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  1. extremely online
    Posting for the QueenBrands such as Domino’s, McDonald’s, and Playmobil scrambled to issue dignified statements about the monarch’s death, but why?
    By Rachel Connolly
  2. love and war
    Why Was I Banned From Tinder?A frustratingly unsolved mystery.
    By Olivia Luppino
  3. the internet
    The Beginning of the End of Millennial DiscourseNo one is talking about what they think they’re talking about.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  4. the internet
    Can a PDF Really Tell You If You’re Queer?Unpacking the complicated legacy — and history — of The Lesbian Masterdoc.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  5. the internet
    The Anti-Instagram App Promising to Make Us Feel GoodBeReal wants to capitalize on our desire for authenticity on social media.
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  6. encounter
    A Broken Heart Put Syd in a Better PlaceIn Broken Hearts Club, the R&B artist opens up about a terrible breakup. It all works out in the end, though.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  7. the internet
    The World War III Memes Are Not HelpingI mean, do you feel better?
    By Michelle Santiago Cortés
  8. celebrity
    Just Vibe With Kyle MacLachlanOn his delightful TikTok account.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  9. tiktok
    Guessing This Won’t Become the Next TikTok TrendThe internet has responded in horror to a clip of a woman leaping into the Hudson River in NYC.
    By Hannah Gold
  10. the internet
    Wait, But I Just Got a TikTokWTF are Instagram “Reels”?
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  11. tiktok
    The Teens Have Come For Lin-Manuel MirandaThe Hamilton creator is getting mercilessly teased on TikTok.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  12. fauci hive
    Has Your Mom Sent You This Yet?A TikTok video at the intersection of salient boomer interests.
    By Bridget Read
  13. tiktok
    Teens Are Disguising As Mask-Wearing Grandmas to Buy Booze(Or so they claim on TikTok.)
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  14. extremely online
    Everything Is Cake NowA viral video showing people cutting into household items to reveal they are in fact cake has many people questioning their grip on reality.
    By Hannah Gold
  15. tiktok
    The Trump Administration Is Considering Banning TikTokThe U.S. opened a national-security investigation into the app last year.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  16. fitness
    Jane Fonda Is Bringing Back Her ’80s Workouts to TikTokGet your leotards ready.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  17. crime
    ‘Zoombombing’ Is a Horrifying New TrendPeople are hijacking online college classes, AA meetings, and church services.
    By Bridget Read
  18. skin deep
    Handwashing Tutorials Are What We Watch NowA new kind of celebrity skin-care routine.
    By Erica Smith
  19. coronavirus
    Don’t Spread Coronavirus LiesWash your hands and check your facts.
    By Bridget Read
  20. called out
    Please Log Off, the Pope BegsFor the love of God, literally.
    By Bridget Read
  21. doin it for the gram
    Why Are Celebrities Making These Weird Faces on Instagram?I can’t look away.
    By Erica Smith
  22. podcasts
    The Podcast That Best Captured the Chaos of the Internet in 2019Whether it’s impersonating Caitlyn Jenner or Gourmet Makes, Nymphowars is never boring.
    By Riley Leight
  23. culture
    Dancing on My Own (to My Abusive Ex’s Voice-mails)When teens bring trauma to TikTok.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  24. instagram
    Instagram Will No Longer Promote Diet Products to MinorsIf you’re under 18, you’ll stop seeing ads for detox tea and other appetite suppressants.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  25. influencers
    Enterprising Florida Woman Makes $100,000 a Year Off of Tongue PicsThis influencer built a lucrative brand around her uncommonly long tongue.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  26. broken brain
    Put Me in the Fish TubeShoot me over the dam of this life.
    By Bridget Read
  27. the cut on tuesdays
    The Nightmare Started With an Email From Her ExThree stories of women coping with online harassment, on this week’s Cut podcast.
    By the Cut
  28. keanu
    Keanu Reeves Remains the Best Internet BoyfriendWhile filming the new “Bill & Ted” movie, Reeves saw a yard sign that referenced his “You’re breathtaking” meme and left a note on it.
    By Marie Lodi
  29. science of us
    I Reluctantly Love This Website About How to Live and BeA guide I didn’t realize I badly wanted.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  30. keanu
    Keanu Reeves Thinks Your Undying Ardor for Him Is ‘Wacky’(And also “positively great.”)
    By Hannah Gold
  31. the internet
    Egg Boy Gives His First Post-Egging Interview“This egg has united people.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  32. the cut opinion pages
    Break Your PhoneIt’s the only way to be acceptably disconnected.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  33. science of us
    Writing a Practice Email Feels Like Looking Into a MirrorI also read stressful emails on multiple devices. Am I nuts? It’s clarifying, anyway.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  34. science of us
    How Much Junk Am I Consuming Online Every Day?What is “digital nutrition” and is mine enviable?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  35. strong dumb take
    Shut Down the Internet for the Rest of the YearA modest proposal.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  36. the cut opinion pages
    Apps Can Take a HikeIt’s been long enough — they’re just not working out.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  37. the internet
    White Supremacists Are Tricking Celebrities Into Recording Anti-Semitic VideosFormer Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is one of a handful of celebrities whom white supremacists have targeted on the Cameo app.
    By Anna Silman
  38. media
    Apropos of Nothing, Sarah Jeong’s Book About Harassment Is Getting ReissuedOne month after right-wingers threw a disingenuous tantrum over Jeong’s old tweets.
    By Amanda Arnold
  39. the internet
    Did Amazon Alexa Subtweet Ariana Grande’s Instagram Troll?May this be a lesson to all to never mess with Grande.
    By Amanda Arnold
  40. investigations
    When Did ‘TERF Bangs’ Become a Thing?A cultural history of beauty’s most puzzling term.
    By Amanda Arnold
  41. the internet
    Mariah Carey Just Memed HerselfNo one deserves her at her “The Emancipation of Mimi.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  42. apologies
    Writer of Controversial ‘Jewish Rebellion’ Essay Issues ‘Heartfelt Apology’“It was never my intention to disrespect the Jewish faith or anyone who engages in Jewish customs, traditions or religious beliefs.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  43. media
    13 Actual Jewish RebellionsIn response to the Washington Post’s controversial “I’m tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion” essay.
    By Anna Silman
  44. personal essays
    14 Hilarious Reactions to the ‘Jewish Rebellion’ EssayA Washington Post essay titled “I am tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion” has ignited a tidal wave of controversy.
    By Anna Silman
  45. the internet
    Everyone’s Upset Over This Modern Cover of Judy Blume’s Are You There God?“Hey God, u up?”
    By Amanda Arnold
  46. literature
    Why a Short Story About a Terrible Date Went ViralThe New Yorker’s “Cat Person” shows how complicated bad sex really is.
    By Anna Silman
  47. internet culture
    Mourning the Death of AIM With Memories of Our Most Embarrassing Screen NamesPour one out for AOL Instant Messenger.
    By Anna Silman
  48. the internet
    Why Do All My Instagram Cats Keep Dying?When real life encroaches on the virtual.
    By Anna Silman
  49. They’re Just Like Us
    Allow Katy Perry to Take You on Her Wild Philosophical Journey of the Internet“I’m riding it like a f–king cowboy at a rodeo now.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  50. hairy situations
    Keira Knightley Is Surprised to Learn the Internet Thought She Was Going Bald“I have received a big box of things for female baldness, and I had no idea what that was about.”
    By Katie Van Syckle
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