INTERNET CULTURE

Explore the memes, viral trends, and digital movements defining internet culture, and how they reflect and shape Gen Z’s worldview.

Teen tracking Elon Musk’s private jet turns down $5,000, demands $50,000 instead

By Monica Athnasious

How two cats, Jean and Jorts, are using their viral success as a weapon for good

By Louis Shankar

What are internet aesthetics and subcultures? Two Aesthetics Wiki members explain

By Malavika Pradeep

TikTok’s cam girls: the sexual side of the app dominating the FYP livestreams

By Monica Athnasious

TikTok’s ‘sleepy chicken challenge’ has users marinating the meat in cough syrup. Why?

By Alma Fabiani

Kpop idol-based chatbots are blurring the lines between interaction and explicit obsession

By Malavika Pradeep

Introducing royalcore, the aesthetic catapulting TikTok into a regal fairytale

By Malavika Pradeep

What is hyperpop? An introduction to the intoxicating music genre

By Emma O'Regan-Reidy

Dear internet, please stop calling people with short hair Lord Farquaad

By Malavika Pradeep

Cryptidcore and the joy of discovering mythical creatures in the wild, explained

By Malavika Pradeep

What does OG mean? Here’s everything you need to know

By Alma Fabiani

Gothcore: the illegitimate child of the goth and metalcore aesthetics

By Francesca Johnson

Introducing cryptidcore, an aesthetic dedicated to finding mythical creatures in the wild

By Malavika Pradeep

Inside the wet and messy world of sploshing, the latest food fetish gripping TikTok

By Malavika Pradeep

The ugly truth behind MLM companies promising financial success in crypto and investing

By Inés van Berkel

Hey, Google: Can I delete myself from the internet?

By Jack Ramage

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