It has always amazed me that the internet has a place for everyone. It has the incredible power to bring people together, and not just thanks to our social media platforms. Because of both meetup sites and meetup apps, people are making real connections with individuals who have similar interests. It's no easy feat to combat excruciating loneliness that seems to hang over many of our heads, so props to these people for taking action. It's great that some individuals can get together IRL, but th…

I consider myself a novice birder. Due to my "gainful" employment, I don't have the leisure time to indulge in the wholesome activity, so I play Wingspan to try to ease the agony of deprivation. Last night, the game's tranquil soundtrack helped me drift off to sleep. There's something about the sound of sweetly chirping birds and the twinkling of a harp that is so soothing. Playing Wingspan, which was undoubtedly created with birders in mind, is as near to board game therapy as it gets, dependi…

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Happy Tuesday to both our friends and enemies. Another one for the books. For the first time in my life I was actually safe in my bed when daylight savings hit. I caught up on sleep instead of partying, and damn, yesterday I was feeling good. But today feels the same as every other Tuesday ever. A struggle. But at least we've got Tolkien Tuesday. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Tuesdays are when we share the best Lord of the Rings memes we've seen on our feeds this week. And we've got grea…

Sometimes this fleeting existence feels kind of pointless. You know, “life's a b*tch and then you die” type vibes. It really does feel as though this is meant to be a struggle, living tiny paycheck to tiny paycheck, while some person who says "yes" or "no" lives lavishly and luxuriously thanks to our hard work. While we try not to think of the sad reality in our day to day lives, it has become increasingly hard to ignore. But when the going gets tough, and reality begins crushing our poor, sad,…

It's been years since I had a dog of my own. Taking care of the energetic beasts isn't an easy feat, and it doesn't exactly suit the urban lifestyle - especially in New York City where we pay exorbitant rents for shoebox-sized apartments. While I happily accept my new cat-person identity, I enthusiastically enjoy dogs vicariously. This means cooing over photos of my friends' dogs, or spending time cuddling with my parents' adorable (and huge) canine companions. No disrespect to my cats, but the…

Many people say we're living in unprecedented times, but we imagine there have been more than several periods of history that felt charged with the same precarious energy. This may be our first time really getting those rights taken away from us, but we all know that it's happened before. Which is pretty damn backwards. We usually have a blast collecting history memes for galleries like this, but it's a bit more bittersweet now that we're dealing with situations that will be memed generations f…

People talk a lot about having “a case of the Mondays." If these cases are anything like my Mondays, then their weeks must start in a pretty pissed-off manner. In fact, if we're talking about anger and frustration at everything around you, then I have a case of “the Mondays” every damn day of the week. It's truly incredible how short my temper is. Anything can send me into a rage - be it a lack of coffee

The end of the weekend can be difficult. Energy is at an all-time low (at least it is on our Sundays) and almost any form of inane entertainment will keep us enraptured enough to forget about Monday's impending doom. You can turn on the television and get sucked into some series about a serial killer, or some wartorn country, and actually feel pretty good about your current station. Even if you're just scrolling mindlessly through your Instagram feed, it beats having to acknowledge that soon yo…

Happy Tuesday, nerds! We're back in the work saddle and not really enjoying it. But thems the breaks. At least we're completing our favorite assignment: collecting a wealth of Lord of the Rings memes for people who really like Lord of the Rings memes . We know many of you are against Amazon's foray into the world of Middle-Earth, but alas - there's no escaping the memes. Some are just against the show, others use its stills to comedic effect. If you're avoiding very minor spoilers or simply can…

It's nearly impossible to know what the hell was going through the minds of the people who first started creating internet memes . Chances are that it was something incredibly dumb. Still, we've got to hand it to them, and thank them, for sharing all that sweet, sweet stupidity with the world, because now we all have a great reason to be staring at our phones all the time, even when no one wants to text us. Not that we really needed more excuses. While memes are generally an enjoyable way of pa…

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The Queen is dead. Or, “queen dead” as we like to say around here. Either way, she has passed, and it's literally all anyone can talk about. It feels like no website (including our) is safe from the occasion's clutches. On Instagram and Reddit, we've got memes. On Facebook, aunties across the pond are loudly mourning a woman they liken to their grandmother. Don't even get us started on Twitter. If you'd like to take a break from news about the royal family,

Welp, it happened. I watched The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power . And despite my low hopes (which have nothing to do with the cast) and disdain for Amazon, I really, really enjoyed the first two episodes. They were beautiful, compelling, and exciting - and Galadriel is nothing short of a badass. As a huge fan of the incredible trilogy from Peter Jackson (not The Hobbit, y'all), it's easy to be skeptical of new media that is based on Tolkien's work. And while we can't say it measures up co…

As rock and roller Tom Cochrane (and later, regrettably, Rascal Flatts) once sang, "Life is a highway, I want to ride it all night long." Though I really do want to ride that highway all through the evening, I have an awful lot of adult responsibilities like most semi-functioning members of society. The fantasy of being a carefree drifter on a shiny motorcycle, traveling the world and indulging in my every whim is pretty damn appealing. Sadly, however, I am chsined to my computer and homebase,…

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