunk. They're also more likely to interact with me and my neighbors in the backyard. Or e

Did you know that gossip columnist Perez Hilton originally coined the term "amazeballs"? I find this news to be devastating, as I could have never guessed that such a swag slang term would've come from the mind of one of society's most nefarious journalists. In hindsight, it's horrifying that we just sat back and let him say everything he said about Britney Spears . Granted, most of us were mere children when it occurred, but we still should have done something about it. Since his now long pass…

On the job

Hmmm, let me overthink for a bit and get back to you on that

Nobody's safe anymore, they're out in the wild and they're coming to get us.

This is just reality TV gold

They are moreish

By now, everyone's seen some of the hilariously cursed images generated through OpenAI's infamous AI system, DALL-E. Memelords and regular internet users alike have had a hell of a time testing the system's limits and possibilities, and we've gotten some pretty dank memes out of it. One redditor recently posted a series of fake movie posters that look like DALL-E vomited its closest approximations to some of Hollywood's most famous titles. While most of these are pretty obvious, we've included…

It's IT meme time! I know what you're wondering: Do you mean IT, the classic Stephen King novel and 2017/2019 films about clowning gone wrong? Absolutely not, you stupid baby! It's IT time as in, the actually important IT, which stands for Information Technology . Now I will be honest with y'all. I am not a diva of the IT or computer science or programming persuasion. I am merely a humble former English major hoping that the STEM kids in the room accept these memes into their hearts. Even if I…

If you've been watching HBO's game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon , then you're probably familiar with the emotional rollercoaster of the show's first season. The series, which is set two hundred years before the original, is rife with problematic themes (classic Targaryen incest), some strange choices regarding timelines and casting, and some seriously insufferable characters. Yes, we're mostly talking about Ser Criston Cole. While we wait for tomorrow to enjoy what is set to be an ac…

Thank god it's Friday night and I just got paid. Now I can create a crater in my comfy couch while I watch a movie and order takeout. I love that Seamless, Doordash, and Uber Eats allow me to get the food I crave with minimal social interaction. You see, it's not that I don't like people. And it's not that I have a ton of social anxiety. I just need a lot of time to recharge, and prefer hanging out with my friends in intimate situations, without the hustle and bustle of the going-out crowd. I'm…

Being sad is so in right now

Oh me, oh my! My eyes may deceive my mind, but by Jove , I must hope and must pray that this is real life and I'm living it. I have seemingly been blessed by a gift from a generous fairy: 35 gorgeous and beautiful memes, all for my pleasure. Finally, my days of twiddling away in the mud, drawing my own mediocre memes with a stick and some rocks, are now far behind me. Now I can bask in the glorious glory of having so many memes all to myself. How do people who live in such abundance do it? How…

It's strong

Social media sites come and go, and this summer, there's one sweeping the nation. BeReal is an app that encourages people to show their “real life” online instead of a glamorized depiction of it. Every day, the app prompts its users to take a picture at a random time of the day. The users will post what they're doing and can interact with their friend's posts. BeReal isn't designed to be the typical social media app that keeps you scrolling for hours. It's more focused on allowing people to see…

One of the hardest parts of being a teacher is that the work keeps coming and never stops coming . At a normal job, you clock in at 9 and leave at 5 without having to do extensive planning for days to come during the time you're not in the office. When you're a teacher, it's a completely different story. There's never time for not working. You have to grade papers, answer emails, create new assignments, work on lesson plans, meet with higher-ups, and that's not to mention having to teach classe…