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FOMO Frenzy: How gremlin-like ‘Labubu dolls’ became the new ‘Beanie Baby’

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Quit Horsing Around: How ‘horse girls’ ruined horses

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Why I refuse to give stars for movies on Letterboxd

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Why Long-Winded Backstories on Recipe Websites Aren’t Just SEO-Focused Word Dumps, They Actually Encapsulate the Real Significance of Food Culture

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From ‘Bot’ to ‘Bro’: How ChatGPT became a source of companionship in an era of increasingly unavoidable loneliness

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Lost in the Sauce: Why pre-Internet nostalgia is completely unshakable, as modern media drowns in oversaturation

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‘Almost forgot this was the whole point’: How a trending spoof accidentally created a wholesome space online by glorifying mundane moments

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There Are Too Many ‘Man-On-the-Street’ Interviewers On Social Media and They’re Only Getting Worse

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It’s Good to Age Out of Stan Culture

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Why ‘Main Character Syndrome’ is Inherently Toxic Despite ‘Delulu’ Influencers Claiming Otherwise

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The creative entrepreneur: Why the process, and not the art, is the reason artists succeed on social media

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‘Yogurt dipped Pringles’: A subreddit encouraging terrible home cooked meals is the last authentic place online to be yourself

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Why Gen Z’s technique to ‘lock in’ their focus is no longer just a meme, but a necessity amidst a culture of constant distraction

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‘Dumbing It Down’: How brainrot memes have satisfied our craving for simplicity through Neanderthalic humor and escapism

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‘This is a recession indicator’: Internet memes are helping society collectively process global crises

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