‘This is me if you even care’: The ‘Sad Hamster Meme’ is TikTok’s adorable new way of expressing their inner feelings

You know how, every once in a while, you feel like a truly small little baby girl? Well, do I have a new meme template for you. If you’re even just casually on TikTok, you may have recently noticed that the app has been infiltrated by the likes of a tiny gray hamster (not a …

Meme History: Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life

Raise your hand if you’re familiar with the term “Brogre.” Nearly a decade after its release, Dreamworks launched the official Shrek Facebook page. Cute and innocent enough. But they probably didn’t realize there was already a huge Shrek fan community online. Known as “Brogres,” this term is probably a parody of the word “brony” which itself refers to adult, …

How Wojak became the internet’s all-encompassing reaction meme

Anyone with an internet connection is undoubtedly familiar with the Wojak meme. Also known originally as the Feels Guy, Wojak is a crude illustration of a bald man—which spawned a host of other offshoot characters—commonly used to convey sad or melancholy emotions. But where did Wojak, arguably one of the internet’s most versatile memes, come …

Adele Hilariously Explained The Story Behind Her Viral NBA Meme, Stating That She Was Being ‘Filmed Against Her Will’

Getty Image Adele has built a rather illustrious career as a chart-topping, award-winning, and beloved vocalist. However, should the “Easy On Me” singer wish to try something else—comedy is calling her name. During each of her Weekends With Adele residency shows, Adele’s delightful humor and silly demeanor serve as the cherry on top. But even …

Meme History: Generational memes

It’s not a new concept that the older generation thinks the newer one is destroying the universe. Generational clash is a thing that goes back to the dawn of civilization, if not further. Socrates himself once argued that the invention of writing would make the younger generation lazy and more forgetful.In meme culture, that manifests in a bunch of different ways, so today, …

Nate Robinson Thinks ‘Nobody Wants To Be A Meme’ So It Takes Courage To Be In The Dunk Contest

Getty Image There aren’t that many things we consider to be indisputably, universally courageous. Running into a burning building, that’s up there. Plenty of things get offhandedly referred to as brave — eating really spicy food, going out in public in pajamas — but are definitely not. To perform in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest …

Meme History: Orange Peel Theory 

Have you ever taken one of those relationship quizzes either in a magazine, or online somewhere?Do you often peel oranges for your spouse or significant other?If you’re already lost, then you’re not alone, but it may indicate that you haven’t been spending much time on TikTok lately. In late 2023 an innocent text conversation between two exes was posted via screenshots to TikTok. “I miss …

‘Girl hasn’t slept a day in her life’: Taylor Swift announces a new album during Grammys acceptance—its title is already a meme

The 13th-time Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift dropped a major announcement during her acceptance speech for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights during the 66th Annual Grammys. Fans were blindsided as they were sure the “Anti-Hero” singer was about to tease the release of Reputation-Taylor’s Version following the artist’s website being down ahead of the …