To the extent that they can be classified, memes generally belong to one of two broad families: “relatable” and “ironic.” Relatable memes attempt to convey a feeling or emotion; ironic memes prey on ...

The controversial story of Hunter Biden’s laptop has been fully processed, cooked and digested as meme fodder on Instagram, featuring several large and dedicated accounts satirically celebrating and ...

When it comes to history, we often think of it in monumental, tragic, or epic terms. But rarely does “funny” top the list. Which is surprising, considering how hilarious we humans can be as a ...

A few weeks ago, posters on 4chan and Tumblr began bragging — ironically, sort of, as all things on 4chan and Tumblr are — about the size of their brains. Because this is how they communicate with one ...

TikTok users spent much of 2025 complaining that memes had slipped into pure nonsense. Consequently, a growing crowd is pushing for a full cultural refresh, dubbed the Great Meme Reset of 2026, set to ...

In early 2015, my Facebook feed started to fill with images of Sen. Bernie Sanders gazing into the distance behind a scroll of his own words about the cost of college tuition or the need for veterans’ ...